Pritzker's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with 87.8% of this total ($4,843,971) 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 third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$5,519,497
47.5%
Voter outreach
$1,394,155
12%
Payroll
$958,179
8.2%
Digital consulting
$552,999
4.8%
Payroll taxes
$482,337
4.2%
Media production
$347,794
3%
Strategic field consulting
$259,683
2.2%
Research consulting
$253,422
2.2%
Travel
$184,881
1.6%
Rent
$158,391
1.4%
Legal services
$157,193
1.4%
Event equipment & event consulting
$145,663
1.3%
Health insurance
$137,854
1.2%
Printing
$113,176
1%
Event equipment
$103,114
0.9%
Catering
$95,112
0.8%
Office supplies
$66,501
0.6%
Office insurance
$54,779
0.5%
Media consulting
$51,937
0.5%
Telecommunications
$47,802
0.4%
Compliance and accounting consulting
$46,407
0.4%
Political outreach consulting
$45,000
0.4%
Event sponsorship
$43,550
0.4%
Policy consulting
$43,500
0.4%
Community outreach consulting
$39,000
0.3%
Political consulting
$32,375
0.3%
It consulting
$30,574
0.3%
Parade visibility
$30,000
0.3%
Facility rental
$29,407
0.3%
Community outreach and political consulting
$29,360
0.3%
Strategic consulting & scheduling services
$28,434
0.2%
Politcal and field consulting
$28,000
0.2%
Software
$23,366
0.2%
Communication consulting
$21,842
0.2%
Event fees
$15,000
0.1%
Political and field consulting
$14,000
0.1%
Event production and design
$12,766
0.1%
Software consulting
$10,987
< 0.1%
Media monitoring
$3,750
< 0.1%
Utilities
$3,536
< 0.1%
Payroll services
$1,608
< 0.1%
Event expenses
$1,526
< 0.1%
Parking
$1,402
< 0.1%
Event registration fee
$1,375
< 0.1%
Event tickets
$1,200
< 0.1%
Event entertainment
$1,200
< 0.1%
Donations
$1,000
< 0.1%
Event supplies
$998
< 0.1%
Postage
$889
< 0.1%
Transcription services
$861
< 0.1%
Checks
$761
< 0.1%
Messenger service
$679
< 0.1%
Shredding services
$562
< 0.1%
Registration fee
$504
< 0.1%
Telecommunication
$476
< 0.1%
Event insurance
$354
< 0.1%
Event production
$350
< 0.1%
Office equipment
$344
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$310
< 0.1%
Po box
$166
< 0.1%
Shipping
$116
< 0.1%
Uncategorized expenses
$110
< 0.1%
Interpreter services
$110
< 0.1%
Parade entry fee
$75
< 0.1%
Notary
$71
< 0.1%
Event parking
$5
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-08-14
$1,218,672
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-08-07
$609,336
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-07-24
$603,517
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-09-25
$584,133
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-09-12
$575,186
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-07-05
$498,373
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-08-28
$332,540
Media expenses
Gmmb
2017-09-01
$284,820
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-07-17
$272,213
Media expenses
Civis Analytics, Inc.
2017-07-03
$244,000
Digital consulting
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$197,709
Voter outreach
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$197,084
Voter outreach
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$196,099
Voter outreach
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$158,884
Voter outreach
Gmmb
2017-07-03
$155,000
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-09-29
$150,000
Media expenses
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$134,954
Voter outreach
Gmmb
2017-08-08
$130,000
Media expenses
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-20
$128,433
Voter outreach
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$109,206
Voter outreach
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-07-14
$101,305
Media production
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$100,286
Voter outreach
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2017-07-03
$98,348
Voter outreach
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-08-30
$93,515
Media production
Payroll Data Processing
2017-09-15
$92,646
Payroll taxes
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