Amato's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 91.2% of this total ($4,347) going to Linc Strategy in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Amato's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$4,765
41.8%
Radio advertising
$2,585
22.7%
Literature
$1,317
11.5%
Signs
$1,301
11.4%
Newspaper advertising
$700
6.1%
Election day expenses
$282
2.5%
Marketing
$245
2.2%
Promotional items
$215
1.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 10 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Linc Strategy
2016-10-31
$4,347
Mailing
Nelson Multimedia
2016-10-10
$2,180
Radio advertising
Provident Direct
2016-10-31
$1,317
Literature
Meridian
2016-10-24
$1,301
Signs
Shaw Media
2016-10-20
$700
Newspaper advertising
Provident Direct
2016-10-03
$418
Mailing
Ryam Braden
2016-10-31
$405
Radio advertising
Tom & Jerrys
2016-11-08
$282
Election day expenses
Linc Strategy
2016-10-13
$245
Marketing
Meridian
2016-10-13
$215
Promotional items