Acklin's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 98.7% of this total ($114,468) going to Hodas & Associates in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Acklin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$115,968
61%
Radio advertising
$38,481
20.2%
Brochures
$6,129
3.2%
Yard signs
$6,072
3.2%
Consulting
$6,000
3.2%
Telephone polling
$3,916
2.1%
Accounting fees
$3,762
2%
Advertising
$3,257
1.7%
Mileage expenses
$2,110
1.1%
Newspaper advertising
$1,047
0.6%
Air fare
$827
0.4%
Palm cards
$802
0.4%
Magnets
$627
0.3%
Palm cards, magnets
$480
0.3%
Computer software
$450
0.2%
Postage
$196
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
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-22
$35,000
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-04
$25,000
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-26
$15,000
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-07
$10,000
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-29
$10,000
Radio advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-29
$10,000
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-22
$8,453
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-29
$8,294
Radio advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-26
$8,000
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-07
$7,076
Radio advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-16
$6,129
Brochures
Adlexx
2016-01-11
$6,072
Yard signs
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-10
$4,898
Radio advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-22
$4,898
Radio advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-04
$3,316
Telephone polling
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-22
$3,313
Radio advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-17
$3,015
Television advertising
Meredith Blanford
2016-03-10
$1,750
Consulting
Meredith Blanford
2016-02-23
$1,750
Consulting
Meredith Blanford
2016-01-19
$1,750
Consulting
Xpress Professional Services, Inc.
2016-03-10
$1,500
Television advertising
Royal Bookkeeping Services LLC
2016-02-23
$1,087
Accounting fees
Royal Bookkeeping Services LLC
2016-03-10
$925
Accounting fees
Southwest Airlines
2016-01-21
$827
Air fare
Facebook Inc.
2016-02-19
$750
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