Murray's committee spent the most on signs in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,185) going to Victory Enterprises in Davenport. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murray's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs
$2,185
31.2%
Radio advertising
$2,074
29.6%
Newspaper advertising
$822
11.7%
T-shirts
$535
7.6%
Magazine advertising
$406
5.8%
Postage
$316
4.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$250
3.6%
Fund raising (food)
$126
1.8%
Printing
$119
1.7%
Supplies
$93
1.3%
Office supplies
$80
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Victory Enterprises
2018-01-02
$2,185
Signs
Cromwell Group
2018-03-05
$1,072
Radio advertising
Neuhoff Media
2018-02-21
$1,002
Radio advertising
Oakwood Screen Printing
2018-03-09
$535
T-shirts
Decatur Tribune
2018-03-15
$411
Newspaper advertising
Facebook
2018-03-02
$266
Magazine advertising
Door 4 Brewing Co.
2018-03-08
$250
Hall rental for raising funds
United States Postal Service
2018-03-01
$245
Postage
Blue Mound Leader
2018-03-01
$243
Newspaper advertising
Decatur Tribune
2018-02-15
$168
Newspaper advertising
Sam's Club
2018-03-20
$126
Fund raising (food)
Staples
2018-01-19
$119
Printing
Sam's Club
2018-03-16
$93
Supplies
Staples
2018-01-19
$80
Office supplies
Facebook
2018-02-02
$53
Magazine advertising
United States Postal Service
2018-01-25
$50
Postage
Facebook
2018-03-02
$47
Magazine advertising
Facebook
2018-01-01
$24
Magazine advertising
United States Postal Service
2018-03-12
$21
Postage
Facebook
2018-01-02
$12
Magazine advertising
Facebook
2018-02-02
$1
Magazine advertising