Mendrick's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($107,984) going to Express Professional Services in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mendrick's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$107,984
54.9%
Printing
$51,540
26.2%
Television advertising
$10,248
5.2%
Signs
$5,765
2.9%
Computer services
$5,460
2.8%
Billboard expenses
$5,377
2.7%
Fund raising (food)
$3,179
1.6%
Food
$1,855
0.9%
Office supplies
$1,277
0.7%
Consulting
$1,200
0.6%
Internet access
$622
0.3%
Graphic design
$600
0.3%
Hall rental for raising funds
$500
0.3%
Sponsorships
$295
0.2%
Bank charges
$215
0.1%
Utilities
$205
0.1%
Ad books
$200
0.1%
Website expenses
$170
< 0.1%
Office equipment
$24
< 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
Express Professional Services
2018-03-25
$97,984
Mailing
The Jordon Group
2018-02-05
$15,934
Printing
The Jordon Group
2018-02-11
$15,934
Printing
Express Professional Services
2018-03-19
$10,000
Mailing
Video Parachute
2018-03-02
$6,156
Television advertising
Aads
2018-02-26
$5,400
Signs
MidAmerican Printing Systems
2018-02-23
$4,700
Printing
Dave Levin and Assoc.
2018-03-02
$4,092
Television advertising
MidAmerican Printing Systems
2018-01-31
$3,900
Printing
4over
2018-02-05
$3,272
Printing
David Litt
2018-03-01
$3,000
Fund raising (food)
Clear Channel
2018-01-19
$2,430
Billboard expenses
Doola
2018-03-05
$2,250
Computer services
Doola
2018-02-20
$2,150
Computer services
Lisle Hilton
2018-03-26
$1,855
Food
officemax
2018-02-20
$1,306
Printing
Clear Channel
2018-01-24
$1,200
Billboard expenses
Laura Orrico Public Relations, LLC
2018-03-02
$1,200
Consulting
4over
2018-03-05
$1,173
Printing
Lamar Advertising
2018-02-18
$1,017
Billboard expenses
4over
2018-02-22
$903
Printing
Clear Channel
2018-01-31
$730
Billboard expenses
officemax
2018-02-28
$638
Printing
Bryan Windsor
2018-01-26
$600
Graphic design
4over
2018-01-31
$555
Printing
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