Johnson's committee spent the most on media in the quarter, with all those payments ($979,508) going to AKPD Message and Media in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Johnson's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media
$979,508
93.3%
Campaign consulting
$29,700
2.8%
Campaign management
$20,000
1.9%
Field organizer
$6,000
0.6%
Walk cards, signs
$3,367
0.3%
Events
$2,400
0.2%
Donations
$1,910
0.2%
Iea mailers
$1,753
0.2%
Pay for field organizer
$1,000
0.1%
Principal payment, johnson
$979
< 0.1%
Walk cards
$766
< 0.1%
Electronic filing
$695
< 0.1%
Fundraisers
$693
< 0.1%
Canvass
$545
< 0.1%
Robo calls
$500
< 0.1%
Wire transfer fee
$175
< 0.1%
Supplies for signs
$167
< 0.1%
Godaddy expenses
$108
< 0.1%
Gas card for field organizer
$103
< 0.1%
Gas card for sign volunteer
$53
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
AKPD Message and Media
2018-10-29
$750,000
Media
AKPD Message and Media
2018-10-11
$75,623
Media
AKPD Message and Media
2018-10-29
$55,000
Media
AKPD Message and Media
2018-10-23
$50,433
Media
AKPD Message and Media
2018-10-26
$48,452
Media
Zachary Elvove
2018-11-18
$20,000
Campaign management
Winning Connections Inc.
2018-11-02
$15,000
Campaign consulting
Winning Connections Inc.
2018-11-05
$14,700
Campaign consulting
Ali Mahmood
2018-12-28
$2,500
Field organizer
Emmetts Pub
2018-11-07
$2,400
Events
Forest Printing Company
2018-10-24
$2,205
Walk cards, signs
Indo-American Democratic Organization
2018-10-25
$1,910
Donations
Jeff Horler
2018-11-04
$1,753
Iea mailers
Ali Mahmood
2018-11-08
$1,500
Field organizer
Forest Printing Company
2018-10-26
$1,162
Walk cards, signs
Ali Mahmood
2018-10-01
$1,000
Pay for field organizer
Ali Mahmood
2018-10-15
$1,000
Field organizer
Ali Mahmood
2018-10-30
$1,000
Field organizer
Forest Printing Company
2018-10-17
$766
Walk cards
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2018-11-19
$695
Electronic filing
McNally's Irish Pub
2018-10-04
$693
Fundraisers
Gotv
2018-11-07
$500
Robo calls
Richard Johnson
2018-12-28
$500
Principal payment, johnson
Richard Johnson
2018-12-28
$467
Principal payment, johnson
Parth Dhanani
2018-11-08
$200
Canvass
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