Pritzker's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with 91.4% of this total ($5,857,629) going to Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media in Philadelphia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pritzker's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$6,410,749
69.3%
Media production
$405,959
4.4%
Payroll
$393,097
4.3%
Digital consulting
$375,040
4.1%
Research consulting
$301,840
3.3%
Payroll taxes
$226,561
2.5%
Catering, event equipment & event consulting
$176,155
1.9%
Travel
$136,117
1.5%
Legal services
$90,767
1%
Software
$71,587
0.8%
Office equipment
$60,890
0.7%
Rent
$56,561
0.6%
Media consulting
$53,776
0.6%
Health insurance
$47,978
0.5%
Political outreach consulting
$45,000
0.5%
Policy consulting
$43,500
0.5%
It consulting
$38,480
0.4%
Compliance and accounting consulting
$36,895
0.4%
Strategic consulting & scheduling services
$28,434
0.3%
Political and field consulting
$27,998
0.3%
Community outreach consulting
$26,000
0.3%
Office construction
$24,000
0.3%
Community outreach and political consulting
$21,173
0.2%
Video editing
$15,777
0.2%
Printing
$14,673
0.2%
Office supplies
$14,122
0.2%
Politcal and field consulting
$14,000
0.2%
Catering
$11,341
0.1%
Software consulting
$10,987
0.1%
Voter file fee
$10,000
0.1%
Transportation
$9,191
0.1%
Software license
$9,000
0.1%
Printer
$5,767
< 0.1%
Telecommunications
$4,628
< 0.1%
Media monitoring
$3,600
< 0.1%
Telecommunication
$3,194
< 0.1%
Software fee & setup
$2,958
< 0.1%
Web designs
$2,462
< 0.1%
Insurance premium
$2,360
< 0.1%
Compliance software
$2,250
< 0.1%
Room rental
$1,871
< 0.1%
Parking
$1,388
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$1,197
< 0.1%
Office insurance
$1,149
< 0.1%
Utilities
$994
< 0.1%
Event registration fee
$772
< 0.1%
Equipment rental
$581
< 0.1%
Software fee
$550
< 0.1%
Web hosting
$429
< 0.1%
Event catering and room rental
$405
< 0.1%
Event response expense
$400
< 0.1%
Moving expenses
$371
< 0.1%
Payroll fees
$369
< 0.1%
Payroll services
$279
< 0.1%
Thank you
$274
< 0.1%
Messenger service
$267
< 0.1%
Conference room rental
$157
< 0.1%
Credit card fees
$105
< 0.1%
Campaign meal
$78
< 0.1%
Office suplies
$55
< 0.1%
Video production supplies
$51
< 0.1%
Office snacks
$12
< 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
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-05-15
$1,508,505
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-06-06
$1,381,286
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-05-01
$1,264,200
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-06-19
$949,623
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-05-25
$754,015
Media expenses
Gmmb
2017-05-30
$324,000
Media expenses
Blue State Digital
2017-04-25
$275,000
Digital consulting
Blue State Digital
2017-04-25
$173,880
Media expenses
Markham Group, LLC
2017-04-26
$149,522
Catering, event equipment & event consulting
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2017-04-26
$100,088
Research consulting
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-06-20
$72,513
Media production
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-04-26
$69,463
Media production
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-05-12
$68,490
Media production
Jones Mandel
2017-05-12
$65,011
Research consulting
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2017-04-26
$60,000
Research consulting
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-06-08
$59,471
Media production
Perkins Coie
2017-06-02
$49,161
Legal services
Payroll Data Processing
2017-06-29
$45,880
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2017-06-15
$45,818
Payroll taxes
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2017-06-02
$44,000
Research consulting
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-05-12
$41,720
Media production
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-04-26
$37,183
Media production
Blue State Digital
2017-05-31
$37,000
Digital consulting
Payroll Data Processing
2017-05-31
$36,565
Payroll taxes
Wheels Up Partners, LLC
2017-05-24
$35,241
Travel
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