Martwick's committee spent the most on polling in the quarter, with all those payments ($39,000) going to Tulchin Research in San Francisco. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Martwick's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Polling
$39,000
22.8%
Postage
$33,450
19.5%
Mail for candidate brandon johnson
$25,000
14.6%
Printing
$21,973
12.8%
Democratic campaigns support
$12,000
7%
Independent contractor expenses
$8,000
4.7%
Election day workers
$5,590
3.3%
Election day celebration
$3,092
1.8%
Lawn signs
$2,605
1.5%
Independent contractor jc strzalka-steil
$2,500
1.5%
Independent contractor services
$1,500
0.9%
Pr consultant
$1,500
0.9%
Public relations consulting
$1,500
0.9%
Public relations consultant
$1,500
0.9%
Victory bonus
$1,500
0.9%
Independent contractor - victory bonus
$1,000
0.6%
Election day lunch
$920
0.5%
Food and beverages - holiday hangover event 1/11/18
$840
0.5%
Cable and internet
$823
0.5%
Voter database
$803
0.5%
Sponsorships
$750
0.4%
Paczkis for paczkis day
$720
0.4%
Early voting election workers
$600
0.4%
Advertising
$600
0.4%
Food and beverage for debate watch party
$445
0.3%
Office supplies
$428
0.3%
Corned beef dinner
$400
0.2%
Volunteer dinner
$281
0.2%
Internet for campaign office
$266
0.2%
Food for volunteers women's march
$256
0.2%
Data services
$225
0.1%
Driver for election day
$220
0.1%
Food and drink for volunteers
$212
0.1%
Internet service
$180
0.1%
Coffee for candidates forum 1/6/18, austin-irving library
$168
0.1%
Ad books
$150
< 0.1%
Coffee and donuts on election day
$148
< 0.1%
Internet expenses
$121
< 0.1%
Coffee and donuts
$77
< 0.1%
Coffee
$21
< 0.1%
Food for volunteers
$20
< 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
Tulchin Research
2018-03-19
$26,000
Polling
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-09
$25,000
Mail for candidate brandon johnson
Tulchin Research
2018-03-19
$13,000
Polling
United States Postal Service
2018-03-13
$11,873
Postage
38th Ward Democratic Organization
2018-03-15
$10,000
Democratic campaigns support
Forest Printing
2018-02-26
$6,874
Printing
Forest Printing
2018-03-06
$6,623
Printing
United States Postal Service
2018-03-06
$4,273
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-03-07
$4,273
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-03-19
$4,273
Postage
United States Postal Service
2018-03-22
$4,273
Postage
Forest Printing
2018-02-21
$3,792
Printing
United States Postal Service
2018-03-01
$3,326
Postage
Vince's Italian Restaurant
2018-03-20
$3,092
Election day celebration
Stars and Stripes
2018-03-01
$2,605
Lawn signs
Forest Printing
2018-03-12
$2,536
Printing
JC Strzalka-Steil
2018-02-02
$2,500
Independent contractor jc strzalka-steil
JC Strzalka-Steil
2018-02-02
$2,500
Independent contractor expenses
JC Strzalka-Steil
2018-03-09
$2,500
Independent contractor expenses
38th Ward Democratic Organization
2018-03-05
$2,000
Democratic campaigns support
Forest Printing
2018-03-20
$1,505
Printing
Daniel Pogorzelski
2018-01-05
$1,500
Independent contractor services
Daniel Pogorzelski
2018-02-01
$1,500
Independent contractor expenses
Daniel Pogorzelski
2018-03-05
$1,500
Independent contractor expenses
RK PR Solutions LLC
2018-01-22
$1,500
Pr consultant
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