Severin's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with 33.5% of this total ($67,644) going to Mediacom/Spectrum 1074 in St. Louis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Severin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$201,778
85.3%
Mailing
$13,822
5.8%
Radio advertising
$6,540
2.8%
Food
$2,252
1%
Internet access
$1,882
0.8%
Fund raising (food)
$1,598
0.7%
Promotional items and signs
$1,338
0.6%
Signs
$1,226
0.5%
Promotional items
$1,078
0.5%
Rent
$1,000
0.4%
Postage
$950
0.4%
Printing
$795
0.3%
Newspaper advertising
$465
0.2%
Staff salaries
$437
0.2%
Storage
$420
0.2%
Bank charges
$349
0.2%
Office supplies
$225
0.1%
Shipping cost
$210
< 0.1%
Donations
$165
< 0.1%
Yard signs - reimbursement
$77
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Mediacom/Spectrum 1074
2018-10-19
$40,614
Media expenses
Kfvs
2018-10-19
$20,520
Media expenses
Spectrum/Dir TV 2486
2018-10-19
$19,726
Media expenses
DishTV/Spectrum 2112
2018-10-19
$17,864
Media expenses
New Wave/Spectrum 1075
2018-10-19
$17,682
Media expenses
Mediacom/Spectrum 1074
2018-10-11
$13,515
Media expenses
Mediacom/Spectrum 1074
2018-10-01
$13,515
Media expenses
Spectrum/Dir TV 2086
2018-10-01
$6,830
Media expenses
Spectrum/Dir TV 2486
2018-10-11
$6,830
Media expenses
DishTV/Spectrum 2112
2018-10-11
$6,590
Media expenses
DishTV/Spectrum 2112
2018-10-01
$6,590
Media expenses
New Wave/Spectrum 1075
2018-10-11
$5,866
Media expenses
New Wave/Spectrum 1075
2018-10-01
$5,866
Media expenses
Wpsd
2018-10-19
$5,290
Media expenses
Adlexx
2018-10-03
$5,039
Mailing
Adlexx
2018-10-16
$4,882
Mailing
Wsil
2018-10-19
$4,620
Media expenses
Adlexx
2018-10-23
$3,660
Mailing
Hamilton County Cable 2006
2018-10-11
$3,210
Media expenses
Hamilton County Cable 2006
2018-10-01
$3,210
Media expenses
Hamilton County Cable 2006
2018-10-19
$2,800
Media expenses
Seasoning Bistro
2018-11-13
$2,252
Food
River Radio
2018-10-29
$2,000
Radio advertising
WJPF - Radio
2018-10-16
$2,000
Radio advertising
James Kerley
2018-10-01
$1,390
Fund raising (food)
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