Meier's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,385) going to Germantown Legion Home in Germantown. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Meier's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$1,385
20.9%
Newspaper advertising
$1,104
16.6%
Rent
$800
12%
Hall rental for raising funds
$700
10.5%
Legal fees
$500
7.5%
T-shirts
$465
7%
Fund raising entertainment
$450
6.8%
Signs
$430
6.5%
Fund raising advertisement
$305
4.6%
Sponsorships
$180
2.7%
Production media expenses
$170
2.6%
Supplies
$151
2.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 22 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Germantown Legion Home
2016-02-06
$1,385
Fund raising (food)
Affordable Properties
2016-01-10
$800
Rent
Germantown Legion Home
2016-02-06
$700
Hall rental for raising funds
Belleville News Democrat
2016-02-28
$572
Newspaper advertising
Reinert Weishaar and Assoc
2016-01-23
$500
Legal fees
A-1 Sportswear
2016-02-28
$465
T-shirts
Backroads Band
2016-02-06
$450
Fund raising entertainment
Foppe Visual Communication
2016-01-15
$430
Signs
Charles E. Meier
2016-03-24
$180
Sponsorships
Nashville News
2016-02-28
$169
Newspaper advertising
Charles E. Meier
2016-02-10
$151
Supplies
Okawville Times
2016-02-28
$142
Newspaper advertising
Union Banner
2016-02-28
$118
Newspaper advertising
Herald Publications
2016-02-28
$101
Newspaper advertising
Herald Publications
2016-02-10
$99
Fund raising advertisement
Okawville Times
2016-02-10
$71
Fund raising advertisement
Okawville Times
2016-02-29
$71
Fund raising advertisement
Union Banner
2016-02-10
$63
Fund raising advertisement
Cardmember Services
2016-01-10
$42
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-02-10
$42
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-02-26
$42
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-03-24
$42
Production media expenses