Robinson's committee spent the most on broadcast tv in the quarter, with all those payments ($200,000) going to Adelstein & Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Robinson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Broadcast tv
$200,000
24.2%
Radio & production costs
$125,761
15.2%
Radio & tv costs
$79,775
9.6%
Tv & radio
$67,174
8.1%
Polling
$63,000
7.6%
Campaign services
$32,430
3.9%
Jesse white mailing 1
$10,997
1.3%
Jesse white mailing 2
$10,997
1.3%
Campaign staff
$10,829
1.3%
Postage
$5,942
0.7%
Postage for 5b
$5,810
0.7%
Postage for 6
$5,810
0.7%
Postage 11
$5,810
0.7%
Postage 12
$5,810
0.7%
Election day supplies
$4,963
0.6%
Printing for 14b
$4,197
0.5%
Printing for 16b
$4,197
0.5%
Yard signs
$3,700
0.5%
Printing for 6
$3,620
0.4%
Printing 11
$3,620
0.4%
Printing 12
$3,620
0.4%
Printing for 16a
$3,620
0.4%
Postage for 3a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 7b
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 8a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 9a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 10a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage 13a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 17a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 18a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 19a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 20a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 21a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 22a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 14a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 15a
$3,339
0.4%
Postage for 16a
$3,339
0.4%
Rent
$3,200
0.4%
Payroll
$3,040
0.4%
Postage for 3b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 7a
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 8b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 9b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 10b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage 13b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 17b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 18b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 19b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 20b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 21b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 22b
$2,471
0.3%
Postage for 15b
$2,471
0.3%
Robo calls
$2,432
0.3%
Walk materials
$2,415
0.3%
T shirts
$2,150
0.3%
Campaign work
$2,075
0.3%
Printing for 3a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 5a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 8a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 9a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 10a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 7a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing 13a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 17a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 18a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 19a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 20a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 21a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 22a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 15a
$1,894
0.2%
Printing for 14a
$1,894
0.2%
Food for volunteers
$1,809
0.2%
Printing for 3b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 5b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 7b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 8b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 9b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 10b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing 13b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 17b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 18b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 19b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 20b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 21b
$1,726
0.2%
Printing for 22b
$1,726
0.2%
Radio commercial
$1,500
0.2%
Election day work
$1,500
0.2%
Room rental
$1,500
0.2%
Jan payrool
$1,500
0.2%
Transportation for election day
$1,070
0.1%
Supplies
$785
< 0.1%
Phone minutes
$763
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$718
< 0.1%
Phone services
$690
< 0.1%
Sign
$600
< 0.1%
Fundraiser room rental
$500
< 0.1%
Cell phones for phone banking
$439
< 0.1%
Fee for collecting donations
$428
< 0.1%
Jesse white ringless voicemails
$400
< 0.1%
Ringless voicemails
$400
< 0.1%
Stamps
$330
< 0.1%
Fundraiser flier
$300
< 0.1%
Election day expenses
$300
< 0.1%
Pictures
$250
< 0.1%
Voter file
$177
< 0.1%
Election service
$160
< 0.1%
Toni preckwinkle robocall
$155
< 0.1%
Jesse white robocall
$154
< 0.1%
Robocalls
$145
< 0.1%
Mailer design
$120
< 0.1%
Jesse white endorsement robocall
$115
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$85
< 0.1%
Pat dowell robocall
$72
< 0.1%
Graphic design
$40
< 0.1%
Brendon reilly robocall
$16
< 0.1%
Michelle harris robocall
$12
< 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
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-16
$200,000
Broadcast tv
Tulchin Research
2018-03-07
$50,000
Polling
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-07
$49,775
Radio & tv costs
Adelstein & Associates
2018-02-08
$33,587
Tv & radio
Adelstein & Associates
2018-02-09
$33,587
Tv & radio
Adelstein & Associates
2018-02-22
$33,587
Radio & production costs
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-01
$33,587
Radio & production costs
Adelstein & Associates
2018-02-09
$33,587
Radio & production costs
Adelstein & Associates
2018-03-12
$30,000
Radio & tv costs
Tulchin Research
2018-03-18
$13,000
Polling
Breaker Press
2018-02-18
$10,997
Jesse white mailing 1
Breaker Press
2018-02-18
$10,997
Jesse white mailing 2
Adelstein & Associates
2018-01-20
$10,000
Radio & production costs
Adelstein & Associates
2018-01-17
$9,000
Radio & production costs
Adelstein & Associates
2018-01-24
$6,000
Radio & production costs
US Postal Service
2018-02-01
$5,810
Postage for 6
US Postal Service
2018-02-15
$5,810
Postage 11
US Postal Service
2018-02-15
$5,810
Postage 12
Frye Williamson
2018-02-01
$3,620
Printing for 6
Frye Williamson
2018-02-15
$3,620
Printing 11
Frye Williamson
2018-02-15
$3,620
Printing 12
Breaker Press
2018-03-17
$3,385
Election day supplies
US Postal Service
2018-01-24
$3,339
Postage for 3a
US Postal Service
2018-02-01
$3,339
Postage for 5b
US Postal Service
2018-02-01
$3,339
Postage for 7b
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