Solverson's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,267) going to Wsil Tv3 in Carterville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Solverson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$10,267
29%
Signs
$9,799
27.7%
Production media expenses
$4,660
13.2%
Campaign work
$3,762
10.6%
Newspaper advertising
$3,536
10%
Postage
$2,080
5.9%
Donations
$810
2.3%
T-shirts
$435
1.2%
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
Wsil Tv3
2018-02-23
$6,655
Television advertising
Silkworm, Inc.
2018-02-02
$4,402
Signs
Wsil Tv3
2018-02-02
$3,180
Television advertising
Aaron Coston Studio
2018-02-21
$2,500
Production media expenses
Silkworm, Inc.
2018-01-19
$2,164
Signs
Harnes Digital Marketing
2018-01-23
$2,160
Production media expenses
US Postal Service
2018-03-01
$1,930
Postage
Silkworm, Inc.
2018-01-03
$1,689
Signs
Schwebel Printing
2018-03-10
$1,441
Campaign work
The County Journal
2018-03-12
$1,257
Newspaper advertising
Silkworm, Inc.
2018-02-02
$1,092
Signs
The Southern Illinoisan
2018-03-10
$1,023
Newspaper advertising
Carbondale Times
2018-03-05
$881
Newspaper advertising
The Women's Center
2018-01-17
$450
Donations
Silkworm, Inc.
2018-02-02
$448
Signs
Schwebel Printing
2018-02-02
$437
Campaign work
Silkworm, Inc.
2018-02-02
$435
T-shirts
Wsil Tv3
2018-03-10
$432
Television advertising
Tim Merriman
2018-03-08
$390
Campaign work
Daily Egyptian
2018-03-01
$375
Newspaper advertising
Boys and Girls Club
2018-01-30
$360
Donations
Molly's Pint
2018-03-22
$350
Campaign work
One Hot Cookie
2018-03-22
$330
Campaign work
Tim Merriman
2018-03-22
$300
Campaign work
Tim Merriman
2018-02-10
$300
Campaign work