Smiddy's committee spent the most on production media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($226,425) going to Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Smiddy's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Production media expenses
$226,425
47.3%
Television media
$100,625
21%
Telephone polling
$52,654
11%
Mail production and postage
$37,403
7.8%
Mail production & postage
$18,041
3.8%
Rent
$11,465
2.4%
Consulting
$7,232
1.5%
Paryroll taxes
$4,812
1%
Postage
$3,775
0.8%
Donations
$3,000
0.6%
Telephones
$2,716
0.6%
Staff salaries
$2,522
0.5%
Food
$2,099
0.4%
Car insurance
$1,200
0.3%
Internet access
$1,121
0.2%
Magazine advertising
$927
0.2%
Utilities
$611
0.1%
Payroll taxes
$588
0.1%
Robo calls
$584
0.1%
Travel-candidate
$462
0.1%
Mileage expenses
$394
< 0.1%
Water
$179
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$155
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Adelstein & Associates Llc
2016-09-26
$100,000
Television media
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-07-07
$86,810
Production media expenses
Lake Research
2016-07-29
$38,455
Telephone polling
The Strategy Group
2016-08-05
$37,403
Mail production and postage
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-09-09
$22,514
Production media expenses
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-07-15
$22,428
Production media expenses
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-07-01
$20,672
Production media expenses
The Strategy Group
2016-09-09
$18,041
Mail production & postage
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-08-03
$15,070
Production media expenses
Lake Research
2016-08-18
$14,199
Telephone polling
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-08-12
$13,754
Production media expenses
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-08-31
$13,754
Production media expenses
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-08-18
$13,734
Production media expenses
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-08-25
$13,734
Production media expenses
Michelle May
2016-07-05
$7,500
Rent
Irs
2016-07-15
$4,812
Paryroll taxes
Snyder Pickerill Media Group LLC
2016-08-01
$3,955
Production media expenses
Michelle May
2016-07-18
$2,750
Rent
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-07-01
$1,928
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-07-05
$1,928
Consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-09-01
$1,648
Consulting
Sauk Valley Chamber Of Commerce
2016-07-08
$1,500
Donations
Lincoln Square Apartments
2016-08-16
$1,215
Rent
Local 399 Pef
2016-07-05
$1,000
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2016-07-11
$995
Telephones
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