Ives's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 19.4% of this total ($477,127) going to Wmaq in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ives's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$2,457,170
57.8%
Contractual expenses
$435,529
10.2%
Mailing
$399,621
9.4%
Radio advertising
$264,312
6.2%
Production media expenses
$257,344
6.1%
Payroll
$84,286
2%
Phones
$83,456
2%
Consulting
$56,751
1.3%
Yard signs
$35,113
0.8%
Hall rental for raising funds
$21,063
0.5%
Signs
$19,581
0.5%
Banners
$17,995
0.4%
Newspaper advertising
$14,342
0.3%
Website expenses
$12,753
0.3%
Bank charges
$10,421
0.3%
Fund raising (food)
$9,957
0.2%
Promotional items
$9,034
0.2%
Website design
$7,800
0.2%
Graphic design
$7,015
0.2%
Campaign staff
$6,995
0.2%
Robo calls
$5,550
0.1%
Postage
$5,233
0.1%
Accounting fees
$5,000
0.1%
Office supplies
$4,150
0.1%
Telephone polling
$3,759
< 0.1%
Transportation
$3,118
< 0.1%
Fund raising entertainment
$2,500
< 0.1%
Rent
$2,400
< 0.1%
Air fare - candidate
$1,833
< 0.1%
Mileage expenses
$1,308
< 0.1%
Candidate lodging
$1,284
< 0.1%
Campaign work
$1,197
< 0.1%
Office equipment
$964
< 0.1%
Internet access
$859
< 0.1%
Computer software
$584
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$488
< 0.1%
Staff lodging
$380
< 0.1%
Phone bank expenses
$240
< 0.1%
Parking
$235
< 0.1%
Equipment - purchase
$52
< 0.1%
Magazine advertising
$25
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jameson Books Inc
2018-02-03
$370,114
Contractual expenses
Wmaq
2018-02-05
$269,620
Television advertising
Wbbm
2018-02-05
$159,842
Television advertising
Victory Enterprises
2018-02-08
$150,423
Mailing
Wbbm
2018-02-09
$122,433
Television advertising
Wgn
2018-02-05
$111,562
Television advertising
National Cable Communications, LLC
2018-02-17
$94,135
Television advertising
Wls
2018-02-09
$90,695
Television advertising
Wgn
2018-02-09
$85,340
Television advertising
The Mail House
2018-03-02
$78,958
Mailing
Wmaq
2018-02-09
$77,180
Television advertising
Wfld
2018-02-05
$67,987
Television advertising
Town Hall Service
2018-03-21
$63,951
Phones
Cook Multimedia
2018-03-02
$60,713
Production media expenses
Wls
2018-03-12
$59,500
Television advertising
Wls
2018-03-05
$59,500
Television advertising
Wls
2018-02-05
$59,117
Television advertising
Victory Enterprises
2018-03-07
$54,754
Mailing
Wfld
2018-02-09
$52,130
Television advertising
Wmaq
2018-02-15
$50,065
Television advertising
Victory Enterprises
2018-02-23
$50,000
Mailing
Wls
2018-02-09
$50,000
Television advertising
Wmaq
2018-03-05
$45,262
Television advertising
Wgn
2018-02-05
$44,965
Television advertising
Wbbm
2018-03-05
$44,932
Television advertising
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