Costello's committee spent the most on tv ads in the quarter, with all those payments ($341,248) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Costello's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tv ads
$341,248
61.3%
Tv spots
$103,963
18.7%
Polling services
$30,000
5.4%
Ads
$8,652
1.6%
Mailing services
$8,119
1.5%
Golf expenses
$7,386
1.3%
Golf fundraiser
$6,171
1.1%
Donations
$5,544
1%
Printing services
$5,288
1%
Campaign materials
$3,089
0.6%
Postage
$3,020
0.5%
Office supplies
$2,921
0.5%
Campaign supplies
$2,769
0.5%
Auto expenses
$2,717
0.5%
Campaign worker
$2,246
0.4%
Office rent
$2,000
0.4%
Campaign services
$1,850
0.3%
Printing
$1,801
0.3%
Radio spots
$1,510
0.3%
Salaries
$1,496
0.3%
Booster club
$1,200
0.2%
Meal
$1,132
0.2%
Payroll taxes
$981
0.2%
Campaign signs
$926
0.2%
Expenses
$914
0.2%
Cell phones
$798
0.1%
Hole in one policy/golf outing
$647
0.1%
Flight a winners at golf tournament
$600
0.1%
Fundraiser expense/hall rental and drinks
$600
0.1%
Hotel/wtf annual conference
$595
0.1%
Gasoline
$516
< 0.1%
Flight c winners at golf tournament
$500
< 0.1%
Catering/fundraiser
$500
< 0.1%
Bonus
$500
< 0.1%
Utilities
$486
< 0.1%
Transportation
$433
< 0.1%
Wire transfer fee
$405
< 0.1%
Electronic filing
$340
< 0.1%
Ads/subscription
$252
< 0.1%
Campaign work
$250
< 0.1%
Silver sponsor
$250
< 0.1%
Golf flags
$240
< 0.1%
Campaign walker
$237
< 0.1%
Campaign expenses
$228
< 0.1%
Radio ads
$225
< 0.1%
Tee signs for outing
$220
< 0.1%
Donation/ad
$200
< 0.1%
Flight b winners at golf tournament
$200
< 0.1%
Travel expense/dc. campaign fundraiser
$149
< 0.1%
Computer purchases
$125
< 0.1%
Internet/tv
$119
< 0.1%
Advertising
$100
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$38
< 0.1%
Bank fee
$30
< 0.1%
Auto expense
$22
< 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
Buying Time, LLC
2018-09-28
$56,116
Tv ads
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-24
$44,256
Tv ads
Buying Time, LLC
2018-09-13
$41,296
Tv ads
Buying Time, LLC
2018-09-06
$41,296
Tv ads
Buying Time, LLC
2018-09-20
$41,296
Tv ads
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-29
$41,296
Tv ads
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-16
$40,576
Tv ads
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-10
$39,986
Tv spots
Buying Time, LLC
2018-08-03
$35,202
Tv spots
Buying Time, LLC
2018-07-26
$35,116
Tv ads
Tulchin Research
2018-08-15
$30,000
Polling services
Devine Mulvey Longbaugh, Inc.
2018-08-03
$28,775
Tv spots
Acorns Golf Links
2018-09-17
$7,386
Golf expenses
Illini Country Club
2018-09-06
$6,171
Golf fundraiser
Mailing Methods
2018-08-15
$4,250
Mailing services
Freeburg Printing & Publishing
2018-09-11
$4,020
Printing services
Mailing Methods
2018-08-06
$3,869
Mailing services
Sign Solutions
2018-09-07
$1,869
Campaign supplies
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-08-13
$1,850
Campaign services
Freeburg Printing & Publishing
2018-07-26
$1,801
Printing
Silkworm Inc.
2018-09-05
$1,731
Campaign materials
Monroe County Extension & 4-H Education Foundation
2018-07-26
$1,449
Donations
County Journal
2018-09-16
$1,393
Ads
USA Union Sportsman's Alliance
2018-09-06
$1,250
Donations
Target Fairview Heights
2018-08-13
$1,155
Office supplies
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