Gray's committee spent the most on television advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,913) going to Comcast Spotlight in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Gray's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television advertising
$7,913
38.8%
Field work
$2,394
11.7%
Yard signs
$2,340
11.5%
Campaign staff
$1,500
7.4%
Internet advertising
$1,351
6.6%
Robo calls
$1,350
6.6%
Signs
$911
4.5%
Food
$710
3.5%
Office construction
$420
2.1%
Principal payment, gray
$402
2%
Graphic design
$325
1.6%
Advertising
$325
1.6%
Palm cards
$281
1.4%
Accounting fees
$185
0.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Comcast Spotlight
2018-02-19
$7,913
Television advertising
Dirk Acklin
2018-03-20
$2,394
Field work
Minuteman Press
2018-02-17
$2,340
Yard signs
BrightArrow Technologies, Inc
2018-03-28
$1,000
Robo calls
Roger Mosley
2018-01-05
$750
Campaign staff
Facebook Inc.
2018-03-19
$588
Internet advertising
Minuteman Press
2018-02-05
$586
Signs
Nicole Jordan Catering
2018-01-30
$550
Food
Jim Rauh
2018-02-05
$500
Campaign staff
Jose Aguilar
2018-01-30
$420
Office construction
Joshua Gray
2018-03-28
$402
Principal payment, gray
Facebook Inc.
2018-03-09
$380
Internet advertising
KW Designs
2018-03-06
$325
Graphic design
Minuteman Press
2018-03-06
$325
Signs
Monroe Andrew Consulting
2018-03-19
$325
Advertising
Monroe Andrew Consulting
2018-03-14
$281
Palm cards
Jim Rauh
2018-01-04
$250
Campaign staff
Facebook Inc.
2018-03-27
$219
Internet advertising
BrightArrow Technologies, Inc
2018-03-08
$200
Robo calls
Act Blue Tech Services
2018-03-31
$185
Accounting fees
Facebook Inc.
2018-03-15
$163
Internet advertising
Subway
2018-03-19
$160
Food
BrightArrow Technologies, Inc
2018-02-23
$150
Robo calls
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