Blakely's committee spent the most on principal payment, randle in the quarter, with all those payments ($24,140) going to Tuesday Randle in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Blakely's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Principal payment, randle
$24,140
45.4%
Mailing
$12,364
23.3%
Billboard expenses
$5,905
11.1%
Campaign staff-pollworkers
$4,000
7.5%
Yard signs
$3,650
6.9%
Printing
$1,415
2.7%
Social media advertisement
$1,050
2%
Robo calls
$368
0.7%
Promotional items
$189
0.4%
Artwork
$65
0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Tuesday Randle
2018-03-30
$24,140
Principal payment, randle
Quad City Press
2018-02-12
$5,090
Mailing
Quad City Press
2018-03-15
$3,668
Mailing
Quad City Press
2018-02-26
$3,605
Mailing
Lamar Advertising Company
2018-01-08
$3,560
Billboard expenses
Stephanie Blakey
2018-03-26
$2,600
Campaign staff-pollworkers
AC Signs & Consultions
2018-01-05
$2,550
Yard signs
Stephanie Blakey
2018-03-18
$1,400
Campaign staff-pollworkers
Clear Channel
2018-01-08
$1,375
Billboard expenses
Orr Group
2018-02-28
$1,100
Yard signs
Clear Channel
2018-01-24
$970
Billboard expenses
Graphix Spot
2018-03-01
$960
Printing
Graphix Spot
2018-01-31
$355
Printing
Facebook
2018-03-26
$328
Social media advertisement
Facebook
2018-03-06
$279
Social media advertisement
Facebook
2018-02-26
$232
Social media advertisement
Facebook
2018-02-05
$209
Social media advertisement
Digital Room LLC
2018-02-02
$189
Promotional items
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-03-13
$122
Robo calls
Graphix Spot
2018-02-08
$100
Printing
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-02-25
$86
Robo calls
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-03-13
$81
Robo calls
Graphix Spot
2018-03-13
$65
Artwork
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-03-05
$39
Robo calls
NGP VAN Inc.
2018-03-03
$38
Robo calls
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