Tarver's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with 99.2% of this total ($19,503) going to Fuse in Berkeley. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Tarver's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$19,662
17.3%
Printing - direct mail
$13,114
11.6%
Campaign work
$13,061
11.5%
Consulting
$9,900
8.7%
Paid id calls
$9,050
8%
Lawn signs and printing
$7,565
6.7%
Digital advertising
$7,000
6.2%
Legal fees
$6,000
5.3%
Fundraising software
$3,677
3.2%
Brochures
$3,364
3%
Rent
$3,000
2.6%
Research
$2,550
2.3%
Graphic design
$1,925
1.7%
Palm cards
$1,645
1.5%
Credit card fees
$1,631
1.4%
Setup fee
$1,500
1.3%
Event - food and beverage
$1,236
1.1%
Printing - palm cards and door hangers
$1,125
1%
Lawn signs
$881
0.8%
Photography
$705
0.6%
Printing
$694
0.6%
Reimbursements
$673
0.6%
Event - food
$500
0.4%
Web development
$450
0.4%
Printing - stickers
$445
0.4%
Magazine advertising
$375
0.3%
Mailing
$353
0.3%
Insurance
$351
0.3%
Office supplies
$254
0.2%
Food
$211
0.2%
Meals
$205
0.2%
Email services
$175
0.2%
Supplies
$156
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
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2018-01-08
$7,565
Lawn signs and printing
Fuse
2018-03-20
$7,124
Printing - direct mail
Winning Connections
2018-03-27
$6,600
Paid id calls
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship, P.C.
2018-03-30
$6,000
Legal fees
Saguaro Strategies LLC
2018-03-01
$5,000
Digital advertising
Hampton Moore LLC
2018-01-02
$4,500
Consulting
Fuse
2018-03-13
$3,438
Postage
GoldBouchard Communications
2018-01-05
$3,364
Brochures
Fuse
2018-03-20
$3,267
Printing - direct mail
1525 Hp Llc
2018-01-18
$3,000
Rent
Fuse
2018-03-20
$2,722
Printing - direct mail
Fuse
2018-02-18
$2,564
Postage
NIS Consulting Group
2018-01-02
$2,550
Research
Fuse
2018-02-19
$2,544
Postage
The Sexton Group
2018-03-15
$2,450
Paid id calls
Fuse
2018-02-28
$2,391
Postage
Fuse
2018-03-08
$2,391
Postage
Fuse
2018-03-06
$2,391
Postage
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-03-19
$2,000
Consulting
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-01-17
$2,000
Consulting
Bernie Williams
2018-03-02
$2,000
Campaign work
Bernie Williams
2018-02-01
$2,000
Campaign work
Tony Navarro
2018-03-20
$1,875
Campaign work
RevUp
2018-02-03
$1,677
Fundraising software
RevUp
2018-02-03
$1,500
Setup fee
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