Butts's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,446) going to Comcast in Bingham Farms. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butts's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$3,446
30%
Radio advertising
$2,313
20.1%
Postage
$1,704
14.8%
Mailing
$1,082
9.4%
Newspaper advertising
$986
8.6%
Yard signs
$645
5.6%
Meals
$402
3.5%
Office supplies
$278
2.4%
Brochures
$229
2%
Campaign work
$200
1.7%
Hall rental for raising funds
$200
1.7%
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
Comcast
2016-10-12
$3,446
Television advertising
Galesburg Post Office
2016-11-02
$650
Postage
Advertising Consultants
2016-12-12
$600
Yard signs
Flores Printers
2016-10-18
$530
Mailing
Galesburg Broadcasting Company
2016-11-01
$500
Radio advertising
NRG Media
2016-11-01
$500
Radio advertising
The Register Mail
2016-10-31
$500
Newspaper advertising
WRMJ Radio
2016-10-31
$500
Radio advertising
WZOE Radio Ning Communications
2016-11-01
$500
Radio advertising
Galesburg Post Office
2016-10-20
$474
Mailing
Galesburg Post Office
2016-10-21
$336
Postage
Galesburg Broadcasting Company
2016-11-04
$313
Radio advertising
Galesburg Post Office
2016-10-14
$288
Postage
Bureau County Republican
2016-10-21
$266
Newspaper advertising
Pizza House
2016-12-01
$246
Meals
Flores Printers
2016-11-01
$229
Brochures
Galesburg Post Office
2016-10-13
$221
Postage
The Register Mail
2016-10-18
$220
Newspaper advertising
Galesburg Post Office
2016-10-17
$208
Postage
Carrie Edson
2016-12-01
$200
Campaign work
Henry County Democrats
2016-11-02
$200
Hall rental for raising funds
Staples
2016-10-11
$173
Office supplies
Staples
2016-10-21
$104
Office supplies
Pizza House
2016-10-26
$94
Meals
Flores Printers
2016-10-13
$77
Mailing
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