Butts's committee spent the most on radio advertising in the quarter, with 64.9% of this total ($2,684) going to Wsoy Am in Decatur. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butts's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio advertising
$4,136
27.7%
Mailing
$3,200
21.4%
Printing
$2,753
18.4%
Media - radio
$1,836
12.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,022
6.8%
T-shirts
$957
6.4%
Postage
$270
1.8%
Promotional items
$239
1.6%
Office supplies
$209
1.4%
Yard signs
$164
1.1%
Supplies
$159
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 15 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Trump Direct
2018-03-02
$3,200
Mailing
Wsoy Am
2018-03-12
$2,684
Radio advertising
Wsoy Am
2018-03-06
$1,836
Media - radio
Firehouse Press
2018-03-02
$1,545
Printing
Cromwell Radio Group
2018-03-05
$1,452
Radio advertising
Firehouse Press
2018-03-15
$1,208
Printing
Corporate Image
2018-03-30
$782
T-shirts
Decatur Herald and Review
2018-03-02
$599
Newspaper advertising
Decatur Herald and Review
2018-03-13
$423
Newspaper advertising
Trump Direct
2018-03-13
$270
Postage
Embroidered Expressions
2018-01-09
$239
Promotional items
James Peck
2018-03-13
$209
Office supplies
Hollon Signs
2018-03-12
$175
T-shirts
Kenneth Ervin
2018-03-02
$164
Yard signs
Lloyd Holman
2018-03-02
$159
Supplies
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