Groebner's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($93,277) going to Hodas & Associates in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Groebner's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$93,277
66.6%
Television advertising
$25,635
18.3%
Consulting
$15,489
11.1%
Signs
$2,910
2.1%
Internet advertising
$1,000
0.7%
Online donation platform fees
$625
0.5%
Production media expenses
$477
0.3%
Fund raising advertisement
$465
0.3%
Wire transfers
$240
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Hodas & Associates
2018-03-04
$12,032
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-03-08
$12,032
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-03-01
$11,692
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-02-23
$11,000
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2018-01-04
$9,961
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-01-24
$9,961
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-02-01
$9,961
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-02-10
$9,961
Mailing
JC Consulting Inc
2018-01-15
$9,330
Consulting
Hodas & Associates
2018-01-30
$8,837
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-02-21
$8,837
Mailing
Hodas & Associates
2018-01-21
$5,550
Television advertising
Hodas & Associates
2018-02-13
$4,555
Television advertising
JC Consulting Inc
2018-02-18
$3,091
Consulting
JC Consulting Inc
2018-01-24
$3,067
Consulting
Hodas & Associates
2018-02-13
$2,530
Television advertising
Union SIgns
2018-01-03
$2,050
Signs
Hodas & Associates
2018-01-04
$2,000
Television advertising
Ryan Hennigan
2018-01-29
$1,000
Internet advertising
Union SIgns
2018-02-25
$860
Signs
Stripe
2018-03-31
$625
Online donation platform fees
Chicago Marriott Schaumburg
2018-01-04
$477
Production media expenses
Hodas & Associates
2018-01-04
$465
Fund raising advertisement
Millenium Bank
2018-03-31
$240
Wire transfers
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