Berrios's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 38.1% of this total ($9,000) going to Abel DeJesus in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Berrios's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$23,600
36.8%
Mailers
$15,084
23.5%
Meetings
$7,732
12.1%
Election materials
$3,650
5.7%
Printing
$3,543
5.5%
Lease payments
$2,868
4.5%
Equipment - purchase
$1,752
2.7%
Campaign event
$1,642
2.6%
Election day food
$1,350
2.1%
Legal fees
$886
1.4%
Cell phones
$459
0.7%
Equipment - maintenance
$458
0.7%
Donuts-pollwatchers
$404
0.6%
Fuel
$287
0.5%
Bank charges
$207
0.3%
Office beverages
$200
0.3%
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
First Tuesday Inc.
2016-03-25
$15,084
Mailers
Abel DeJesus
2016-03-15
$9,000
Consulting
Lily Zambrano Paredas
2016-03-07
$4,000
Consulting
First Tuesday Inc.
2016-03-25
$3,650
Election materials
ABC Compuprint
2016-03-25
$2,752
Printing
Marshfield Urban Solutions
2016-03-15
$2,500
Consulting
Erie Cafe
2016-02-16
$1,642
Campaign event
Bari Foods
2016-03-15
$1,350
Election day food
Best Buy
2016-02-10
$1,003
Equipment - purchase
Thomas A. Jaconetty, Attorney
2016-01-26
$886
Legal fees
Ally Bank
2016-03-28
$822
Lease payments
Ally Bank
2016-01-18
$822
Lease payments
Ally Bank
2016-02-17
$822
Lease payments
Greg Chrzan
2016-03-11
$800
Consulting
Gloria Vargas
2016-03-11
$800
Consulting
Best Buy
2016-01-11
$749
Equipment - purchase
Greg Chrzan
2016-03-07
$700
Consulting
Gloria Vargas
2016-03-07
$700
Consulting
Carlos Ayala
2016-03-07
$600
Consulting
Carlos Ayala
2016-03-11
$600
Consulting
Francisco Caraballo
2016-03-07
$600
Consulting
Francisco Caraballo
2016-03-11
$600
Consulting
Orvin Rivera
2016-03-11
$600
Consulting
David Zamora
2016-03-11
$600
Consulting
Cook County Photocopy
2016-03-15
$596
Printing
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