Seaton's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 34.3% of this total ($4,000) going to Darnell Clark in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Seaton's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$11,650
31.9%
Media commercials
$5,731
15.7%
Printing
$5,517
15.1%
Campaign media
$4,695
12.8%
Campaign signs
$2,405
6.6%
Media
$1,500
4.1%
Accounting fees
$1,200
3.3%
Media consulting
$850
2.3%
Mailer
$700
1.9%
Radio advertising
$550
1.5%
Ad & billboard design
$500
1.4%
Office rent
$500
1.4%
Production media expenses
$500
1.4%
Advertising
$275
0.8%
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
Len Gar Media Consultants
2018-03-02
$5,731
Media commercials
Kevron Printing & Mailing, Inc.
2018-03-09
$5,517
Printing
Outfront Media
2018-01-02
$4,695
Campaign media
Darnell Clark
2018-01-31
$2,500
Consulting
AwesomeCampaigns.com Inc.
2018-02-09
$2,405
Campaign signs
Darnell Clark
2018-01-02
$1,500
Consulting
Soul Slate PAC
2018-03-09
$1,500
Media
Ricky Hendon
2018-01-10
$1,000
Consulting
Patty House
2018-02-01
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2018-02-03
$1,000
Consulting
Sean Howard
2018-01-02
$1,000
Consulting
Patty House
2018-01-01
$700
Consulting
Taylor Media
2018-02-06
$700
Mailer
Len Gar Media Consultants
2018-02-06
$625
Media consulting
Len Gar Media Consultants
2018-02-10
$550
Radio advertising
Sean Howard
2018-03-09
$500
Consulting
Sean Howard
2018-03-05
$500
Consulting
Aisha Mays
2018-02-03
$500
Ad & billboard design
Matt McGill
2018-02-28
$500
Consulting
Taylor Media
2018-02-22
$500
Production media expenses
Stanley J. Wallach
2018-01-01
$400
Accounting fees
Stanley J. Wallach
2018-03-01
$400
Accounting fees
Stanley J. Wallach
2018-02-01
$400
Accounting fees
Margaret Boyd
2018-03-14
$300
Consulting
Margaret Boyd
2018-01-06
$300
Consulting