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How did Omar Aquino spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Omar Aquino's election campaign committee, Friends of Omar Aquino, spent $42,886 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Aquino's committee spent the most on printing services in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($10,000) going to First Tuesday in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Aquino's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing services
$15,000
35%
Consulting services
$14,000
32.6%
Catering for fundraising event
$8,311
19.4%
Security for gov office
$1,128
2.6%
Turkeys for donation
$963
2.3%
Tickets
$724
1.7%
Event deposit
$500
1.2%
Database services
$450
1.1%
Dj services
$400
0.9%
Reimbursement for donated equipment
$308
0.7%
Reimbursement for supplies
$266
0.6%
Credit card processing fees
$204
0.5%
Meals
$179
0.4%
Postage & supplies
$160
0.4%
Office supplies
$154
0.4%
Reimbursement for food for open house
$132
0.3%

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
First Tuesday
2016-11-30
$7,500
Printing services
Porretta's Banquets
2016-12-16
$7,441
Catering for fundraising event
KMM Consulting, LLC
2016-12-22
$7,000
Consulting services
Chi-Town Printing
2016-10-28
$5,000
Printing services
KMM Consulting, LLC
2016-10-11
$3,500
Consulting services
KMM Consulting, LLC
2016-12-05
$3,500
Consulting services
First Tuesday
2016-11-30
$2,500
Printing services
Jewel
2016-11-21
$963
Turkeys for donation
Petterino's
2016-12-16
$870
Catering for fundraising event
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2016-11-08
$614
Security for gov office
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
2016-10-31
$564
Tickets
Petterino's
2016-11-10
$500
Event deposit
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2016-11-02
$456
Security for gov office
Ngp Van
2016-10-17
$450
Database services
David Gonzalez
2016-10-07
$400
Dj services
Ivan Gonzalez
2016-12-16
$308
Reimbursement for donated equipment
Adriana Waldrop
2016-12-01
$266
Reimbursement for supplies
Schnitzel Platz Restaurant
2016-10-17
$179
Meals
Walgreens
2016-11-14
$160
Postage & supplies
Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education
2016-10-07
$160
Tickets
Bargains in a Box
2016-10-03
$154
Office supplies
Ivan Gonzalez
2016-11-04
$132
Reimbursement for food for open house
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-10-03
$107
Credit card processing fees
Sage Payment Solutions
2016-11-02
$67
Credit card processing fees
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2016-12-08
$57
Security for gov office

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