Sayeed's committee spent the most on mail. in the quarter, with 63.6% of this total ($57,734) going to AC Signs & Consultions LLC in Elk Grove Village. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sayeed's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mail.
$90,735
38.6%
Political consulting.
$31,400
13.4%
Field work.
$23,756
10.1%
Television advertisement.
$22,845
9.7%
Staff compensation.
$10,000
4.3%
Political and communications consulting.
$9,000
3.8%
Campaign literature.
$6,745
2.9%
Legal services.
$5,425
2.3%
Compliance consulting.
$5,400
2.3%
Voter outreach.
$4,631
2%
Refund contribution.
$4,000
1.7%
Merchant card processing fees.
$3,099
1.3%
Rent.
$2,650
1.1%
Video production.
$2,570
1.1%
Signs.
$2,195
0.9%
Canvassing.
$2,122
0.9%
Walk cards.
$1,390
0.6%
Printing costs.
$1,326
0.6%
Social media.
$1,176
0.5%
Campaign finance and compliance software.
$960
0.4%
Utilities.
$491
0.2%
Food.
$398
0.2%
Campaign email.
$324
0.1%
Office supplies.
$322
0.1%
Rev. dr. martin luther king jr. schlrshp brkfst.
$300
0.1%
Carpet for campaign office.
$289
0.1%
Uncategorized expenses
$270
0.1%
Flowers for event.
$261
0.1%
Photography.
$250
0.1%
Venue fee.
$200
< 0.1%
Event and office supplies.
$199
< 0.1%
Wifi service.
$188
< 0.1%
Thank you outreach.
$188
< 0.1%
Campaign business cards.
$125
< 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
Unimar Productions
2018-03-06
$22,845
Television advertisement.
GBA Strategies
2018-01-08
$20,500
Political consulting.
AC Signs & Consultions LLC
2018-03-13
$16,602
Mail.
AC Signs & Consultions LLC
2018-03-13
$14,434
Mail.
AC Signs & Consultions LLC
2018-03-09
$14,058
Mail.
Wildfire Contact LLC
2018-02-14
$11,229
Mail.
Wildfire Contact LLC
2018-02-22
$11,065
Mail.
Wildfire Contact LLC
2018-02-05
$10,706
Mail.
AC Signs & Consultions LLC
2018-02-26
$9,419
Mail.
Michael Kreloff
2018-01-05
$5,425
Legal services.
Jack Lockhart
2018-03-04
$4,000
Staff compensation.
AC Signs & Consultions LLC
2018-01-11
$3,219
Mail.
CCS Consulting
2018-01-16
$3,000
Political and communications consulting.
CCS Consulting
2018-02-15
$3,000
Political and communications consulting.
CCS Consulting
2018-03-13
$3,000
Political and communications consulting.
Jack Lockhart
2018-01-03
$3,000
Staff compensation.
Jack Lockhart
2018-02-05
$3,000
Staff compensation.
Akhtar Siddiqui
2018-02-13
$3,000
Refund contribution.
Advantage Solutions Group
2018-01-02
$2,800
Political consulting.
Advantage Solutions Group
2018-01-28
$2,800
Political consulting.
Advantage Solutions Group
2018-03-01
$2,800
Political consulting.
Gragert Research
2018-01-03
$2,500
Political consulting.
Chi-Town Printing Inc
2018-03-08
$2,200
Campaign literature.
AC Signs & Consultions LLC
2018-02-15
$2,195
Signs.
Sparked Strategies LLC
2018-01-01
$1,800
Compliance consulting.