Raoul's committee spent the most on media/advertising in the quarter, with 97.8% of this total ($2,399,505) going to Adelstein & Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Raoul's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media/advertising
$2,452,811
89.8%
Payroll
$57,819
2.1%
Consulting
$31,618
1.2%
Campaign work
$26,466
1%
Payroll taxes
$25,099
0.9%
Polling
$23,134
0.9%
Legal services
$20,340
0.7%
Phone services
$20,000
0.7%
Printing
$18,166
0.7%
Research
$16,250
0.6%
Digital/online fundraising
$10,000
0.4%
Software
$4,875
0.2%
Credit card fees
$3,651
0.1%
Website services
$3,335
0.1%
Mileage expenses
$2,900
0.1%
Healthcare
$2,190
< 0.1%
Telephone services
$1,620
< 0.1%
Rent
$1,570
< 0.1%
Gift card purchases
$1,254
< 0.1%
Consultant services
$1,250
< 0.1%
Hotel rooms
$1,100
< 0.1%
Event expenses
$1,048
< 0.1%
Internet/cable
$986
< 0.1%
Insurance
$764
< 0.1%
Donations
$750
< 0.1%
Travel expenses
$714
< 0.1%
Service charge
$548
< 0.1%
Supplies
$518
< 0.1%
Payroll fees
$459
< 0.1%
Facility rental
$300
< 0.1%
Event cost
$300
< 0.1%
Lodging expense
$220
< 0.1%
Meals & hospitality
$211
< 0.1%
Gas & electric
$187
< 0.1%
Meals
$181
< 0.1%
Transportation
$157
< 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
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-08
$400,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-01-30
$393,250
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-02-22
$324,675
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-02-15
$309,150
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-01
$308,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-02-08
$275,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-13
$87,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-12
$60,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-09
$50,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-13
$50,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-15
$50,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-01-24
$33,105
Media/advertising
P2 Consulting
2018-01-29
$29,350
Consulting
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-12
$25,000
Media/advertising
Lake Research Partners
2018-01-26
$21,740
Polling
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship, P.C.
2018-01-23
$20,340
Legal services
Insight LLC
2018-02-28
$20,006
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-16
$20,000
Media/advertising
Grossman Heinz
2018-03-16
$20,000
Phone services
Targeted Communications
2018-03-15
$17,000
Media/advertising
Spiros Consulting LLC
2018-01-23
$14,250
Research
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-19
$14,000
Media/advertising
Insight LLC
2018-03-13
$13,000
Media/advertising
Breaker Press Co., Inc
2018-01-29
$6,500
Printing
New Blue
2018-02-13
$5,500
Digital/online fundraising
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