Halpin's committee spent the most on media broadcasting in the quarter, with 56.1% of this total ($137,980) going to Kwqc-tv in Davenport. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Halpin's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Media broadcasting
$245,991
72.8%
Field work
$16,081
4.8%
Election day calls
$13,733
4.1%
Polling
$11,000
3.3%
Paid calls
$6,126
1.8%
Proactive mail
$5,612
1.7%
Staff bonus
$4,800
1.4%
Mailing
$3,830
1.1%
Campaign consulting
$3,448
1%
Election day voter shuttling
$2,861
0.9%
Accounting fees
$2,642
0.8%
Consulting
$2,170
0.6%
Stamps
$2,115
0.6%
Media broadcasting fees
$2,109
0.6%
Consulting and card printing fees
$1,503
0.4%
Yard signs
$1,500
0.4%
Walk cards
$1,439
0.4%
Election night event
$1,260
0.4%
Supplies
$1,216
0.4%
Reimb shaw decremer for electronic communications
$1,000
0.3%
Election day worker meals
$975
0.3%
Domain hosting
$946
0.3%
Staff services
$865
0.3%
Staff housing & utiltiies
$790
0.2%
Rent
$780
0.2%
Stamps & supplies
$721
0.2%
Robo calls
$500
0.2%
Door hangers
$480
0.1%
Software subscription
$450
0.1%
Website hosting
$240
< 0.1%
Election day workers meals
$196
< 0.1%
Facebook ads
$192
< 0.1%
Election day supplies
$170
< 0.1%
Prepaid phone cards
$99
< 0.1%
Storage fees
$80
< 0.1%
Postage
$1
< 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
Kwqc-tv
2016-10-21
$118,980
Media broadcasting
Wqad-tv
2016-10-14
$67,865
Media broadcasting
Kljb-tv
2016-10-19
$20,350
Media broadcasting
Whbf-tv
2016-10-19
$19,796
Media broadcasting
Kwqc-tv
2016-10-19
$19,000
Media broadcasting
Winning Connections, Inc.
2016-11-18
$13,733
Election day calls
Tulchin Research
2016-10-13
$11,000
Polling
Quad City Press
2016-10-25
$3,830
Mailing
Quad City Press
2016-11-04
$3,484
Proactive mail
Enterprise
2016-11-08
$2,861
Election day voter shuttling
Sarah Lackore
2016-11-29
$2,600
Staff bonus
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-10-02
$2,448
Campaign consulting
Michael J Wasielewski
2016-11-29
$2,200
Staff bonus
Quad City Press
2016-10-19
$1,616
Proactive mail
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-12-06
$1,503
Consulting and card printing fees
Union Signs & Printing
2016-10-14
$1,500
Yard signs
Quad City Press
2016-10-05
$1,439
Walk cards
Holiday Inn
2016-11-08
$1,260
Election night event
ManPower
2016-11-25
$1,222
Paid calls
ManPower
2016-11-04
$1,033
Paid calls
Adelstein & Associates
2016-10-21
$1,020
Media broadcasting fees
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2016-11-04
$1,000
Campaign consulting
Ivory D Clark
2016-10-21
$1,000
Consulting
Hustle
2016-11-05
$1,000
Reimb shaw decremer for electronic communications
Mercer Market
2016-11-08
$975
Election day worker meals
Alerts Sign-up