Hernandez's committee spent the most on postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($36,673) going to Usps in Berwyn. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hernandez's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Postage
$36,673
22.7%
Printing
$22,625
14%
Polling
$20,000
12.4%
Tracking polls
$15,000
9.3%
Tracking poll
$15,000
9.3%
Paid calls
$14,568
9%
Field work
$7,679
4.7%
Signs
$7,650
4.7%
Consulting
$4,180
2.6%
Card passing
$3,420
2.1%
Rent
$2,400
1.5%
Fundraisers
$1,507
0.9%
Graphic design
$1,500
0.9%
Supplies
$1,443
0.9%
Election day food
$1,278
0.8%
Security deposit
$1,200
0.7%
Election party
$923
0.6%
Software
$739
0.5%
Advertising
$675
0.4%
Fieldwork
$585
0.4%
Bank charges
$480
0.3%
Event refreshments
$437
0.3%
Ads
$300
0.2%
Promotion
$280
0.2%
Donations
$250
0.2%
Event food
$220
0.1%
Fundraiser deposit
$200
0.1%
Coffee
$163
0.1%
Lodging
$158
0.1%
Robo calls
$100
< 0.1%
Robocall minutes
$96
< 0.1%
Phones
$66
< 0.1%
Robocall time
$25
< 0.1%
Food and beverage expenses
$13
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Tulchin Research
2018-01-17
$20,000
Polling
Tulchin Research
2018-03-13
$15,000
Tracking polls
Tulchin Research
2018-03-20
$15,000
Tracking poll
Winning Connections
2018-03-20
$9,810
Paid calls
Union Signs & Printing
2018-01-22
$7,650
Signs
Winning Connections
2018-03-06
$4,758
Paid calls
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-01-26
$3,995
Printing
Usps
2018-01-26
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-02
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-09
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-16
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-02-22
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-13
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-16
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-01
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-05
$3,492
Postage
Usps
2018-03-08
$3,492
Postage
Breaker Press Co Inc
2018-01-26
$2,025
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-02
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-05
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-13
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-03-12
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-01-23
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-02-02
$1,888
Printing
Frye-Williamson Press
2018-02-22
$1,888
Printing