Hassinger's committee spent the most on commercials in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,450) going to Wandtv in Decatur. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hassinger's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Commercials
$3,450
28.6%
Party - staff
$3,025
25.1%
Radio advertising
$3,023
25.1%
Newspaper advertising
$2,260
18.8%
Food drive donation
$250
2.1%
Internet ads
$39
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Wandtv
2016-11-04
$3,450
Commercials
Decatur Club
2016-11-11
$2,275
Party - staff
Herald & Review
2016-10-26
$1,975
Newspaper advertising
Wmbd Wyzz
2016-10-26
$1,000
Radio advertising
Newhoff Media
2016-10-19
$986
Radio advertising
Romondo Youngblood
2016-11-11
$750
Party - staff
Wejt/wyds/wznx/wzus
2016-10-19
$431
Radio advertising
Newhoff Media
2016-11-02
$381
Radio advertising
The Decatur Tribune
2016-11-08
$285
Newspaper advertising
Wsoy Food Drive
2016-10-11
$250
Food drive donation
Newhoff Media
2016-10-28
$150
Radio advertising
Newhoff Media
2016-10-28
$75
Radio advertising
Herald & Review
2016-12-15
$39
Internet ads