Degnen's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 98.1% of this total ($172,252) going to Deliver Strategies in Arlington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Degnen's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$175,616
60.7%
Consulting
$59,415
20.5%
Polling
$17,900
6.2%
Robo calls
$11,033
3.8%
Payroll
$6,260
2.2%
Yard signs
$5,280
1.8%
Printing
$4,510
1.6%
Postage
$2,753
1%
Rent
$2,100
0.7%
Photography
$855
0.3%
Internet access
$689
0.2%
Supplies
$657
0.2%
Computer services
$560
0.2%
Digital outreach
$395
0.1%
Fund raising (food)
$379
0.1%
E-mail outreach
$250
< 0.1%
Fund raising advertisement
$239
< 0.1%
Graphic design
$200
< 0.1%
Wire transfer
$90
< 0.1%
Wire fee
$90
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$59
< 0.1%
Transportation
$25
< 0.1%
Accounting fees
$9
< 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
Deliver Strategies
2018-02-20
$55,941
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-02-12
$36,405
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-01
$30,075
Mailing
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research
2018-01-19
$17,900
Polling
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-08
$17,550
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-14
$16,139
Mailing
The Sexton Group
2018-03-28
$11,033
Robo calls
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-15
$8,139
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-14
$8,000
Mailing
Saguaro Strategies
2018-03-02
$7,500
Consulting
Saguaro Strategies
2018-03-05
$7,500
Consulting
Saguaro Strategies
2018-03-12
$7,500
Consulting
Saguaro Strategies
2018-02-21
$7,500
Consulting
Hampton Moore LLC
2018-03-03
$5,000
Consulting
Don Wiener
2018-01-08
$4,000
Consulting
Hampton Moore LLC
2018-02-21
$3,800
Consulting
Joanna Klonsky
2018-03-22
$3,500
Consulting
Bouchard Gold Communications
2018-01-28
$3,364
Mailing
Silversmith Strategies LLC
2018-03-03
$3,085
Consulting
Hampton Moore LLC
2018-03-26
$3,000
Consulting
Daniel Causton
2018-01-23
$2,630
Payroll
Postmaster General
2018-03-12
$2,531
Postage
Joanna Klonsky
2018-03-04
$2,500
Consulting
Stars & Stripes
2018-01-03
$2,500
Yard signs
Stars & Stripes
2018-01-04
$2,500
Yard signs
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