Silverstein's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 99.3% of this total ($210,000) going to Diversified Direct in Bridgeview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Silverstein's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$211,581
79.6%
Consulting
$23,164
8.7%
Robo calls
$7,772
2.9%
Newspaper advertising
$6,723
2.5%
Legal fees
$6,500
2.4%
Printing
$5,200
2%
Telephones
$1,582
0.6%
Promotional items
$1,031
0.4%
Photography
$750
0.3%
Rent
$647
0.2%
Ad books
$475
0.2%
Utilities
$465
0.2%
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
Diversified Direct
2018-03-16
$70,000
Mailing
Diversified Direct
2018-03-07
$40,000
Mailing
Diversified Direct
2018-03-19
$25,000
Mailing
Diversified Direct
2018-01-27
$25,000
Mailing
Diversified Direct
2018-02-12
$20,000
Mailing
Diversified Direct
2018-01-25
$20,000
Mailing
Arongerg Goldgehn
2018-03-26
$11,664
Consulting
Diversified Direct
2018-01-29
$10,000
Mailing
Winning Connections
2018-03-22
$7,772
Robo calls
Bulldog Printing
2018-03-11
$5,200
Printing
Arongerg Goldgehn
2018-03-13
$5,000
Consulting
Yissocher Ehrman
2018-03-13
$5,000
Consulting
Tronc
2018-03-13
$3,750
Newspaper advertising
James Nally
2018-01-23
$3,500
Legal fees
James Nally
2018-01-12
$3,000
Legal fees
Newmarketing Creative
2018-03-20
$1,581
Mailing
John LeSage
2018-01-25
$1,500
Consulting
Gentle Wind
2018-01-20
$1,031
Promotional items
Jewish Star
2018-03-08
$1,008
Newspaper advertising
Pakistani News
2018-02-01
$900
Newspaper advertising
Photos bty Jerry Daliege
2018-01-27
$750
Photography
Verizon
2018-03-15
$671
Telephones
Public Storage
2018-01-12
$647
Rent
Pakistani News
2018-01-27
$600
Newspaper advertising
Agudath Israel
2018-01-16
$475
Ad books
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