Rauner's committee spent the most on placed media in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,889,420) going to Target Enterprises LLC in Sherman Oaks. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Rauner's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Placed media
$5,889,420
34%
Media placement
$5,618,400
32.4%
Online advertising
$2,058,724
11.9%
Direct mail printing & postage
$635,936
3.7%
Salaries
$498,548
2.9%
In kind for paid media to citizens for erika harold
$305,000
1.8%
Field consulting
$276,189
1.6%
Payroll taxes & withholdings
$242,045
1.4%
Polling
$179,575
1%
Telemarketing
$155,046
0.9%
Payroll
$136,325
0.8%
Postage
$110,341
0.6%
Data modeling
$95,000
0.6%
Rent
$89,509
0.5%
Payroll taxes
$79,660
0.5%
Interns
$59,257
0.3%
Direct marketing
$50,843
0.3%
Political consulting
$50,682
0.3%
Printing and production
$44,071
0.3%
Communications consulting
$43,047
0.3%
List acquisition
$41,478
0.2%
Data subscription
$41,230
0.2%
Strategy consulting
$39,040
0.2%
Media production services
$36,600
0.2%
Polling expense
$36,021
0.2%
Digital consulting
$35,350
0.2%
Collateral: signs
$35,051
0.2%
Telemarketing/telephone system
$32,175
0.2%
Health insurance
$30,930
0.2%
List rental
$30,000
0.2%
Taxes
$27,535
0.2%
Media consulting
$25,000
0.1%
Fundraising consulting
$24,000
0.1%
Printing & design services
$23,975
0.1%
Data consulting services
$22,500
0.1%
Legal consulting
$22,000
0.1%
Accounting services
$20,000
0.1%
Financial and management consulting
$19,843
0.1%
Campaign supplies
$16,266
< 0.1%
Disgorgement of prohibited contribution
$14,500
< 0.1%
Insurance
$14,398
< 0.1%
Mileage reimbursement
$14,160
< 0.1%
Email marketing services
$13,500
< 0.1%
Caging and escrow
$10,672
< 0.1%
Treasury/accounting consulting
$10,000
< 0.1%
Compliance
$8,200
< 0.1%
Data work
$6,115
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$5,560
< 0.1%
Travel: mileage
$5,323
< 0.1%
Travel: air
$4,242
< 0.1%
Travel: lodging
$4,235
< 0.1%
Refund of contribution
$4,085
< 0.1%
Credit card processing fees
$3,720
< 0.1%
Travel: airfare
$3,218
< 0.1%
Office phones
$3,014
< 0.1%
Graphic design
$3,000
< 0.1%
Building maintenance
$2,783
< 0.1%
Moving expense
$2,150
< 0.1%
Payroll processing fees
$1,895
< 0.1%
Equipment rental
$1,269
< 0.1%
Bank fees
$1,266
< 0.1%
Broadband services
$1,200
< 0.1%
Printing and design services
$1,198
< 0.1%
Software subscription
$1,170
< 0.1%
Refund of 12/18/17 contribution
$1,000
< 0.1%
Refund of 11/20/17 contribution
$1,000
< 0.1%
Refund of 9/18/17 contribution
$1,000
< 0.1%
Refund of 10/16/17 contribution
$1,000
< 0.1%
Domain purchase
$888
< 0.1%
Event expense: beverages
$874
< 0.1%
Meeting expense: meals
$869
< 0.1%
Travel: ground transportation
$837
< 0.1%
Event expense: facility rental/catering
$615
< 0.1%
Employee benefits subscription
$600
< 0.1%
Giftcard
$585
< 0.1%
Videography services
$496
< 0.1%
Internet services
$487
< 0.1%
Printing services
$447
< 0.1%
Event registration fee
$425
< 0.1%
Utilities
$422
< 0.1%
Video production services
$350
< 0.1%
Parking expense
$340
< 0.1%
Website development
$328
< 0.1%
Delivery services
$308
< 0.1%
Brm deposit
$300
< 0.1%
Merchant services fee
$277
< 0.1%
Storage
$276
< 0.1%
Contribution refund
$275
< 0.1%
Building access cards
$227
< 0.1%
Refund of in-kind contribution
$200
< 0.1%
Streaming subscription service
$190
< 0.1%
Travel: car rental
$180
< 0.1%
Bank service charge
$168
< 0.1%
Credit card transaction fees
$132
< 0.1%
Wifi
$73
< 0.1%
Chargeback for contribution
$70
< 0.1%
Parking services
$66
< 0.1%
Travel: food
$42
< 0.1%
Payroll fee
$15
< 0.1%
Merchant fees
$10
< 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
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-01-24
$3,112,200
Media placement
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-02-15
$2,252,470
Placed media
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-01-08
$2,036,200
Media placement
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-03-08
$1,312,100
Placed media
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-03-01
$647,500
Placed media
Coldspark
2018-02-05
$635,936
Direct mail printing & postage
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-02-28
$537,500
Placed media
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-03-14
$489,850
Placed media
Advictory LLC
2018-03-07
$477,000
Online advertising
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-01-02
$440,000
Media placement
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-02-22
$430,000
Placed media
Advictory LLC
2018-02-05
$396,250
Online advertising
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-03-01
$305,000
In kind for paid media to citizens for erika harold
Advictory LLC
2018-01-10
$300,000
Online advertising
Advictory LLC
2018-02-22
$278,000
Online advertising
Advictory LLC
2018-02-12
$248,800
Online advertising
Target Enterprises LLC
2018-03-16
$220,000
Placed media
Paylocity Corporation
2018-01-02
$136,325
Payroll
Victory Phones
2018-03-20
$125,641
Telemarketing
Advictory LLC
2018-02-07
$112,000
Online advertising
The Tarrance Group
2018-02-22
$105,169
Polling
Data Propria
2018-03-07
$95,000
Data modeling
Paylocity Corporation
2018-03-29
$85,265
Payroll taxes & withholdings
Paylocity Corporation
2018-03-01
$81,510
Payroll taxes & withholdings
Paylocity Corporation
2018-02-01
$79,660
Payroll taxes
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