Lawler's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with 95% of this total ($11,508) going to Alter Ego Marketing in Herrin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lawler's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Production media expenses
$12,108
36.7%
Printing
$9,813
29.8%
Signs
$2,451
7.4%
Payroll
$1,734
5.3%
Consulting
$1,474
4.5%
Fund raising (food)
$1,288
3.9%
Donations
$1,000
3%
Website expenses
$927
2.8%
Postage
$831
2.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$695
2.1%
Radio advertising
$245
0.7%
Newspaper advertising
$215
0.7%
Promotional items
$170
0.5%
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
A & K Printing
2018-03-23
$5,721
Printing
Alter Ego Marketing
2018-02-26
$5,302
Production media expenses
Alter Ego Marketing
2018-01-25
$4,076
Production media expenses
Alter Ego Marketing
2018-03-15
$2,130
Production media expenses
A & K Printing
2018-03-06
$2,030
Printing
Kokopelli Golf Club
2018-01-26
$1,045
Fund raising (food)
CASA of Williamson County
2018-03-16
$1,000
Donations
Pieces of Learning
2018-02-15
$927
Website expenses
Bethany Shaw
2018-01-03
$836
Payroll
Sales Support 360
2018-03-26
$828
Consulting
Hill Printing
2018-03-09
$773
Printing
Union Signs & Printing
2018-02-27
$705
Signs
The Pavilion of the City of Marion
2018-03-01
$695
Hall rental for raising funds
Karnes Signs
2018-01-29
$675
Signs
Sales Support 360
2018-02-28
$646
Consulting
Harness Digital Marketing
2018-03-06
$600
Production media expenses
Sara Bond
2018-03-02
$455
Payroll
Sara Bond
2018-02-20
$442
Payroll
Lawler Brown Law FIrm
2018-02-19
$438
Postage
Lawler Brown Law FIrm
2018-02-23
$393
Postage
Hill Printing
2018-03-06
$347
Printing
The Home Depot
2018-03-06
$280
Signs
Wggh
2018-02-19
$245
Radio advertising
Panera Bread
2018-03-06
$242
Fund raising (food)
The Home Depot
2018-03-06
$219
Signs