Alfaro's committee spent the most on political consulting in the quarter, with 63.7% of this total ($52,346) going to The Dover Group in Philadelphia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Alfaro's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Political consulting
$82,146
40.3%
Media and advertising
$61,318
30.1%
Consulting
$16,578
8.1%
Legal services
$12,008
5.9%
Bookkeeping and compliance
$10,675
5.2%
Rent
$6,500
3.2%
Printing
$5,044
2.5%
Consulting services
$2,500
1.2%
Credit card processing
$1,471
0.7%
Photography
$1,000
0.5%
Office supplies
$908
0.5%
Utilities
$823
0.4%
Phone services
$783
0.4%
Graphic design
$550
0.3%
Postage
$539
0.3%
Food and beverage expenses
$379
0.2%
Transportation
$378
0.2%
Parking fees
$208
0.1%
Advertising
$153
< 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
Gmmb
2016-03-09
$61,318
Media and advertising
The Dover Group
2016-02-29
$18,793
Political consulting
Adlmb P.c.
2016-01-13
$11,648
Legal services
Global Strategy Group
2016-02-25
$10,550
Political consulting
Global Strategy Group
2016-03-08
$10,550
Political consulting
The Dover Group
2016-02-24
$7,773
Political consulting
The Dover Group
2016-02-24
$7,773
Political consulting
The Dover Group
2016-03-21
$5,000
Political consulting
The Dover Group
2016-02-08
$4,132
Political consulting
The Dover Group
2016-02-10
$3,886
Political consulting
The Dover Group
2016-02-18
$3,886
Political consulting
GO Consulting LLC
2016-01-02
$3,475
Bookkeeping and compliance
Randi Heylek
2016-01-04
$3,450
Political consulting
Randi Heylek
2016-02-04
$3,000
Political consulting
Pericles Abbasi
2016-01-25
$2,500
Consulting services
GO Consulting LLC
2016-02-04
$2,400
Bookkeeping and compliance
GO Consulting LLC
2016-03-03
$2,400
Bookkeeping and compliance
GO Consulting LLC
2016-03-31
$2,400
Bookkeeping and compliance
Randi Heylek
2016-03-03
$2,250
Political consulting
Dana Mestey Vendor
2016-01-11
$1,700
Rent
Breaker Press Inc
2016-03-14
$1,615
Printing
Dana Mestey Vendor
2016-01-11
$1,600
Rent
Dana Mestey Vendor
2016-02-25
$1,600
Rent
Dana Mestey Vendor
2016-03-01
$1,600
Rent
The Dover Group
2016-03-09
$1,100
Political consulting