Stuart's committee spent the most on media expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,160,140) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Stuart's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media expenses
$1,160,140
80.2%
Mailing
$123,503
8.5%
Gotv phone calls
$30,334
2.1%
Production media expenses
$21,581
1.5%
Postage
$20,492
1.4%
Voter contact
$16,763
1.2%
Office supplies
$11,699
0.8%
Polling
$11,035
0.8%
Payroll
$10,697
0.7%
Advertising
$9,579
0.7%
Signs
$4,283
0.3%
Payroll - phone bankers
$3,937
0.3%
Printing
$3,707
0.3%
Phone bank expenses
$2,145
0.2%
Payroll processing
$2,054
0.1%
Election day
$1,950
0.1%
Walk cards
$1,935
0.1%
Voter texting
$1,775
0.1%
Phones
$1,560
0.1%
Gotv materials
$1,471
0.1%
Staff housing
$1,300
< 0.1%
Payroll - phone bank
$1,291
< 0.1%
Robo calls
$750
< 0.1%
Election day - food
$549
< 0.1%
Digital marketing
$500
< 0.1%
Election day pollwatcher expenses
$450
< 0.1%
Phone banks
$250
< 0.1%
Photography
$187
< 0.1%
Friends & family
$159
< 0.1%
Post office box
$82
< 0.1%
Campaign phone
$33
< 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
Buying Time, LLC
2016-11-01
$450,020
Media expenses
Buying Time, LLC
2016-10-24
$300,020
Media expenses
Buying Time, LLC
2016-10-16
$130,020
Media expenses
Buying Time, LLC
2016-11-02
$120,020
Media expenses
Buying Time, LLC
2016-10-11
$100,020
Media expenses
Mailing Methods
2016-10-28
$51,212
Mailing
Buying Time, LLC
2016-10-04
$40,020
Media expenses
Winning Connections
2016-11-17
$30,334
Gotv phone calls
Mailing Methods
2016-11-04
$29,613
Mailing
Mailing Methods
2016-10-21
$23,684
Mailing
Buying Time, LLC
2016-10-28
$20,020
Media expenses
Winning Connections
2016-11-07
$15,422
Voter contact
Devine, Mulvey, Longabaugh
2016-11-07
$11,961
Production media expenses
Tulchin Research
2016-10-20
$11,035
Polling
Mailing Methods
2016-10-21
$10,086
Mailing
Devine, Mulvey, Longabaugh
2016-10-28
$9,620
Production media expenses
Mailing Methods
2016-10-25
$8,906
Mailing
USPS Post Office
2016-10-24
$4,700
Postage
USPS Post Office
2016-10-25
$4,700
Postage
USPS Post Office
2016-10-11
$4,700
Postage
MOW Printing
2016-10-07
$3,303
Signs
Frye-Williamson Press
2016-11-09
$3,107
Printing
Office Max
2016-10-29
$2,820
Office supplies
USPS Post Office
2016-10-06
$2,350
Postage
USPS Post Office
2016-10-03
$2,350
Postage
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