Raoul's committee spent the most on media/advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,476,646) going to Adelstein & Associates in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Raoul's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media/advertising
$2,476,646
87.2%
Consulting
$75,000
2.6%
Payroll
$72,683
2.6%
Polling
$56,424
2%
Payroll taxes
$33,030
1.2%
Walk cards
$31,970
1.1%
Digital/online fundraising
$14,000
0.5%
Legal services
$10,765
0.4%
Fundraising expenses
$10,756
0.4%
Healthcare
$8,312
0.3%
Yard signs
$7,496
0.3%
Transportation
$5,981
0.2%
Research
$4,651
0.2%
Printing
$3,805
0.1%
Software
$3,791
0.1%
Event expenses
$3,232
0.1%
Credit card processing fees
$2,965
0.1%
Utilities
$2,900
0.1%
Lodging
$2,725
0.1%
Parade entry
$2,050
< 0.1%
Rent
$1,745
< 0.1%
T-shirts
$1,630
< 0.1%
Office equipment
$1,344
< 0.1%
Volunteer expenses
$1,000
< 0.1%
Consulting services
$1,000
< 0.1%
Dental insurance
$669
< 0.1%
Payroll fees
$582
< 0.1%
Advertising
$580
< 0.1%
Service charge
$404
< 0.1%
Parking
$395
< 0.1%
Postage
$387
< 0.1%
Vehicle maintenance
$375
< 0.1%
Staff training
$337
< 0.1%
Meetings
$244
< 0.1%
Mileage expenses
$179
< 0.1%
Supplies
$177
< 0.1%
Phones
$175
< 0.1%
Membership
$175
< 0.1%
Email & web services
$174
< 0.1%
Email
$167
< 0.1%
Lodging expense
$159
< 0.1%
Meals
$80
< 0.1%
Office maintenance
$35
< 0.1%
Wifi
$8
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Adelstein & Associates
2018-08-14
$500,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-08-20
$500,000
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-09-06
$396,471
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-09-20
$276,650
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-09-12
$267,500
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-09-28
$267,500
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-08-21
$104,075
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-08-15
$101,800
Media/advertising
Adelstein & Associates
2018-09-18
$60,000
Media/advertising
Lake Research Partners
2018-07-10
$43,194
Polling
P2 Consulting
2018-07-20
$40,000
Consulting
P2 Consulting
2018-09-14
$30,000
Consulting
Convergence Targeted Communications
2018-09-20
$14,360
Walk cards
Lake Research Partners
2018-09-05
$13,230
Polling
Convergence Targeted Communications
2018-07-05
$10,520
Walk cards
New Blue
2018-07-10
$9,000
Digital/online fundraising
Mayer Brown LLP
2018-07-10
$7,750
Legal services
ABCompuprint
2018-08-30
$7,496
Yard signs
McCarthy Strategies
2018-09-20
$5,000
Consulting
Spiros Consulting LLC
2018-07-24
$4,651
Research
Convergence Targeted Communications
2018-09-04
$3,790
Walk cards
Brenna Walsh
2018-08-03
$3,571
Payroll
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
2018-09-18
$3,314
Healthcare
Convergence Targeted Communications
2018-07-31
$3,300
Walk cards
Harry Caray's
2018-07-11
$3,238
Fundraising expenses
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