Mariotti's committee spent the most on staff compensation. in the quarter, with 29% of this total ($10,680) going to William Pierce in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mariotti's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff compensation.
$36,826
23.7%
Petition canvassing.
$20,000
12.9%
Fundraising consulting.
$17,000
11%
Office space.
$10,547
6.8%
Voter file subscription.
$10,000
6.4%
Petition canvassing paid by candidate as loan.
$10,000
6.4%
Political consulting.
$9,750
6.3%
Website design.
$7,500
4.8%
Fundraising/compliance software.
$3,450
2.2%
Compliance consulting.
$3,000
1.9%
Contribution processing fee.
$2,910
1.9%
Credit card merchant fees.
$2,739
1.8%
Fundraising software paid by candidate as loan.
$2,306
1.5%
Media consulting.
$2,250
1.5%
Travel.
$2,085
1.3%
Office supplies.
$1,820
1.2%
Lodging.
$1,492
1%
Fundraising and compliance software.
$1,100
0.7%
Legal services.
$1,000
0.6%
Fundraising software.
$1,000
0.6%
Voter outreach program.
$918
0.6%
Car rental.
$843
0.5%
Set up, installation and usage for office wifi.
$731
0.5%
Mileage.
$662
0.4%
Video production.
$600
0.4%
Field organizing
$500
0.3%
Campaign literature and banner.
$487
0.3%
Refund contribution.
$450
0.3%
Postage.
$425
0.3%
Voter outreach.
$407
0.3%
Work on petitions.
$300
0.2%
Website consulting.
$300
0.2%
Venue fee.
$290
0.2%
Food.
$252
0.2%
Projector rental.
$214
0.1%
Voter outreach software.
$199
0.1%
Copying costs.
$190
0.1%
Fuel.
$177
0.1%
Social media ads.
$162
0.1%
Lodging
$143
< 0.1%
Cell phone and office suppliess.
$101
< 0.1%
Social media.
$76
< 0.1%
Baggage handling fee.
$25
< 0.1%
Delivery charge.
$23
< 0.1%
Cancellation fee.
$10
< 0.1%
Contribution refund.
$5
< 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
Democratic Party of Illinois
2017-11-07
$10,000
Voter file subscription.
KNI Communications
2017-10-10
$10,000
Petition canvassing paid by candidate as loan.
KNI Communications
2017-10-31
$10,000
Petition canvassing.
KNI Communications
2017-11-10
$10,000
Petition canvassing.
Fundraisinig Management Group LLC
2017-11-02
$8,500
Fundraising consulting.
Fundraisinig Management Group LLC
2017-11-29
$8,500
Fundraising consulting.
The Paladin Political Group
2017-12-04
$6,500
Political consulting.
The Bureau River North LLC
2017-11-09
$3,877
Office space.
Watch Street Consulting
2017-10-16
$3,750
Website design.
Watch Street Consulting
2017-10-27
$3,750
Website design.
The Paladin Political Group
2017-11-02
$3,250
Political consulting.
Rachel Vorbeck
2017-11-28
$3,000
Compliance consulting.
The Bureau River North LLC
2017-11-07
$2,585
Office space.
The Bureau River North LLC
2017-11-24
$2,585
Office space.
William Pierce
2017-10-31
$2,580
Staff compensation.
NGPVan
2017-12-04
$2,550
Fundraising/compliance software.
William Pierce
2017-11-14
$2,500
Staff compensation.
William Pierce
2017-11-28
$2,500
Staff compensation.
William Pierce
2017-12-12
$2,500
Staff compensation.
RevUp Software
2017-10-11
$2,306
Fundraising software paid by candidate as loan.
Lindsay Adams
2017-11-28
$2,000
Staff compensation.
Lindsay Adams
2017-12-12
$2,000
Staff compensation.
Lindsay Adams
2017-10-31
$1,800
Staff compensation.
Eric Coats
2017-12-06
$1,700
Staff compensation.
ActBlue
2017-10-15
$1,678
Contribution processing fee.
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