Hitzemann's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,468) going to A+ Mailing in Swansea. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hitzemann's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$3,468
35.7%
Newspaper advertising
$2,502
25.8%
Postcard mailers
$670
6.9%
Advertising - various items
$603
6.2%
Sponsorship for spring drug forum
$500
5.2%
Signs
$467
4.8%
Hall rental for raising funds
$450
4.6%
Postcard mailer
$415
4.3%
Payment to 50/50 raffle winner
$332
3.4%
Consulting
$300
3.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
A+ Mailing
2016-02-22
$1,156
Mailing
A+ Mailing
2016-03-03
$1,156
Mailing
A+ Mailing
2016-03-07
$1,156
Mailing
Monroe County Independent
2016-03-23
$1,081
Newspaper advertising
Monroe County Republic Times
2016-03-11
$793
Newspaper advertising
Printplace.com
2016-03-01
$670
Postcard mailers
Griggs Advertising
2016-02-12
$603
Advertising - various items
Monroe County Coalition for Drug Free Communities
2016-03-07
$500
Sponsorship for spring drug forum
O.R. Pechman Sign Co.
2016-02-22
$467
Signs
Columbia Gymnastic Association
2016-02-05
$450
Hall rental for raising funds
Printplace.com
2016-02-22
$415
Postcard mailer
Gerald Hitzemann
2016-02-05
$332
Payment to 50/50 raffle winner
Monroe County Independent
2016-02-10
$307
Newspaper advertising
Monroe County Republic Times
2016-01-19
$225
Newspaper advertising
Nick Miller
2016-03-03
$200
Consulting
Nick Miller
2016-02-22
$100
Consulting
Monroe County Republic Times
2016-02-10
$94
Newspaper advertising