Pritzker's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with 64% of this total ($5,185,897) 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 fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$8,101,749
61.8%
Payroll
$1,259,390
9.6%
Payroll taxes
$600,746
4.6%
Research consulting
$511,365
3.9%
Strategic field consulting
$376,098
2.9%
Media production
$294,169
2.2%
Digital consulting
$261,999
2%
Rent
$204,549
1.6%
Health insurance
$176,783
1.4%
Travel
$155,467
1.2%
Event production
$121,496
0.9%
Legal services
$116,721
0.9%
Printing
$102,127
0.8%
Catering
$97,832
0.8%
Political consulting
$80,625
0.6%
Office supplies
$73,494
0.6%
Community outreach consulting
$68,038
0.5%
Event sponsorship
$45,800
0.4%
Political outreach consulting
$45,000
0.3%
Compliance and accounting consulting
$45,000
0.3%
Policy consulting
$43,500
0.3%
Communication consulting
$42,101
0.3%
Political and field consulting
$42,000
0.3%
Software
$40,212
0.3%
Telecommunications
$32,811
0.3%
It consulting
$31,136
0.2%
Strategic consulting & scheduling services
$28,434
0.2%
Community outreach and political consulting
$28,345
0.2%
Event equipment & event consulting
$20,833
0.2%
Office insurance
$12,557
0.1%
Utilities
$12,445
< 0.1%
Venue rental
$12,385
< 0.1%
Venue rental and event production
$12,169
< 0.1%
Event equipment
$5,058
< 0.1%
Postage
$3,044
< 0.1%
Event tickets
$2,347
< 0.1%
Payroll services
$2,152
< 0.1%
Shipping
$2,051
< 0.1%
Facility rental
$1,613
< 0.1%
Shredding services
$524
< 0.1%
Inspection fee
$480
< 0.1%
Messenger service
$421
< 0.1%
Office maintenance
$325
< 0.1%
Notary
$76
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-10-04
$1,365,853
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-10-16
$1,325,157
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-12-04
$1,153,173
Media expenses
Gmmb
2017-11-01
$809,242
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-11-06
$612,956
Media expenses
Gmmb
2017-12-01
$583,978
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-11-27
$576,586
Media expenses
Gmmb
2017-10-04
$555,111
Media expenses
Gmmb
2017-12-07
$156,160
Media expenses
RLM Media
2017-10-31
$151,719
Media expenses
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2017-12-19
$134,513
Research consulting
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-12-19
$125,530
Media production
RLM Media
2017-11-08
$124,979
Media expenses
RLM Media
2017-11-13
$124,979
Media expenses
RLM Media
2017-11-30
$124,979
Media expenses
RLM Media
2017-12-07
$124,979
Media expenses
Payroll Data Processing
2017-12-28
$105,477
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2017-12-15
$103,758
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2017-11-30
$102,591
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2017-11-15
$99,862
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2017-10-31
$95,457
Payroll taxes
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2017-10-04
$94,877
Research consulting
Payroll Data Processing
2017-10-13
$93,599
Payroll taxes
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2017-10-30
$91,614
Media expenses
Civis Analytics, Inc.
2017-10-04
$81,333
Digital consulting
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