McCann's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($324,254) going to Hodas & Associates in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how McCann's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$324,254
63.3%
Advertising/direct mail
$57,827
11.3%
Broadcast cable
$51,000
10%
Donations
$24,085
4.7%
Advertising
$23,838
4.7%
Contractual salary
$8,000
1.6%
Campaign office rent
$4,800
0.9%
Signs
$2,799
0.6%
Printing
$2,266
0.4%
Food & beverage for funder
$2,210
0.4%
Vehicle repairs
$1,906
0.4%
Office rent
$1,500
0.3%
Fundraiser food & beverage
$1,300
0.3%
Cookies for giveaways
$1,000
0.2%
Software
$750
0.2%
Parade supplies
$712
0.1%
Rent
$600
0.1%
Internet services
$517
0.1%
Equipment rental
$500
0.1%
Public relations
$403
< 0.1%
Christmas cards
$390
< 0.1%
Coffee & donuts for staff
$335
< 0.1%
Sponsorships
$300
< 0.1%
Fuel
$248
< 0.1%
Internet service
$200
< 0.1%
Telephone expenses
$165
< 0.1%
Additional donation
$101
< 0.1%
Meals for volunteers
$76
< 0.1%
Supplies
$59
< 0.1%
Meals
$51
< 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
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-18
$103,025
Media
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-09
$60,686
Media
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-22
$60,000
Media
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-04
$59,608
Media
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-14
$57,827
Advertising/direct mail
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-01
$51,000
Broadcast cable
Hodas & Associates
2016-02-25
$23,767
Media
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-14
$21,965
Advertising
Hodas & Associates
2016-01-28
$18,390
Donations
Hodas & Associates
2016-03-01
$17,166
Media
Thomas McLaughlin
2016-03-15
$8,000
Contractual salary
Campaign Products Plus
2016-03-14
$2,799
Signs
Hamilton's Catering Service Inc.
2016-02-24
$2,210
Food & beverage for funder
Westown Ford
2016-02-11
$1,906
Vehicle repairs
Modern Mailing
2016-02-25
$1,811
Printing
Dave Beatty
2016-01-16
$1,500
Office rent
Pao
2016-02-09
$1,300
Fundraiser food & beverage
Cnb
2016-01-04
$1,200
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2016-01-30
$1,200
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2016-02-29
$1,200
Campaign office rent
Cnb
2016-03-30
$1,200
Campaign office rent
West Central IL FNRA
2016-03-24
$1,125
Donations
Girl Scouts
2016-03-15
$1,000
Cookies for giveaways
Wjil - Wjvo
2016-02-25
$1,000
Advertising
ELECT Inc.
2016-02-24
$750
Software
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