Kaegi's committee spent the most on media consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,032,906) going to BOCA Media Group in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Kaegi's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media consulting
$1,032,906
66.1%
Consulting
$170,016
10.9%
Payroll
$116,088
7.4%
Legal fees
$78,940
5.1%
Canvass and data entry expenses
$46,471
3%
Payroll taxes
$34,338
2.2%
Canvass/phone banking
$12,074
0.8%
Notary
$10,724
0.7%
Rent
$10,648
0.7%
Hubdialer minutes
$7,700
0.5%
Office supplies
$7,471
0.5%
Processing fees
$6,434
0.4%
Healthcare insurance
$3,835
0.3%
Robo calls
$3,814
0.2%
Transportation
$3,517
0.2%
Phone services
$2,705
0.2%
Canvass/phone bank
$2,467
0.2%
Equipment
$2,382
0.2%
Event space rental
$1,877
0.1%
Food & drink
$1,528
0.1%
Food and drink
$1,218
< 0.1%
Software
$1,200
< 0.1%
Software services
$825
< 0.1%
Canvass & data entry
$600
< 0.1%
Payroll processing fees
$545
< 0.1%
Bank service charge
$545
< 0.1%
Meals
$519
< 0.1%
Advertising
$469
< 0.1%
Database software
$464
< 0.1%
Cable & internet services
$390
< 0.1%
Banking supplies
$345
< 0.1%
Travel stipend
$250
< 0.1%
Shipping costs
$180
< 0.1%
Phone bank expenses
$146
< 0.1%
Canvass/ data entry
$112
< 0.1%
Overdraft paid fee
$36
< 0.1%
Witness fees
$20
< 0.1%
Online credit card processing fees
$15
< 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
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-20
$198,000
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-06
$198,000
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$192,000
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-01-18
$68,677
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$62,500
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-01-08
$62,448
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-01-23
$59,889
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-19
$42,165
Media consulting
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship pc
2018-02-13
$40,660
Legal fees
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-06
$36,998
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-20
$27,500
Media consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$27,500
Media consulting
Andrew Finko P.C.
2018-02-23
$24,038
Legal fees
JKV Strategies
2018-01-05
$22,000
Consulting
Hanrahan Investigations Group
2018-02-09
$15,863
Consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-03-22
$15,000
Media consulting
Blue Sun Campaigns
2018-01-09
$14,400
Consulting
Blue Sun Campaigns
2018-01-30
$14,400
Consulting
BOCA Media Group
2018-02-07
$12,700
Media consulting
Blue Sun Campaigns
2018-03-20
$10,900
Consulting
Paychex
2018-03-16
$10,111
Payroll
Paychex
2018-02-27
$10,111
Payroll
270 Strategies
2018-01-22
$10,000
Consulting
270 Strategies
2018-02-05
$10,000
Consulting
Paychex
2018-02-15
$9,977
Payroll