Meier's committee spent the most on newspaper advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,454) going to Illinois Press Assn in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Meier's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Newspaper advertising
$6,454
51.9%
Mileage expenses
$3,682
29.6%
Staff salaries
$1,336
10.7%
Hall rental for raising funds
$375
3%
Raffle prizes
$340
2.7%
Production media expenses
$255
2.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Illinois Press Assn
2016-10-29
$5,844
Newspaper advertising
Charles E. Meier
2016-11-02
$3,682
Mileage expenses
Illinois Press Assn
2016-12-06
$610
Newspaper advertising
Jeffrey Rabenort
2016-10-29
$590
Staff salaries
Jason Meentemeyer
2016-10-29
$500
Staff salaries
Varel Tent Rentals
2016-10-11
$375
Hall rental for raising funds
Spook Bottom Guns
2016-12-24
$340
Raffle prizes
Wm and Eunice Hettenhausen
2016-10-20
$246
Staff salaries
Cardmember Services
2016-10-11
$63
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-10-29
$63
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-12-06
$63
Production media expenses
Cardmember Services
2016-12-31
$63
Production media expenses
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