Dempsey's committee spent the most on media - production/television in the quarter, with all those payments ($43,460) going to Forward Equity Marketing Group in Rockford. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Dempsey's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media - production/television
$43,460
58.7%
Consulting
$10,956
14.8%
Printing
$8,711
11.8%
Production media expenses
$3,161
4.3%
Fund raising (food)
$1,963
2.7%
Public relations
$1,000
1.4%
Promotional items
$910
1.2%
Photography
$836
1.1%
Donations
$500
0.7%
Internet access
$492
0.7%
Social media
$419
0.6%
Design
$395
0.5%
Donation to family justice center fundraiser
$250
0.3%
Fees
$236
0.3%
Postage
$225
0.3%
Booth
$200
0.3%
T-shirts
$183
0.3%
Tshirts
$140
0.2%
Post office box
$35
< 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
Forward Equity Marketing Group
2018-09-21
$43,460
Media - production/television
Chartwell Agency
2018-07-26
$3,161
Production media expenses
Vance Printing
2018-08-22
$2,180
Printing
Laura Schock
2018-09-21
$2,000
Consulting
Laura Schock
2018-09-04
$2,000
Consulting
Laura Schock
2018-08-16
$2,000
Consulting
Giovannis Restaurant and convention center
2018-08-30
$1,963
Fund raising (food)
Laura Schock
2018-08-01
$1,750
Consulting
Vance Printing
2018-08-10
$1,342
Printing
Vance Printing
2018-09-17
$1,295
Printing
Vance Printing
2018-09-21
$1,275
Printing
Laura Schock
2018-07-05
$1,250
Consulting
Laura Schock
2018-07-18
$1,250
Consulting
Media Magic Public Relations
2018-07-25
$1,000
Public relations
Samco
2018-08-16
$910
Promotional items
Meridian
2018-09-12
$668
Printing
Vance Printing
2018-08-22
$600
Printing
Vance Printing
2018-07-30
$540
Printing
Rockford Labor Day Committee
2018-08-31
$500
Donations
Laura Schock
2018-07-18
$445
Consulting
Bugler Design Inc
2018-08-14
$395
Design
Comcast Business
2018-08-10
$363
Internet access
Vance Printing
2018-08-08
$308
Printing
Brian Thomas Photography
2018-07-23
$273
Photography
Laura Schock
2018-07-05
$261
Consulting
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