Lewis's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 29.9% of this total ($280,500) going to Comcast Systems in Bingham Farms. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lewis's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$939,010
93.5%
Phone calls
$23,529
2.3%
Media expenses
$6,645
0.7%
Diwali - rock the vote party
$6,245
0.6%
Newspaper advertising
$4,675
0.5%
Walk cards
$4,600
0.5%
Consulting
$3,300
0.3%
Signs
$2,700
0.3%
Printing & postage of mail piece
$2,551
0.3%
Mailing
$1,525
0.2%
Equipment - maintenance
$875
< 0.1%
Banners
$800
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$721
< 0.1%
Food
$660
< 0.1%
Party - staff
$640
< 0.1%
Phone bank event
$631
< 0.1%
Social media promotion
$605
< 0.1%
Meals for volunteers
$567
< 0.1%
Phones
$544
< 0.1%
Palm cards
$511
< 0.1%
Printing
$509
< 0.1%
Meals
$364
< 0.1%
Election night party
$350
< 0.1%
Phone bank supplies
$311
< 0.1%
Socail media promotion
$250
< 0.1%
Reimbursement for sign pickup guy
$250
< 0.1%
Diwali rock the vote party
$234
< 0.1%
Social media advertising
$229
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$184
< 0.1%
Wire transfer fee
$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
Wls
2016-11-01
$92,841
Television advertising
Wls
2016-10-25
$89,356
Television advertising
Strategic Media Services Inc.
2016-10-25
$79,970
Television advertising
Wmaq
2016-10-25
$67,447
Television advertising
Wmaq
2016-11-01
$65,960
Television advertising
Comcast Systems
2016-10-25
$56,100
Television advertising
Comcast Systems
2016-11-01
$56,100
Television advertising
Comcast Systems
2016-10-18
$56,100
Television advertising
Comcast Systems
2016-10-04
$56,100
Television advertising
Comcast Systems
2016-10-11
$56,100
Television advertising
Wbbm
2016-11-01
$48,747
Television advertising
Wbbm
2016-10-25
$42,308
Television advertising
Wgn
2016-10-25
$41,650
Television advertising
Wgn
2016-11-01
$41,267
Television advertising
Wfld
2016-11-01
$30,302
Television advertising
Victory Phones
2016-11-02
$23,529
Phone calls
Wfld
2016-10-25
$21,590
Television advertising
Wciu-tv
2016-10-25
$20,272
Television advertising
Strategic Media Services Inc.
2016-10-11
$6,645
Television advertising
Strategic Media Services Inc.
2016-10-04
$6,645
Television advertising
Strategic Media Services Inc.
2016-10-18
$6,645
Media expenses
Examiner Publications
2016-10-14
$4,675
Newspaper advertising
Xpress Professional Services Inc
2016-11-02
$4,600
Walk cards
Catering Enterprises
2016-11-15
$4,170
Diwali - rock the vote party
Wciu-tv
2016-11-01
$3,506
Television advertising
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