Lowry's committee spent the most on voter outreach/mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($40,225) going to The Strategy Group, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lowry's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Voter outreach/mailing
$40,225
24.3%
Consulting
$25,525
15.4%
Advertising & promotion
$25,258
15.3%
Payroll
$25,149
15.2%
Printing & reproduction
$17,221
10.4%
Field
$14,348
8.7%
Strategic field consulting
$3,300
2%
Event cost
$2,759
1.7%
Campaign material - toothbrushes
$2,475
1.5%
Graphic design
$2,340
1.4%
Credit card processing
$1,085
0.7%
Transportation
$1,060
0.6%
Electronic mail services
$920
0.6%
Office supplies
$875
0.5%
Phone services
$714
0.4%
Event tickets
$700
0.4%
Contributions
$600
0.4%
Software
$337
0.2%
Photography
$250
0.2%
Software services
$176
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
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2018-02-15
$40,225
Voter outreach/mailing
Midway Broadcasting
2018-03-05
$7,500
Advertising & promotion
Breaker Press
2018-03-02
$5,550
Printing & reproduction
Craig McLendon
2018-03-19
$5,000
Field
APS & Associates
2018-03-26
$3,500
Consulting
Abundant Media
2018-01-08
$3,100
Consulting
Abundant Media
2018-02-06
$3,100
Consulting
Abundant Media
2018-03-05
$3,100
Consulting
Tactical Resolutions
2018-02-13
$3,075
Consulting
Evanston Quick Signs
2018-02-12
$3,000
Printing & reproduction
Chicago Crusader
2018-03-30
$2,934
Advertising & promotion
Sommers & Fahrenbach
2018-03-19
$2,888
Printing & reproduction
Glenn Wansley
2018-03-13
$2,550
Advertising & promotion
Craig McLendon
2018-02-06
$2,500
Payroll
Craig McLendon
2018-02-15
$2,500
Payroll
Craig McLendon
2018-03-05
$2,500
Payroll
Craig McLendon
2018-03-19
$2,500
Consulting
Craig McLendon
2018-03-20
$2,500
Payroll
Craig McLendon
2018-03-28
$2,500
Consulting
The Chicago Citizen
2018-03-06
$2,478
Advertising & promotion
C. D. Watson-Lowry, DDS
2018-02-27
$2,475
Campaign material - toothbrushes
Patrick Watson
2018-01-05
$2,375
Payroll
Patrick Watson
2018-01-18
$2,375
Payroll
Patrick Watson
2018-02-01
$2,375
Payroll
Patrick Watson
2018-02-28
$2,008
Payroll
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