Chow's committee spent the most on design print production & mailing of fliers in the quarter, with all those payments ($60,918) going to The Strategy Group, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Chow's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Design print production & mailing of fliers
$60,918
28.3%
Photo shoot & design, print, production & mailing for fliers
$29,489
13.7%
Principal payment, chow
$26,000
12.1%
Campaign manager
$11,375
5.3%
Design, print, production & mailing of fliers
$9,691
4.5%
Digital advertising
$8,408
3.9%
Robo calls
$6,961
3.2%
Canvassers march 9-15 2018
$6,726
3.1%
Campaign work - canvassers
$6,430
3%
Campaign work
$6,175
2.9%
Facebook ads
$4,353
2%
Campaign work - distribution of sticky notes
$4,000
1.9%
Election day poll passers
$3,773
1.8%
Phone bank and canvassing
$3,500
1.6%
Canvassing 3.16 to 3.20
$2,701
1.3%
Early vote and gotv field opertion management
$2,500
1.2%
Rent for campaign headquarters
$2,275
1.1%
Management fee
$2,148
1%
Yard signs
$2,000
0.9%
Printing of walking cards
$1,930
0.9%
Producing 3 digital campaign advertisements
$1,550
0.7%
Advertising - online with the patch
$1,500
0.7%
Poll passing
$1,406
0.7%
Producing 3 campaign ads
$1,000
0.5%
Online ads
$897
0.4%
Security deposit
$850
0.4%
Computer software
$750
0.4%
Printing
$623
0.3%
Monthly website fees
$600
0.3%
Act blue fee
$507
0.2%
Business cards & campaign buttons
$405
0.2%
Election day - sign set ups
$375
0.2%
Designing of postcards and revision of walking cards
$350
0.2%
Postage
$320
0.2%
Monthly website fee
$300
0.1%
Feb consultant fee
$250
0.1%
Digital ads
$250
0.1%
Election day results - campaign viewing party at bluestones on 3/20/18
$235
0.1%
Wifi hotspot for campaign office
$229
0.1%
Printing of palm cards
$225
0.1%
Act blue fees
$198
< 0.1%
Ink
$186
< 0.1%
Printing of early voting cards
$185
< 0.1%
Canvassing and poll passing
$175
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$102
< 0.1%
Food for meeting on 3-9-2018
$100
< 0.1%
Video editing of 3 digital campaigns
$100
< 0.1%
Parking ticket reimbursement
$75
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$65
< 0.1%
Food & bottled water
$62
< 0.1%
Phone cordless
$50
< 0.1%
Actblue fees
$37
< 0.1%
Hand warmers
$33
< 0.1%
Supplies
$22
< 0.1%
Hot spot fees
$21
< 0.1%
Printer ink
$20
< 0.1%
Transportation
$11
< 0.1%
Office supplies - paper
$10
< 0.1%
Actblue fee
$1
< 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
The Strategy Group, LLC
2018-02-13
$29,489
Photo shoot & design, print, production & mailing for fliers
The Strategy Group, LLC
2018-02-26
$28,903
Design print production & mailing of fliers
Daniel Chow
2018-02-02
$20,000
Principal payment, chow
The Strategy Group, LLC
2018-03-05
$19,212
Design print production & mailing of fliers
The Strategy Group, LLC
2018-03-12
$10,953
Design print production & mailing of fliers
The Strategy Group, LLC
2018-02-16
$9,691
Design, print, production & mailing of fliers
The Sexton Group
2018-03-12
$6,961
Robo calls
Bobby Burns
2018-03-16
$6,726
Canvassers march 9-15 2018
Bobby Burns
2018-03-09
$6,430
Campaign work - canvassers
Daniel Chow
2018-03-31
$6,000
Principal payment, chow
Bulldog Printing.com
2018-03-15
$4,000
Campaign work - distribution of sticky notes
Bobby Burns
2018-03-21
$3,773
Election day poll passers
DSPolitical LLC
2018-02-27
$3,616
Digital advertising
Bobby Burns
2018-02-26
$3,500
Phone bank and canvassing
DSPolitical LLC
2018-01-31
$3,388
Digital advertising
Bobby Burns
2018-03-21
$2,701
Canvassing 3.16 to 3.20
Bobby Burns
2018-03-16
$2,500
Early vote and gotv field opertion management
KOS Group Inc
2018-02-05
$2,500
Campaign work
Bobby Burns
2018-03-24
$2,148
Management fee
Union Signs and Printing
2018-01-04
$2,000
Yard signs
The Strategy Group, LLC
2018-03-19
$1,850
Design print production & mailing of fliers
Gabriel Frankel
2018-03-15
$1,750
Campaign manager
Gabriel Frankel
2018-02-15
$1,750
Campaign manager
Gabriel Frankel
2018-03-30
$1,750
Campaign manager
Gabriel Frankel
2018-01-04
$1,750
Campaign manager
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