Cullerton's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,439,925) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cullerton's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$1,439,925
85.9%
Campaign work
$73,603
4.4%
Campaign work - fundraising & voter outreach
$30,000
1.8%
Bonus
$28,000
1.7%
Printing
$26,552
1.6%
Consulting
$16,720
1%
Mail
$13,200
0.8%
Volunteer expenses
$5,909
0.4%
Office rent
$5,800
0.4%
Internet/web expenses
$4,390
0.3%
Meals
$4,053
0.2%
Software
$3,809
0.2%
Election night event
$3,586
0.2%
Supplies
$3,463
0.2%
Lodging
$3,434
0.2%
Office supplies
$3,302
0.2%
Postage
$2,474
0.2%
Technology
$2,191
0.1%
Copier
$1,151
< 0.1%
Gas
$818
< 0.1%
Utilities
$795
< 0.1%
Services
$750
< 0.1%
Rental fees
$731
< 0.1%
Phones
$471
< 0.1%
Fundraising expenses
$384
< 0.1%
Donations
$375
< 0.1%
Advertising
$295
< 0.1%
Bank fees
$260
< 0.1%
Re-order checks
$25
< 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
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-24
$270,000
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-11-02
$202,500
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-11-02
$172,750
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-31
$168,750
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-13
$161,260
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-19
$161,260
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-31
$157,260
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-11-03
$92,475
Media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group
2016-10-06
$51,870
Media
Tom Cullerton
2016-10-01
$20,000
Campaign work - fundraising & voter outreach
Ballot Access Illinois
2016-11-04
$13,200
Mail
Deep Blue Strategies, LLC
2016-11-15
$10,470
Consulting
Tom Cullerton
2016-11-21
$10,000
Campaign work - fundraising & voter outreach
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2016-11-07
$8,650
Printing
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2016-10-18
$7,846
Printing
Breaker Press Co, Inc
2016-10-28
$6,755
Printing
Jeremy Custer
2016-11-18
$5,500
Bonus
Georgetown Management
2016-12-19
$4,350
Office rent
Jonathan Kent
2016-11-14
$4,000
Bonus
Robert Kern
2016-11-18
$4,000
Campaign work
Crazy Pour
2016-11-30
$3,586
Election night event
Rickey Hendon
2016-11-04
$3,250
Consulting
Michael Bailey
2016-11-02
$3,000
Bonus
Natalie Benner
2016-11-02
$3,000
Bonus
Tramaine Berry
2016-11-02
$3,000
Bonus
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