Scherer's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Doug Soebbing in Decatur. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Scherer's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$3,000
56.2%
Ads
$497
9.3%
Subscriptions
$337
6.3%
Gasoline
$304
5.7%
Cell phones
$296
5.5%
Postage
$282
5.3%
Office equipment
$230
4.3%
Office supplies
$197
3.7%
Candidate lodging
$195
3.7%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Doug Soebbing
2016-11-09
$3,000
Campaign work
Facebook
2016-10-02
$497
Ads
Herald & Review
2016-12-18
$337
Subscriptions
United States Post Office
2016-12-05
$282
Postage
Best Buy
2016-10-02
$230
Office equipment
Priceline
2016-10-02
$195
Candidate lodging
Verizon
2016-10-18
$148
Cell phones
Verizon
2016-12-18
$148
Cell phones
Staples
2016-11-10
$138
Office supplies
Staples
2016-10-06
$58
Office supplies
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$29
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-12-04
$28
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$28
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-10-02
$27
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$23
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$22
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$20
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$19
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$19
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-10-02
$19
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$18
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-12-04
$18
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-11-10
$16
Gasoline
Thornton's #382
2016-10-02
$12
Gasoline
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