Quinn's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with 99.9% of this total ($1,535,000) going to Strother Nuckels Strategies in Potomac. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Quinn's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$1,536,500
77.9%
Principal payment, quinn
$250,000
12.7%
Radio advertising
$44,190
2.2%
Production media expenses
$35,000
1.8%
Principal payment, cherry
$25,000
1.3%
Staff salaries
$24,531
1.2%
Database management
$12,000
0.6%
Rent
$5,808
0.3%
Newspaper advertising
$4,725
0.2%
Printing
$4,373
0.2%
Bank charges
$4,191
0.2%
Yard signs
$3,520
0.2%
Research
$3,501
0.2%
Taxes - federal
$3,451
0.2%
Robo calls
$2,500
0.1%
Consulting
$2,000
0.1%
Office supplies
$1,949
0.1%
Equipment rental
$1,600
< 0.1%
Unemployment taxes
$979
< 0.1%
State taxes
$631
< 0.1%
Telephone and internet
$604
< 0.1%
Ticket purchases
$550
< 0.1%
Donations
$500
< 0.1%
Email
$475
< 0.1%
Insurance
$443
< 0.1%
Meals- volunteers
$340
< 0.1%
Payroll processing
$325
< 0.1%
Transportation
$314
< 0.1%
Photography
$300
< 0.1%
Utilities
$290
< 0.1%
Room rental
$250
< 0.1%
Food and beverage expenses
$200
< 0.1%
Postage
$161
< 0.1%
Staff lodging
$109
< 0.1%
Website expenses
$59
< 0.1%
Ads
$50
< 0.1%
Refreshments
$4
< 0.1%
Internet expenses
$0
< 0.1%
Merchant fees
$0
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-07
$350,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-02-22
$300,000
Television advertising
David Quinn
2018-03-27
$250,000
Principal payment, quinn
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-02
$250,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-02-28
$250,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-12
$135,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-16
$75,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-13
$50,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-09
$50,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-02-09
$43,710
Radio advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-15
$40,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-03-13
$35,000
Television advertising
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-02-08
$35,000
Production media expenses
Myron Cherry
2018-03-21
$25,000
Principal payment, cherry
Cheryl Byers
2018-01-02
$8,000
Staff salaries
NGP VAN, Inc
2018-01-02
$5,400
Database management
NGP VAN, Inc
2018-03-16
$4,200
Database management
Strother Nuckels Strategies
2018-01-02
$3,501
Research
William Morgan
2018-01-31
$3,185
Staff salaries
William Morgan
2018-01-02
$3,067
Staff salaries
Jefferson Fulton Building
2018-02-01
$2,997
Rent
Sage Payment Solutions
2018-02-18
$2,856
Bank charges
Jefferson Fulton Building
2018-01-02
$2,811
Rent
Anne Pavlis
2018-02-28
$2,566
Staff salaries
Chicago Crusader
2018-02-28
$2,500
Newspaper advertising
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