Stanton's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with 97.8% of this total ($22,942) going to Fuse: Rider in Berkeley. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stanton's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$23,469
28.2%
Printing
$12,950
15.6%
Election day pollwatcher expenses
$7,110
8.5%
Campaign staff
$5,360
6.4%
Television media
$5,000
6%
Billboard expenses
$4,981
6%
Hall rental for raising funds
$4,400
5.3%
Election day - pollwatchers
$4,200
5.1%
Palm cards
$3,372
4.1%
Campaign work
$2,100
2.5%
Yard signs
$1,940
2.3%
Newspaper advertising
$1,776
2.1%
Reimbursement - fundraiser food and drink - city social
$1,683
2%
Fund raising (food)
$1,433
1.7%
Production media expenses
$1,200
1.4%
Donations
$1,070
1.3%
Bank charges
$549
0.7%
Food
$354
0.4%
Election day expenses
$292
0.4%
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
Fuse: Rider
2018-02-22
$11,020
Postage
Fuse: Rider
2018-03-12
$7,090
Postage
David Levin & Associates
2018-03-10
$5,000
Television media
Outfront Media
2018-01-18
$4,981
Billboard expenses
Fuse: Rider
2018-03-10
$4,831
Postage
Fuse: Rider
2018-03-12
$4,225
Printing
Johhnie Brown, Jr.
2018-03-21
$4,200
Election day - pollwatchers
Fuse: Rider
2018-03-06
$3,247
Printing
Fuse: Rider
2018-03-18
$2,915
Printing
Beverly Arts Center
2018-02-15
$2,200
Hall rental for raising funds
Beverly Arts Center
2018-03-01
$2,200
Hall rental for raising funds
Fuse: Rider
2018-03-01
$1,940
Yard signs
Fuse: Rider
2018-03-18
$1,795
Palm cards
Edward Weil
2018-01-12
$1,683
Reimbursement - fundraiser food and drink - city social
Washburne Consulting
2018-01-04
$1,460
Campaign staff
Luke Nowland Films
2018-03-12
$1,200
Production media expenses
South Side Irish Parade Committee
2018-03-18
$1,000
Donations
Maggie O'Keefe
2018-02-12
$800
Campaign staff
Maggie O'Keefe
2018-03-02
$800
Campaign staff
Maggie O'Keefe
2018-01-15
$800
Campaign staff
Omari Prince
2018-03-01
$800
Campaign work
Alvin Green
2018-02-12
$716
Fund raising (food)
Alvin Green
2018-03-01
$716
Fund raising (food)
Felicia James
2018-03-17
$590
Election day pollwatcher expenses
PayPal
2018-03-30
$549
Bank charges
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