Murphy's committee spent the most on campaign management, stratagy, graphic design, printing, and mailings in the quarter, with all those payments ($35,000) going to Win Marketing in Addison. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign management, stratagy, graphic design, printing, and mailings
$35,000
38.6%
Printing/mailing
$12,500
13.8%
Campaign management, stratagy, graphic design, mailings
$10,000
11%
Campaign management, stratagy, graphic design, printint, mailings
$5,000
5.5%
Staff salaries
$4,500
5%
Advertising
$4,270
4.7%
Signs
$4,195
4.6%
Billboards
$3,721
4.1%
Newspaper advertising
$2,150
2.4%
Reimersment of reciepts
$1,587
1.8%
Donations
$1,225
1.4%
Polls
$1,104
1.2%
Election night party
$950
1.1%
Reimbursment for expense reciepts
$722
0.8%
Media campaign
$625
0.7%
Banners
$600
0.7%
Reimbursment of reciepts
$500
0.6%
Reimbursments for reciepts
$390
0.4%
Rent
$300
0.3%
Firetruck
$300
0.3%
Meals / party tinley park parade
$262
0.3%
Bank charges
$232
0.3%
Ad books
$200
0.2%
Intern compensation
$200
0.2%
Meals
$170
0.2%
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
Win Marketing
2018-02-16
$35,000
Campaign management, stratagy, graphic design, printing, and mailings
Progress Printing
2018-03-16
$12,500
Printing/mailing
Win Marketing
2018-03-07
$10,000
Campaign management, stratagy, graphic design, mailings
Win Marketing
2018-03-14
$5,000
Campaign management, stratagy, graphic design, printint, mailings
Valpak of Chicago
2018-02-15
$4,270
Advertising
Union Signs
2018-02-12
$4,195
Signs
Clear Channel Outdoor
2018-02-20
$3,721
Billboards
Bryja Tom
2018-03-19
$1,587
Reimersment of reciepts
Dolores McLaughlin
2018-01-16
$1,500
Staff salaries
Dolores McLaughlin
2018-02-05
$1,500
Staff salaries
Dolores McLaughlin
2018-03-05
$1,500
Staff salaries
Village View Publications
2018-01-16
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
Mama Vesuvio East
2018-03-26
$950
Election night party
Future Media
2018-03-20
$800
Newspaper advertising
Communications Express
2018-03-22
$626
Polls
Haus Signs
2018-03-19
$600
Banners
Callhub.lo
2018-03-21
$500
Media campaign
Dolores McLaughlin
2018-03-19
$500
Reimbursment of reciepts
Communications Express
2018-03-06
$477
Polls
Chicago St. Pats Annual Dinner/ Paypal
2018-01-24
$425
Donations
Bryja Tom
2018-03-30
$412
Reimbursment for expense reciepts
Arab American Democratic Club
2018-01-30
$400
Donations
Friends of Eugene Williams
2018-02-21
$400
Donations
Dolores McLaughlin
2018-03-19
$390
Reimbursments for reciepts
Messenger Press
2018-01-04
$350
Newspaper advertising
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