Mitchell's committee spent the most on graphic design in the quarter, with all those payments ($105,706) going to The Strategy Group, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitchell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Graphic design
$105,706
19.9%
Television media
$85,850
16.2%
Production media expenses
$69,582
13.1%
Postage
$57,155
10.8%
Campaign staff
$36,200
6.8%
Legal fees
$26,800
5%
Telephone polling
$21,303
4%
Field work
$20,970
3.9%
Mailing - postage
$17,600
3.3%
Printing
$15,230
2.9%
Election day expenses
$14,024
2.6%
Consulting - fundraising
$9,000
1.7%
Advertising - digital
$8,500
1.6%
Replace lost check #1618
$8,430
1.6%
Consulting - financial
$5,500
1%
Website expenses
$4,797
0.9%
Election day workers
$4,370
0.8%
Fund raising (food)
$4,017
0.8%
Bank charges
$2,349
0.4%
Office supplies
$2,132
0.4%
Newspaper advertising
$2,000
0.4%
Election day expense - food
$1,300
0.2%
Subscriptions
$1,250
0.2%
Donations
$1,200
0.2%
Cell phones
$969
0.2%
Food
$892
0.2%
Parking
$739
0.1%
Palm cards
$720
0.1%
Supplies
$663
0.1%
Sponsorships
$598
0.1%
Communication - email
$270
< 0.1%
Bank charges - check order
$230
< 0.1%
Phone bank expenses
$220
< 0.1%
Meals
$215
< 0.1%
Internet access
$200
< 0.1%
Campaign work - moving
$200
< 0.1%
Ad book - online
$192
< 0.1%
Hall rental for raising funds
$176
< 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
AKPD Message and Media LLC
2016-03-07
$46,145
Television media
AKPD Message and Media LLC
2016-03-01
$39,705
Television media
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2016-03-09
$37,492
Graphic design
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2016-03-16
$37,342
Production media expenses
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2016-02-02
$30,357
Graphic design
Bully Pulpit Interactive
2016-03-03
$20,000
Production media expenses
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2016-02-15
$19,085
Graphic design
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2016-03-05
$18,771
Graphic design
Diamond Marketing
2016-03-03
$17,600
Mailing - postage
Diamond Marketing
2016-02-26
$14,045
Postage
Palmer House Hilton
2016-03-15
$12,508
Election day expenses
Diamond Marketing
2016-01-22
$12,265
Postage
Anzalone Liszt Research, Inc.
2016-03-05
$11,200
Telephone polling
AKPD Message and Media LLC
2016-03-01
$10,490
Production media expenses
PB Hobson Law LLC
2016-03-17
$10,000
Legal fees
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-01-06
$9,133
Printing
KJD Strategies
2016-01-22
$9,000
Consulting - fundraising
Bully Pulpit Interactive
2016-02-05
$8,500
Advertising - digital
Bully Pulpit Interactive
2016-02-16
$8,430
Replace lost check #1618
Diamond Marketing
2016-02-01
$8,177
Postage
Diamond Marketing
2016-02-10
$8,177
Postage
Diamond Marketing
2016-02-15
$8,177
Postage
Diamond Marketing
2016-03-27
$5,333
Postage
PB Hobson Law LLC
2016-01-07
$4,000
Legal fees
PB Hobson Law LLC
2016-03-01
$4,000
Legal fees
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