Johnson's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 99.5% of this total ($254,680) going to Deliver Strategies in Arlington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Johnson's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$256,045
53.6%
Field work
$25,969
5.4%
Election day workers
$23,645
4.9%
Staff salaries
$20,000
4.2%
Phone bank expenses
$18,611
3.9%
Media - radio
$15,011
3.1%
Polling
$12,428
2.6%
Communications
$11,250
2.4%
Phonebanking
$10,000
2.1%
Yard signs
$7,565
1.6%
Paid canvassing
$7,072
1.5%
Yard signs & holiday card
$6,435
1.4%
Signs
$5,500
1.2%
Field data services
$5,295
1.1%
Fundraising consultant
$4,346
0.9%
Advertising media
$4,150
0.9%
Door hangers
$4,135
0.9%
Paid canvassing services
$3,916
0.8%
Field and data services
$3,540
0.7%
Research
$3,500
0.7%
Election day expenses
$3,283
0.7%
Radio ads
$2,535
0.5%
Radio ad production
$2,450
0.5%
Robo calls
$2,272
0.5%
Literature
$2,200
0.5%
Magazine advertising
$1,600
0.3%
Photography
$1,555
0.3%
Food
$1,472
0.3%
Data
$1,385
0.3%
Four months of ngp van
$1,280
0.3%
Fees
$1,062
0.2%
Election day lunch
$985
0.2%
Field data servicer
$885
0.2%
Election day preparation
$840
0.2%
Electricity
$662
0.1%
Internet access
$623
0.1%
Election night food
$451
< 0.1%
Wire fees
$450
< 0.1%
Election day - lunch
$360
< 0.1%
Phone chargers
$353
< 0.1%
Election worker meeting
$333
< 0.1%
Election day breakfast
$331
< 0.1%
Food, office supplies
$298
< 0.1%
Reimbursements
$266
< 0.1%
Food for proviso meet and greet
$260
< 0.1%
Paid canvass
$255
< 0.1%
Election night dj
$250
< 0.1%
Graphic design
$240
< 0.1%
Yard signs pickup
$200
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$186
< 0.1%
Cleaning
$150
< 0.1%
135.75
$135
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$56
< 0.1%
Election day coffee
$46
< 0.1%
Office cleaning
$35
< 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
2018-01-29
$38,313
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-02-08
$38,313
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-02-15
$38,313
Mailing
Howleit & Associates
2018-03-23
$23,169
Field work
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-01
$22,565
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-01-05
$21,725
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-01-10
$20,975
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-15
$20,000
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-01-19
$19,115
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-05
$15,179
Mailing
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-12
$15,179
Mailing
Lake Research Partners
2018-02-16
$12,428
Polling
iheartmedia Inc.
2018-03-16
$10,000
Media - radio
Winning Connections Inc.
2018-03-14
$10,000
Phonebanking
Winning Connections Inc.
2018-03-06
$10,000
Phone bank expenses
Winning Connections Inc.
2018-03-20
$8,611
Phone bank expenses
AC Signs & Consultions, LLC
2018-01-01
$6,435
Yard signs & holiday card
AC Signs & Consultions, LLC
2018-02-23
$5,185
Yard signs
AC Signs & Consultions, LLC
2018-01-02
$5,100
Signs
Midway Broadcasting Corporation
2018-03-15
$5,011
Media - radio
Deliver Strategies
2018-03-20
$5,000
Mailing
Younker Media
2018-03-17
$4,150
Advertising media
Howleit & Associates
2018-02-12
$3,916
Paid canvassing services
Abundant Media & Entertainment, Inc
2018-03-15
$3,750
Communications
Abundant Media & Entertainment, Inc
2018-02-26
$3,750
Communications
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