Zito's committee spent the most on cable placement in the quarter, with all those payments ($114,435) going to Hodas and Associates in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Zito's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Cable placement
$114,435
69.2%
Mailing
$19,887
12%
Production
$10,600
6.4%
Polling
$5,500
3.3%
Robo calls
$4,000
2.4%
Video shoot
$2,520
1.5%
Printing
$2,316
1.4%
Yard signs
$2,040
1.2%
Literature
$1,761
1.1%
Principal payment, zito
$1,386
0.8%
Food, beverage, room rental
$1,012
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Hodas and Associates
2018-02-16
$50,000
Cable placement
Hodas and Associates
2018-03-06
$50,000
Cable placement
Hodas and Associates
2018-02-21
$14,435
Cable placement
McGaffer Communications LLP
2018-03-14
$14,432
Mailing
Hodas and Associates
2018-03-15
$6,700
Production
Telopinion Research
2018-03-14
$5,500
Polling
McGaffer Communications LLP
2018-01-19
$5,455
Mailing
Hodas and Associates
2018-02-23
$3,900
Production
Hodas and Associates
2018-03-29
$2,520
Video shoot
Elect Inc
2018-03-29
$2,300
Robo calls
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc
2018-03-14
$2,040
Yard signs
McGaffer Communications LLP
2018-01-22
$1,761
Literature
McGaffer Communications LLP
2018-03-16
$1,700
Robo calls
Greg & Stephanie Zito
2018-03-29
$1,386
Principal payment, zito
alphagraphics
2018-03-29
$1,201
Printing
McGaffer Communications LLP
2018-02-04
$1,115
Printing
Hotel Baker
2018-03-14
$1,012
Food, beverage, room rental
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