OMeara's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 72.1% of this total ($11,000) going to Jim Sircher in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how OMeara's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$15,250
61%
Yard signs
$3,075
12.3%
Billboard expenses
$2,878
11.5%
Promotional items
$1,675
6.7%
Newspaper advertising
$1,135
4.5%
Brochures
$735
2.9%
Photography
$250
1%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jim Sircher
2017-12-23
$5,000
Campaign work
Union Signs & Printing
2017-10-05
$3,075
Yard signs
Jim Sircher
2017-11-30
$2,500
Campaign work
Jim Sircher
2017-10-01
$2,000
Campaign work
Breaker Press
2017-11-20
$1,675
Promotional items
John Campinose
2017-12-10
$1,500
Campaign work
Jim Sircher
2017-11-09
$1,500
Campaign work
Lamar Advertising Company
2017-11-15
$1,178
Billboard expenses
John Campinose
2017-10-27
$1,000
Campaign work
John Campinose
2017-10-02
$1,000
Campaign work
BRT Outdoor LLc
2017-10-27
$900
Billboard expenses
BRT Outdoor LLc
2017-12-20
$800
Billboard expenses
John Campinose
2017-11-07
$750
Campaign work
Breaker Press
2017-10-22
$735
Brochures
Future Media
2017-12-27
$600
Newspaper advertising
Irish American News
2017-11-16
$535
Newspaper advertising
Non-Stop Web Design
2017-10-09
$250
Photography
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