Castanza's committee spent the most on television media in the quarter, with all those payments ($100,000) going to Buying Time, LLC in Washington. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Castanza's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Television media
$100,000
26.6%
Advertising
$44,669
11.9%
Television advertising
$37,423
9.9%
Consulting
$34,553
9.2%
Mailing
$34,423
9.1%
Paid id calls
$26,633
7.1%
Magazine advertising
$20,295
5.4%
Promotional items
$13,675
3.6%
Staff salaries
$11,655
3.1%
Tv production
$9,775
2.6%
Visa gift card - paid canvasser
$9,600
2.6%
Yard signs
$7,746
2.1%
Office equipment
$4,576
1.2%
Paid canvasser
$4,200
1.1%
Food
$2,930
0.8%
Production media expenses
$2,725
0.7%
Postage
$2,152
0.6%
Bulk mailing
$1,400
0.4%
Social media advertising
$1,254
0.3%
Storage unit
$1,000
0.3%
Housing
$1,000
0.3%
Robo calls
$1,000
0.3%
Office supplies
$830
0.2%
Bulk mail permit
$600
0.2%
Event space rental
$533
0.1%
Website expenses
$520
0.1%
Computer services
$432
0.1%
Sign posts
$274
< 0.1%
Yard sign posts
$241
< 0.1%
Visa gift card - activation fees
$215
< 0.1%
Expense for cashier checks for paid canvassers
$160
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$110
< 0.1%
Activation fees
$55
< 0.1%
Reimbursement for food & office supplies
$25
< 0.1%
Stamps
$10
< 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
2018-10-24
$52,000
Television media
Buying Time, LLC
2018-10-23
$48,000
Television media
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-03
$29,923
Television advertising
Superior Blue Strategies
2018-10-24
$21,383
Mailing
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-11-01
$20,000
Magazine advertising
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-25
$15,000
Advertising
Winning Connections
2018-11-05
$14,700
Paid id calls
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-29
$13,691
Advertising
Devine Mulvey Longabaugh, Inc.
2018-10-23
$9,775
Tv production
MinuteMan Press
2018-12-13
$9,752
Promotional items
Jane McMillan
2018-10-14
$8,138
Consulting
Superior Blue Strategies
2018-10-04
$8,040
Mailing
Winning Connections
2018-10-22
$7,600
Paid id calls
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-17
$7,500
Television advertising
For The Win Campaigns
2018-10-13
$7,500
Consulting
Jane McMillan
2018-12-03
$7,436
Consulting
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-03
$5,000
Advertising
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-10-26
$5,000
Advertising
Gordon Loewen Research
2018-10-09
$5,000
Consulting
Superior Blue Strategies
2018-10-29
$5,000
Mailing
Best Buy
2018-12-26
$4,576
Office equipment
Winning Connections
2018-10-09
$4,333
Paid id calls
MinuteMan Press
2018-12-13
$4,282
Yard signs
Ad Vice Marketing, Inc.
2018-11-02
$3,978
Advertising
MinuteMan Press
2018-10-13
$2,543
Yard signs
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