Durkin's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with 48.6% of this total ($259,322) going to Comcast 4091 6217 7507 in Bingham Farms. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Durkin's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$534,084
56.7%
Media production
$102,231
10.9%
Consulting
$76,626
8.1%
Polling
$63,566
6.7%
Digital media
$50,000
5.3%
Advocacy calls
$35,015
3.7%
Printing
$32,795
3.5%
Legal
$6,145
0.7%
Campaign worker
$4,147
0.4%
Fundraising dinner
$2,960
0.3%
Website design
$2,750
0.3%
Rent
$2,625
0.3%
Campaign vehicle
$2,612
0.3%
Fundraising expenses
$2,177
0.2%
Insurance
$1,991
0.2%
Photography
$1,650
0.2%
Airfare
$1,575
0.2%
Charitable donation
$1,500
0.2%
Lodging for staff
$1,387
0.2%
Food for staff
$1,310
0.1%
Donations
$1,300
0.1%
Lodging
$1,205
0.1%
Cell phones
$1,117
0.1%
Campaign car
$1,000
0.1%
Donation - event sponsor
$1,000
0.1%
Campaign software
$999
0.1%
Utility
$916
0.1%
Signage
$900
0.1%
Food
$844
< 0.1%
Bank charge
$810
< 0.1%
Advertising
$734
< 0.1%
Car repair
$590
< 0.1%
Fundraisers
$500
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$441
< 0.1%
Bakery
$422
< 0.1%
Beverages
$396
< 0.1%
Flowers
$307
< 0.1%
Food for meeting
$280
< 0.1%
Donation-event sponsor
$250
< 0.1%
Charitable contribution
$250
< 0.1%
Digital ads
$242
< 0.1%
Car
$237
< 0.1%
Professional services
$232
< 0.1%
Intern
$210
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$198
< 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
Wls-tv
2018-02-23
$53,507
Media expenses
WMAQ-TV/Crawford Comm
2018-02-23
$39,440
Media expenses
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-01-16
$38,747
Media expenses
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-01-25
$38,747
Media expenses
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-01-30
$38,747
Media expenses
Xpress Professional Services
2018-03-26
$34,440
Advocacy calls
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-03-06
$32,934
Media expenses
Xpress Professional Services
2018-03-03
$30,000
Digital media
Prime Media Partners
2018-03-08
$26,111
Media production
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-03-13
$25,925
Media expenses
Victory Phones
2018-03-01
$25,300
Polling
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-03-01
$22,950
Media expenses
Wgn-tv
2018-02-23
$22,397
Media expenses
Strategic Media Services
2018-02-15
$22,368
Media production
Wbbm-tv
2018-02-23
$21,887
Media expenses
Wls-tv
2018-01-25
$20,782
Media expenses
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-02-19
$20,506
Media expenses
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-02-06
$20,382
Media expenses
Comcast 4091 6217 7507
2018-02-10
$20,382
Media expenses
Wls-tv
2018-01-16
$20,357
Media expenses
Xpress Professional Services
2018-02-03
$20,000
Digital media
Wfld-tv
2018-02-23
$17,680
Media expenses
Xpress Professional Services
2018-01-09
$15,000
Consulting
Xpress Professional Services
2018-02-01
$15,000
Consulting
Xpress Professional Services
2018-03-03
$15,000
Consulting
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