Presta's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with 45.1% of this total ($15,537) going to Outfront Media in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Presta's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Production media expenses
$34,465
37.8%
Signs
$23,430
25.7%
Radio advertising
$8,866
9.7%
Printing
$8,450
9.3%
Fund raising advertisement
$4,968
5.5%
Donations
$3,300
3.6%
Fund raising (food)
$2,697
3%
Consulting
$2,235
2.5%
Television advertising
$1,157
1.3%
Legal fees
$950
1%
Accounting fees
$400
0.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$250
0.3%
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
Outfront Media
2018-01-08
$15,537
Production media expenses
Stars & Stripes Inc
2018-01-17
$11,930
Signs
Comcast Spotlight
2018-02-09
$10,677
Production media expenses
Nuvo Marketing Llc
2018-02-27
$10,000
Signs
Breaker Press Co
2018-02-05
$8,466
Radio advertising
Breaker Press Co
2018-02-15
$8,450
Printing
Breaker Press Co
2018-01-19
$8,250
Production media expenses
Stars & Stripes Inc
2018-03-01
$4,000
Fund raising advertisement
Palermos Pizza
2018-02-13
$1,568
Fund raising (food)
Deep Blue
2018-02-01
$1,500
Signs
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-01-11
$1,000
Donations
Democratic Party of Illinois
2018-03-01
$1,000
Donations
Rob Lyons
2018-03-01
$950
Legal fees
Daniel Carlson
2018-03-01
$750
Consulting
Facebook
2018-03-01
$658
Television advertising
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Plc Controlled Disbursement
2018-03-01
$600
Fund raising (food)
Don Petruis
2018-03-01
$600
Consulting
Patrick Warackiny
2018-03-01
$600
Consulting
Incarnation School
2018-03-01
$500
Donations
Facebook
2018-03-01
$499
Television advertising
Stars & Stripes Inc
2018-03-01
$420
Fund raising advertisement
J. Roe Cpa Services
2018-03-01
$400
Accounting fees
Production Company
2018-03-01
$400
Radio advertising
O.p.
2018-03-01
$324
Fund raising advertisement
Incarnation School
2018-03-01
$300
Donations