Ruiz's committee spent the most on media production in the quarter, with all those payments ($406,000) going to Screen Strategies Media Fund in Fairfax. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ruiz's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media production
$406,000
47.7%
Salaries
$83,212
9.8%
Communications consulting
$79,725
9.4%
Consulting/fundraising
$65,500
7.7%
Research
$39,100
4.6%
Payroll taxes
$35,624
4.2%
Website expenses
$26,595
3.1%
Printing
$19,930
2.3%
Credit card fees
$15,773
1.9%
Consulting/communications
$15,000
1.8%
Media consulting
$14,000
1.6%
Research/polling
$10,045
1.2%
Consulting/research
$9,044
1.1%
Rent
$5,000
0.6%
Catering
$3,759
0.4%
Accounting/compliance
$3,333
0.4%
Software
$2,578
0.3%
Logo design
$2,500
0.3%
Ballot petitions
$2,395
0.3%
Photography
$1,950
0.2%
Office supplies
$1,376
0.2%
Utilities
$1,278
0.2%
Reimbursements
$1,059
0.1%
Event site rental
$965
0.1%
Event supplies
$823
0.1%
Workers compensation
$787
< 0.1%
Auto travel/fuel
$596
< 0.1%
Payroll fees
$588
< 0.1%
Event tickets
$500
< 0.1%
Consulting/ballot access
$500
< 0.1%
Transportation
$446
< 0.1%
Contributions
$300
< 0.1%
Ballot petition
$281
< 0.1%
Event service
$220
< 0.1%
Print advertising
$212
< 0.1%
Telephone expenses
$191
< 0.1%
Event supplies-reimbursement nicholas guzman
$168
< 0.1%
Internet expenses
$161
< 0.1%
Mileage reimbursement
$142
< 0.1%
Lodging
$108
< 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
Screen Strategies Media Fund
2018-02-15
$236,000
Media production
Screen Strategies Media Fund
2018-02-22
$80,000
Media production
Anzalone Lizt Grove Research
2018-01-19
$39,100
Research
76 Words
2018-02-12
$35,848
Communications consulting
Screen Strategies Media Fund
2018-03-08
$30,000
Media production
76 Words
2018-01-24
$28,000
Communications consulting
Screen Strategies Media Fund
2018-02-26
$25,000
Media production
Screen Strategies Media Fund
2018-03-16
$25,000
Media production
New Chicago Consulting
2018-01-15
$18,500
Consulting/fundraising
New Chicago Consulting
2018-02-09
$18,500
Consulting/fundraising
New Chicago Consulting
2018-03-03
$18,500
Consulting/fundraising
76 Words
2018-02-05
$14,876
Communications consulting
Veracity Media
2018-03-29
$10,083
Website expenses
Aileron
2018-03-08
$10,000
Consulting/communications
New Chicago Consulting
2018-03-21
$10,000
Consulting/fundraising
Screen Strategies Media Fund
2018-03-19
$10,000
Media production
The Sexton Group
2018-03-23
$8,483
Research/polling
Rodriguez Media Communications Inc
2018-02-28
$7,000
Media consulting
Rodriguez Media Communications Inc
2018-03-23
$7,000
Media consulting
Veracity Media
2018-02-05
$6,610
Website expenses
Bankcard Merchant Services
2018-02-02
$6,447
Credit card fees
Veracity Media
2018-01-15
$6,000
Website expenses
Internal Revenue Service
2018-01-31
$5,214
Payroll taxes
Gragert Research
2018-01-15
$5,044
Consulting/research
Aileron
2018-01-12
$5,000
Consulting/communications
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