Mayes's committee spent the most on robo calls and mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,496) going to Strive Strategies Group in Lagrange. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mayes's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Robo calls and mailing
$4,496
48.6%
Cell phones
$1,000
10.8%
Production media expenses
$660
7.1%
Magazine advertising
$559
6%
Fund raising (food)
$500
5.4%
Yard signs
$450
4.9%
Ad books
$300
3.2%
Car magnets
$280
3%
Newspaper advertising
$225
2.4%
Campaign storage
$210
2.3%
Meals
$181
2%
Event fundraiser
$160
1.7%
Gasoline
$147
1.6%
Canvassing/volunteers
$79
0.9%
Canvassing / volunteers
$1
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Strive Strategies Group
2018-03-09
$4,496
Robo calls and mailing
Facebook
2018-01-19
$660
Production media expenses
Shaw Media
2018-02-12
$559
Magazine advertising
La Quinta Delos Reyes
2018-02-22
$500
Fund raising (food)
Sprint
2018-02-26
$500
Cell phones
Sprint
2018-03-26
$500
Cell phones
Union Signs And Printing
2018-03-02
$450
Yard signs
Kane County Democrat
2018-02-25
$300
Ad books
Franks Digital Printing
2018-02-27
$280
Car magnets
The Voice
2018-03-15
$225
Newspaper advertising
Kane County Democrat
2018-02-13
$160
Event fundraiser
Popeye's
2018-03-19
$129
Meals
Sams Club
2018-03-03
$79
Canvassing/volunteers
Life Storage
2018-01-05
$70
Campaign storage
Life Storage
2018-02-05
$70
Campaign storage
Life Storage
2018-03-05
$70
Campaign storage
Sams Club
2018-02-06
$66
Gasoline
Popeye's
2018-02-24
$51
Meals
Sams Club
2018-03-03
$41
Gasoline
Sams Club
2018-01-18
$40
Gasoline
Sams Club
2018-03-03
$1
Canvassing / volunteers
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