Pritzker's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with 59.3% of this total ($6,252,923) going to Pier 91 Media in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pritzker's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$10,544,083
63.3%
Payroll
$1,482,971
8.9%
Travel
$873,187
5.3%
Research consulting
$675,362
4.1%
Payroll taxes
$655,639
3.9%
Digital consulting
$291,335
1.8%
Rent
$237,066
1.4%
Media production
$220,458
1.3%
Printing
$173,414
1%
Contributions
$161,850
1%
Health insurance
$154,319
0.9%
Legal services
$153,157
0.9%
Event equipment
$98,786
0.6%
Office supplies
$93,618
0.6%
Event sponsorship
$79,700
0.5%
Telecommunications
$72,332
0.4%
Event production
$68,373
0.4%
Catering
$57,050
0.3%
Community outreach consulting
$53,015
0.3%
Policy consulting
$53,000
0.3%
Compliance and accounting consulting
$46,165
0.3%
Political outreach consulting
$45,000
0.3%
Software
$43,294
0.3%
Political and field consulting
$42,000
0.3%
Office insurance
$36,060
0.2%
Community outreach and political consulting
$34,500
0.2%
Communication consulting
$33,206
0.2%
Political consulting
$30,000
0.2%
It consulting
$30,000
0.2%
Newspaper advertising
$28,420
0.2%
Utilities
$19,369
0.1%
Fundraising consulting
$13,870
< 0.1%
Strategic field consulting
$12,125
< 0.1%
Venue rental
$12,027
< 0.1%
Media consulting
$11,590
< 0.1%
Payroll services
$2,633
< 0.1%
Shipping
$2,321
< 0.1%
Web hosting
$1,045
< 0.1%
Credit card fees
$812
< 0.1%
Event tickets
$655
< 0.1%
Messenger service
$552
< 0.1%
Postage
$314
< 0.1%
Campaign insurance
$275
< 0.1%
Transaction fees
$218
< 0.1%
Mileage reimbursement
$207
< 0.1%
Shredding services
$203
< 0.1%
Pest extermination
$195
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Pier 91 Media
2018-06-04
$2,523,728
Media expenses
Pier 91 Media
2018-05-07
$1,902,973
Media expenses
Pier 91 Media
2018-06-04
$1,427,825
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-06-25
$1,139,600
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-05-31
$1,085,000
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-06-18
$1,085,000
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-06-08
$976,500
Media expenses
FlexJet, LLC
2018-06-04
$625,519
Travel
Pier 91 Media
2018-06-28
$398,397
Media expenses
Payroll Data Processing
2018-04-13
$128,375
Payroll taxes
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2018-06-01
$126,000
Research consulting
Payroll Data Processing
2018-06-29
$120,618
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2018-06-15
$113,813
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2018-05-31
$102,623
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2018-05-15
$100,373
Payroll taxes
Civis Analytics, Inc.
2018-05-03
$100,000
Digital consulting
Civis Analytics, Inc.
2018-06-07
$100,000
Digital consulting
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center
2018-06-21
$100,000
Contributions
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2018-04-05
$99,200
Research consulting
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2018-04-05
$95,200
Research consulting
Payroll Data Processing
2018-04-30
$89,834
Payroll taxes
Perkins Coie
2018-06-01
$85,901
Legal services
Civis Analytics, Inc.
2018-04-05
$81,335
Digital consulting
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening
2018-04-24
$78,996
Printing
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2018-06-01
$75,000
Research consulting
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