Bennett's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($152,000) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bennett's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$152,000
67.9%
Campaign work
$30,684
13.7%
Contributions
$8,550
3.8%
Printing
$5,402
2.4%
Yard signs
$4,208
1.9%
Advertising
$4,144
1.9%
Rent
$3,465
1.6%
Event expenses
$3,271
1.5%
Staff gifts
$2,505
1.1%
Supplies
$1,692
0.8%
Meals
$1,091
0.5%
Office equipment
$974
0.4%
Sponsorships
$885
0.4%
Subscriptions
$750
0.3%
Fundraising expenses
$712
0.3%
Postage
$516
0.2%
Phone communications
$507
0.2%
Phone communication
$488
0.2%
Campaign shirts
$356
0.2%
Phones
$327
0.2%
Books
$229
0.1%
Travel & lodging
$225
0.1%
Credit card processing fees
$209
< 0.1%
Promotional items
$158
< 0.1%
Phones/internet
$156
< 0.1%
Bank fee
$103
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$98
< 0.1%
Checks
$86
< 0.1%
Banking fee
$30
< 0.1%
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
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-26
$41,000
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-07
$37,000
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-12
$37,000
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-18
$37,000
Media
Friends of Carol Ammons
2016-10-20
$7,500
Contributions
ABCompuprint
2016-11-04
$4,208
Yard signs
Champaign Urbana Mass Transit
2016-10-20
$2,325
Rent
ABCompuprint
2016-10-28
$2,050
Printing
ABCompuprint
2016-10-19
$1,674
Printing
Cedric Jones
2016-10-04
$1,600
Campaign work
The Hub Sports Bar
2016-11-16
$1,551
Event expenses
Target
2016-12-12
$1,505
Staff gifts
Milo's Restaurant
2016-10-19
$1,478
Event expenses
Champaign Urbana Mass Transit
2016-10-28
$1,140
Rent
Meijer
2016-12-12
$1,000
Staff gifts
Martin One Source
2016-11-01
$775
Advertising
Michelle Anderson
2016-10-03
$750
Campaign work
Michelle Anderson
2016-10-21
$750
Campaign work
Amelia Berger
2016-10-04
$750
Campaign work
Amelia Berger
2016-10-20
$750
Campaign work
Amelia Berger
2016-11-02
$750
Campaign work
Amelia Berger
2016-11-17
$750
Campaign work
Nicholas Bohm
2016-10-03
$750
Campaign work
Nicholas Bohm
2016-10-31
$750
Campaign work
Nicholas Bohm
2016-11-08
$750
Campaign work
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