Rauner's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,056,335) going to Strategic Media Placement Inc. in Delaware. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rauner's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$1,056,335
55.7%
Telemarketing/telephone system
$234,672
12.4%
Consulting fee
$94,657
5%
Survey research
$56,000
3%
Promotional items
$53,912
2.8%
Postage
$44,652
2.4%
Consulting
$42,000
2.2%
Website development & consulting
$36,950
2%
Finance consulting
$36,000
1.9%
Polling
$31,700
1.7%
Direct mail postage
$30,684
1.6%
Payroll
$30,583
1.6%
Payroll taxes
$24,120
1.3%
Online advertising
$22,945
1.2%
Tribune article
$19,053
1%
Legal fees
$15,972
0.8%
Telecommunications consulting
$10,634
0.6%
Salaries
$9,710
0.5%
Campaign compliance
$8,400
0.4%
Marketing consulting
$8,394
0.4%
Data subscription
$3,000
0.2%
Health insurance
$2,168
0.1%
Printing
$2,046
0.1%
Credit card processing fees
$1,954
0.1%
Marketing supplies
$1,807
0.1%
Photography
$1,720
< 0.1%
Media production
$1,548
< 0.1%
Website consulting
$1,426
< 0.1%
Reimbursement for ring central
$1,322
< 0.1%
Printing expense
$1,317
< 0.1%
Employee health and dental insurance
$1,301
< 0.1%
Airfare
$1,294
< 0.1%
1120 pol tax payment
$1,201
< 0.1%
It consulting
$1,200
< 0.1%
Refund of contribution
$1,000
< 0.1%
Lodging
$848
< 0.1%
Reissue online payment 5854280946
$800
< 0.1%
Campaign it strategies
$750
< 0.1%
Repayment of prohibited contribution
$500
< 0.1%
Thank you notes
$495
< 0.1%
Bank fee
$363
< 0.1%
Operating expense
$357
< 0.1%
Payroll fees
$353
< 0.1%
Bank fees
$302
< 0.1%
It signature
$270
< 0.1%
Tax payment
$266
< 0.1%
Web hosting
$265
< 0.1%
Refunds
$250
< 0.1%
Telephone service
$232
< 0.1%
Software
$184
< 0.1%
Check printing
$82
< 0.1%
Parking
$72
< 0.1%
Meeting expense
$68
< 0.1%
Transportation
$40
< 0.1%
Credit card fee
$19
< 0.1%
Return item fee
$10
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Strategic Media Placement Inc.
2017-06-14
$556,335
Media expenses
Strategic Media Placement Inc.
2017-06-13
$500,000
Media expenses
Victory Phones
2017-04-04
$109,000
Telemarketing/telephone system
Victory Phones
2017-06-13
$84,944
Telemarketing/telephone system
Public Opinion Strategies
2017-06-27
$56,000
Survey research
Victory Phones
2017-04-19
$40,728
Telemarketing/telephone system
Creative Communications Studios
2017-06-28
$36,950
Website development & consulting
Arena Online
2017-04-19
$35,550
Promotional items
1892, Llc
2017-04-04
$31,700
Polling
Communications Corporation of America
2017-05-17
$30,975
Postage
Ingenuity International
2017-05-23
$28,333
Consulting fee
Communications Corporation of America
2017-06-26
$23,013
Direct mail postage
Jaclyn Tracy
2017-04-24
$20,000
Consulting
Mail American Communications Postage
2017-06-13
$19,053
Tribune article
Imge Llc
2017-05-23
$16,500
Online advertising
United States Postal Service
2017-05-24
$13,383
Postage
Paylocity
2017-06-29
$12,375
Payroll taxes
KK and Co Inc.
2017-05-08
$12,200
Consulting fee
BKZ Consulting
2017-05-08
$12,000
Finance consulting
BKZ Consulting
2017-04-05
$12,000
Finance consulting
BKZ Consulting
2017-06-27
$12,000
Finance consulting
Paylocity
2017-05-31
$11,745
Payroll taxes
Remy O'Neill
2017-04-24
$10,500
Consulting fee
KK and Co Inc.
2017-04-05
$10,000
Consulting fee
KK and Co Inc.
2017-06-29
$10,000
Consulting fee
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