Caulkins's committee spent the most on radio advertising in the quarter, with 37.5% of this total ($3,833) going to WSOY Radio in Decatur. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Caulkins's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Radio advertising
$10,219
33.6%
Contractual expenses
$6,410
21.1%
Newspaper advertising
$4,175
13.7%
Online advertising
$2,800
9.2%
Radio and print ads
$1,901
6.3%
Sponsorships
$1,600
5.3%
Graphic design
$1,500
4.9%
T-shirts
$487
1.6%
Printing
$423
1.4%
Donations
$325
1.1%
Media - radio
$320
1.1%
Sign posts
$265
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nick Bellini
2018-10-04
$5,000
Contractual expenses
WSOY Radio
2018-10-25
$3,833
Radio advertising
Voter Vac
2018-11-09
$2,800
Online advertising
Herald & Review
2018-11-09
$2,794
Newspaper advertising
WHOW Radio
2018-10-10
$2,376
Radio advertising
Cromwell Group
2018-10-05
$2,210
Radio advertising
News Gazette Media Group
2018-10-31
$1,901
Radio and print ads
Betsy Modlin
2018-11-20
$1,500
Graphic design
Decatur Celebration
2018-10-11
$1,000
Sponsorships
WDKR Radio
2018-10-19
$900
Radio advertising
Wxfm
2018-10-19
$900
Radio advertising
Taylor Woods
2018-10-11
$732
Contractual expenses
Village of Bellflower
2018-12-03
$600
Sponsorships
Star Silkscreen Design, Inc
2018-10-02
$487
T-shirts
Decatur Tribune Newspaper
2018-10-04
$440
Newspaper advertising
Huston Patterson
2018-11-20
$423
Printing
Taylor Woods
2018-11-13
$420
Contractual expenses
A Small Hand - Piatt County Cares
2018-12-21
$325
Donations
Mt Zion Publishing
2018-10-06
$315
Newspaper advertising
Clinton Journal
2018-10-05
$288
Newspaper advertising
Taylor Woods
2018-10-25
$258
Contractual expenses
Wxfm
2018-10-05
$240
Media - radio
News Gazette Media Group
2018-10-31
$200
Newspaper advertising
Midwest Construction
2018-10-17
$135
Sign posts
Midwest Construction
2018-10-02
$129
Sign posts
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