Davie's committee spent the most on advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($155,435) going to Ascent Media, LLC in Denver. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Davie's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Advertising
$155,435
22.3%
Mailing, printing and postage
$121,624
17.4%
Digital advertising
$102,761
14.7%
Loan repayment
$100,000
14.3%
Digital services
$69,500
10%
Consulting
$29,624
4.3%
Canvassing
$22,550
3.2%
Interns
$21,872
3.1%
Payroll
$20,572
3%
Payroll - contractors
$9,944
1.4%
Payroll - contractor
$9,170
1.3%
Taxes - federal payroll
$6,021
0.9%
Contractors - payroll
$5,450
0.8%
Polling
$4,000
0.6%
Postage
$3,821
0.6%
Staff salaries
$3,379
0.5%
Printing
$1,352
0.2%
Taxes - state payroll
$1,157
0.2%
Office supplies
$866
0.1%
Digital advertising.
$750
0.1%
Reimbursements
$723
0.1%
Food - campaign party
$723
0.1%
Food
$646
< 0.1%
Contractors payroll
$600
< 0.1%
Campaign website & fundraising software
$562
< 0.1%
Campaign website and fundraising app
$562
< 0.1%
Campaign website & fundraising software subscription
$562
< 0.1%
Bank charges
$533
< 0.1%
Payroll software
$489
< 0.1%
Meeting expense - food
$362
< 0.1%
Meeting expense - staff dinner
$343
< 0.1%
Internet access
$259
< 0.1%
Email software subscription
$204
< 0.1%
Cleaning service
$190
< 0.1%
Gasoline
$186
< 0.1%
Meeting expense
$186
< 0.1%
Accounting software
$180
< 0.1%
Flowers
$172
< 0.1%
Transportation
$157
< 0.1%
Email software
$74
< 0.1%
Email subscription
$74
< 0.1%
Food - staff
$72
< 0.1%
Online subscription
$56
< 0.1%
Payroll and accounting software
$50
< 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
Barrett Davie
2018-11-15
$100,000
Loan repayment
Xpress Professional Services
2018-10-23
$90,624
Mailing, printing and postage
Xpress Professional Services
2018-10-05
$69,500
Digital services
Xpress Professional Services
2018-10-10
$65,000
Digital advertising
Ascent Media, LLC
2018-10-30
$56,000
Advertising
Ascent Media, LLC
2018-10-24
$52,000
Advertising
Ascent Media, LLC
2018-10-18
$44,000
Advertising
Xpress Professional Services
2018-11-05
$31,000
Mailing, printing and postage
Modern Staffers LLC
2018-11-08
$22,550
Canvassing
Xpress Professional Services
2018-11-02
$20,315
Digital advertising
Jocelyn Davie
2018-11-16
$7,000
Consulting
Jocelyn Davie
2018-12-22
$7,000
Consulting
DBP Chicago
2018-10-14
$5,243
Consulting
Stephen Douglass
2018-10-22
$5,000
Consulting
The Tarrance Group
2018-11-08
$4,000
Polling
Philippe Melin
2018-11-01
$3,678
Payroll
Philippe Melin
2018-11-30
$3,379
Payroll
Philippe Melin
2018-12-28
$3,379
Staff salaries
Philippe Melin
2018-11-16
$3,379
Payroll
Philippe Melin
2018-12-14
$3,379
Payroll
Philippe Melin
2018-10-01
$3,377
Payroll
Philippe Melin
2018-10-16
$3,377
Payroll
The Charles Group LLC
2018-10-04
$3,000
Consulting
Doug Kinney
2018-11-01
$2,330
Contractors - payroll
Ascent Media, LLC
2018-11-07
$1,985
Advertising
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