Fritchey's committee spent the most on communications in the quarter, with 67.3% of this total ($207,651) going to Strategy Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Fritchey's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Communications
$308,692
71.1%
Partial loan repayment
$35,000
8.1%
Research
$27,000
6.2%
Salaries
$13,500
3.1%
Printing
$12,540
2.9%
Consulting
$10,500
2.4%
Compensation
$10,486
2.4%
Stamps
$2,000
0.5%
Phones
$1,979
0.5%
Events
$1,745
0.4%
Rent payment
$1,700
0.4%
Advertising
$1,546
0.4%
Petitions
$1,424
0.3%
Merchant fees
$1,276
0.3%
Vehicle
$1,057
0.2%
Office supplies
$1,057
0.2%
Email services
$985
0.2%
Reporting software
$960
0.2%
Office equipment
$598
0.1%
Food/coffee
$231
< 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
Main Street Solutions
2018-02-20
$79,845
Communications
Strategy Group
2018-03-01
$72,661
Communications
Strategy Group
2018-02-13
$71,557
Communications
Strategy Group
2018-03-12
$63,433
Communications
John A Fritchey
2018-03-29
$35,000
Partial loan repayment
Main Street Solutions
2018-02-13
$20,000
Communications
GBA Strategies
2018-01-09
$13,500
Research
GBA Strategies
2018-03-02
$13,500
Research
Breaker Press
2018-03-12
$7,665
Printing
Tim Ryan
2018-03-22
$4,914
Compensation
Breaker Press
2018-03-21
$4,875
Printing
Kara Highfill
2018-01-09
$4,500
Salaries
Kara Highfill
2018-02-07
$4,500
Salaries
Kara Highfill
2018-03-01
$4,500
Salaries
New Chicago Consulting, LLC
2018-01-09
$3,500
Consulting
New Chicago Consulting, LLC
2018-02-06
$3,500
Consulting
New Chicago Consulting, LLC
2018-03-01
$3,500
Consulting
Kara Highfill
2018-03-23
$3,185
Compensation
Seven Lions
2018-02-13
$1,745
Events
Kara Highfill
2018-02-26
$1,700
Rent payment
Facebook
2018-03-26
$1,546
Advertising
The Paladin Group
2018-02-27
$1,424
Petitions
Kara Highfill
2018-03-13
$1,241
Compensation
Main Street Solutions
2018-03-29
$1,195
Communications
Kara Highfill
2018-03-13
$1,145
Compensation
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