Amato's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,956) going to Provident Direct in Sycamore. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Amato's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$7,956
45.7%
Fundraiser expense
$3,429
19.7%
Radio advertising
$1,465
8.4%
Brochures
$1,439
8.3%
Signs
$1,293
7.4%
Newspaper advertising
$1,050
6%
Car magnets
$473
2.7%
Entertainment for fundraiser
$300
1.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Provident Direct
2016-03-11
$6,720
Mailing
Northern Illinois University
2016-03-11
$3,429
Fundraiser expense
Nelson Multimedia
2016-03-07
$1,465
Radio advertising
Provident Direct
2016-01-28
$1,439
Brochures
Meridian
2016-03-03
$1,293
Signs
Provident Direct
2016-02-18
$1,236
Mailing
Shaw Media
2016-03-09
$1,050
Newspaper advertising
Meridian
2016-02-24
$473
Car magnets
Craig Mathey
2016-02-18
$300
Entertainment for fundraiser
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