Bristow's committee spent the most on television media in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,172,605) going to Adelstein & Associates LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bristow's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television media
$1,172,605
84.2%
Payroll
$57,567
4.1%
Phone bank expenses
$28,963
2.1%
Postage
$26,545
1.9%
Production media expenses
$25,564
1.8%
Poll
$16,554
1.2%
Media - digital
$13,000
0.9%
Advertising
$8,718
0.6%
Donations
$6,840
0.5%
Fundraiser - food
$5,146
0.4%
Printing
$4,879
0.4%
Office supplies
$3,918
0.3%
Payroll - phone bank
$3,730
0.3%
Printing - mail pieces
$3,608
0.3%
Radio advertising
$2,498
0.2%
Voter transport
$1,573
0.1%
Gas cards - staff
$1,230
< 0.1%
Election day - watch party
$1,000
< 0.1%
Phones
$939
< 0.1%
Storage - campaign supplies
$900
< 0.1%
Sponsorships
$849
< 0.1%
Bumper stickers
$842
< 0.1%
Rental fee
$769
< 0.1%
Fundraiser food
$727
< 0.1%
Printer cartridge
$675
< 0.1%
Volunteer food
$479
< 0.1%
T-shirts
$454
< 0.1%
Wreaths - donation
$400
< 0.1%
Printer supplies
$362
< 0.1%
Printer - ink
$294
< 0.1%
Robo calls
$205
< 0.1%
Walk piece
$199
< 0.1%
Staff christmas
$188
< 0.1%
Wire fee
$170
< 0.1%
Phone cards
$165
< 0.1%
Phone services
$164
< 0.1%
Donation - labor christmas party
$159
< 0.1%
Toy donation - boys & girls club
$156
< 0.1%
Website expenses
$150
< 0.1%
Supplies
$140
< 0.1%
Donation - labor party
$126
< 0.1%
Food - fundraiser
$45
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$41
< 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
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2018-10-23
$588,607
Television media
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2018-10-17
$246,782
Television media
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2018-10-04
$219,282
Television media
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2018-10-04
$97,934
Television media
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2018-10-26
$25,564
Production media expenses
Adelstein & Associates LLC
2018-10-29
$20,000
Television media
Winning Connections
2018-10-22
$16,554
Poll
Winning Connections
2018-11-05
$14,400
Phone bank expenses
Winning Connections
2018-11-02
$13,205
Phone bank expenses
Winning Connections
2018-11-13
$13,000
Media - digital
Breaker Press Co.
2018-10-26
$5,510
Advertising
Gentelin's on Broadway
2018-10-01
$4,500
Fundraiser - food
US Postmaster
2018-10-08
$4,184
Postage
Frye-Williamson Press Inc.
2018-10-08
$3,608
Printing - mail pieces
Advantage News
2018-10-25
$3,208
Advertising
Usps
2018-10-17
$2,500
Postage
Usps
2018-10-25
$2,500
Postage
Usps
2018-10-11
$2,500
Postage
Usps
2018-10-23
$2,500
Postage
Usps
2018-11-05
$2,500
Postage
Wbgz
2018-10-26
$2,498
Radio advertising
Freeburg Printing
2018-11-06
$2,332
Printing
Lewis & Clark Community College Foundation
2018-10-02
$1,838
Donations
Usps
2018-10-29
$1,733
Postage
Usps
2018-10-11
$1,628
Postage
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