Schneider's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 55% of this total ($4,914) going to US Postmaster in Forest Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Schneider's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$8,942
62.9%
Yard signs
$2,976
20.9%
Newspaper advertising
$774
5.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$700
4.9%
Fund raising (food)
$381
2.7%
Website expenses
$272
1.9%
Election day expenses
$174
1.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
US Postmaster
2016-03-09
$2,898
Mailing
Forest printing
2016-02-01
$2,189
Yard signs
US Postmaster
2016-03-02
$2,016
Mailing
Forest printing
2016-02-25
$1,712
Mailing
Forest printing
2016-03-04
$1,107
Mailing
Forest printing
2016-03-02
$892
Mailing
Forest printing
2016-01-21
$787
Yard signs
Wednesday Journal
2016-03-07
$774
Newspaper advertising
The Tortoise Club
2016-02-02
$700
Hall rental for raising funds
New Rose Catering
2016-03-07
$381
Fund raising (food)
Forest printing
2016-03-03
$315
Mailing
FaceBook
2016-03-01
$199
Website expenses
Forest printing
2016-03-16
$174
Election day expenses
FaceBook
2016-02-01
$72
Website expenses