Meister's committee spent the most on television media in the quarter, with all those payments ($228,242) going to Boca Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Meister's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television media
$228,242
61%
Principal payment, meister
$55,500
14.8%
Mailing
$28,410
7.6%
Printing
$24,450
6.5%
Consulting
$12,667
3.4%
Polling
$5,200
1.4%
Software
$5,046
1.4%
Advertising - digital
$3,727
1%
Principal payment
$3,014
0.8%
Field work
$2,200
0.6%
Rent
$1,200
0.3%
Bank charges
$936
0.3%
Fund raising (food)
$597
0.2%
Production media expenses
$500
0.1%
Rufund of contribution
$485
0.1%
Legal fees
$450
0.1%
Phone bank expenses
$300
< 0.1%
Interest payment
$290
< 0.1%
Website expenses
$197
< 0.1%
Election day workers
$190
< 0.1%
Food
$176
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$150
< 0.1%
Computer software
$125
< 0.1%
Transportation
$55
< 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
Boca Media Group
2016-03-07
$59,953
Television media
Jacob Meister
2016-03-15
$55,500
Principal payment, meister
Boca Media Group
2016-03-04
$50,729
Television media
Boca Media Group
2016-02-29
$39,295
Television media
Boca Media Group
2016-02-26
$37,650
Television media
Boca Media Group
2016-02-24
$26,865
Television media
Boca Media Group
2016-02-17
$25,000
Mailing
Boca Media Group
2016-03-10
$13,750
Television media
Governmental Solutions
2016-01-27
$6,930
Printing
Governmental Solutions
2016-03-09
$6,000
Printing
Connection Strategies
2016-02-05
$5,200
Polling
Governmental Solutions
2016-03-13
$4,000
Printing
Governmental Solutions
2016-03-14
$4,000
Printing
Boca Media Group
2016-03-11
$3,410
Mailing
American Eagle Bank
2016-03-04
$3,014
Principal payment
Governmental Solutions
2016-02-09
$3,000
Printing
Ngp Van
2016-02-25
$3,000
Software
NationBuilder
2016-03-06
$2,046
Software
Bridget Dooley
2016-01-21
$1,500
Consulting
Michelle Kucera Consulting
2016-02-23
$1,500
Consulting
John Keig
2016-03-31
$1,142
Consulting
Rich Bradley
2016-02-26
$1,000
Consulting
Rich Bradley
2016-02-03
$1,000
Consulting
Rich Bradley
2016-01-05
$1,000
Consulting
Bridget Dooley
2016-01-08
$1,000
Consulting
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