Pritzker's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with 71% of this total ($17,265,231) going to Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media in Philadelphia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Pritzker's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$24,306,321
64.1%
Strategic field consulting
$3,807,969
10%
Voter outreach
$2,285,470
6%
Payroll
$1,965,397
5.2%
Payroll taxes
$830,770
2.2%
Media production
$541,787
1.4%
Printing
$462,897
1.2%
Research consulting
$445,193
1.2%
Rent
$430,913
1.1%
Digital consulting
$310,355
0.8%
Travel
$302,249
0.8%
Legal services
$276,796
0.7%
Health insurance
$230,698
0.6%
Event sponsorship
$197,367
0.5%
Political consulting
$141,625
0.4%
Strategic consulting & scheduling services
$134,496
0.4%
Software
$127,169
0.3%
Catering
$124,654
0.3%
Event production
$107,577
0.3%
Fundraising consulting
$105,930
0.3%
Office supplies
$78,743
0.2%
Telecommunications
$74,606
0.2%
Stipends
$70,700
0.2%
Political outreach consulting
$60,000
0.2%
Communication consulting
$58,374
0.2%
Compliance and accounting consulting
$57,770
0.2%
Policy consulting
$46,500
0.1%
Media consulting
$45,000
0.1%
Political and field consulting
$42,000
0.1%
Credit processing fee
$38,070
0.1%
Event equipment
$36,958
0.1%
Community outreach and political consulting
$34,500
< 0.1%
Community outreach consulting
$34,500
< 0.1%
Contributions
$31,650
< 0.1%
It consulting
$30,000
< 0.1%
Utilities
$18,449
< 0.1%
Venue rental
$10,924
< 0.1%
Office insurance
$7,740
< 0.1%
Media monitoring
$3,600
< 0.1%
Training expenses
$2,975
< 0.1%
Payroll services
$2,960
< 0.1%
Event tickets
$2,235
< 0.1%
Shipping
$2,104
< 0.1%
Retreat
$994
< 0.1%
Shredding services
$894
< 0.1%
Moving expenses
$750
< 0.1%
Bank fees
$641
< 0.1%
Refund contribution
$500
< 0.1%
Messenger service
$424
< 0.1%
Office construction
$313
< 0.1%
Mileage reimbursement
$203
< 0.1%
Thank you gift card
$200
< 0.1%
Digital ad
$181
< 0.1%
Postage
$175
< 0.1%
Mileage expenses
$172
< 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
Pier 91 Media
2018-09-26
$3,338,911
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-08-28
$3,042,085
Media expenses
Pier 91 Media
2018-08-31
$2,898,598
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-07-09
$2,726,237
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-09-17
$1,866,672
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-09-10
$1,517,932
Media expenses
OTG Strategies
2018-09-26
$1,500,000
Strategic field consulting
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-08-20
$1,476,740
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-09-24
$1,331,970
Media expenses
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2018-07-31
$1,206,991
Voter outreach
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-08-06
$1,192,975
Media expenses
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2018-09-17
$1,072,718
Voter outreach
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-07-02
$1,031,450
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-07-31
$1,015,350
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-07-23
$993,825
Media expenses
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-08-13
$862,400
Media expenses
OTG Strategies
2018-08-22
$588,910
Strategic field consulting
Pier 91 Media
2018-07-26
$580,069
Media expenses
OTG Strategies
2018-07-23
$425,000
Strategic field consulting
OTG Strategies
2018-08-22
$400,000
Strategic field consulting
OTG Strategies
2018-08-09
$270,000
Strategic field consulting
Shorr, Johnson, Magnus Strategic Media
2018-07-17
$207,593
Media expenses
Payroll Data Processing
2018-09-28
$151,801
Payroll taxes
Payroll Data Processing
2018-09-14
$147,314
Payroll taxes
Global Strategy Group, LLC
2018-09-28
$145,000
Research consulting
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