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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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 $62,508 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 48.9% of this total ($20,000) going to ABCompuprint in Springfield. 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
$40,945
65.5%
Consulting services
$14,453
23.1%
Donation, turkeys for turkey drive
$1,647
2.6%
Catering for fundraising event
$736
1.2%
Catering for volunteer event
$673
1.1%
Catering for fundraising event- deposit
$500
0.8%
Scholarship grant
$450
0.7%
Database services
$450
0.7%
Reimbursement for office supplies
$423
0.7%
Petition gathering
$350
0.6%
Tickets for puerto rican arts alliance cuatro fest
$336
0.5%
Donation. gift cards for seniors
$252
0.4%
Ad book purchase
$250
0.4%
Office supplies & postage
$204
0.3%
Office security
$173
0.3%
Thanksgiving meals for mozart park seniors club
$168
0.3%
Credit card processing fees
$150
0.2%
Donation, casa puertorique?a seniors club meals
$150
0.2%
Event sponsorship
$150
0.2%
Donation, gift cards for sara's inn
$32
< 0.1%
Donation, casa puertorique?a seniors club meal
$11
< 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
ABCompuprint
2017-10-31
$20,000
Printing services
First Tuesday
2017-12-29
$15,000
Printing services
KMM Consulting, LLC
2017-10-31
$7,327
Consulting services
KMM Consulting, LLC
2017-12-14
$7,126
Consulting services
First Tuesday
2017-11-07
$5,000
Printing services
Jewel
2017-11-15
$1,647
Donation, turkeys for turkey drive
Chi-Town Printing
2017-11-16
$945
Printing services
Petterino's
2017-12-06
$736
Catering for fundraising event
Park & Field
2017-12-19
$673
Catering for volunteer event
Petterino's
2017-11-15
$500
Catering for fundraising event- deposit
National Association of Hispanic Nurses IL Chapter
2017-10-23
$450
Scholarship grant
Ngp Van
2017-10-05
$450
Database services
Daniel Wilberschied
2017-12-19
$350
Petition gathering
Harris Theater
2017-11-02
$336
Tickets for puerto rican arts alliance cuatro fest
Ivan Gonzalez
2017-12-21
$323
Reimbursement for office supplies
CVS Pharmacy
2017-10-02
$252
Donation. gift cards for seniors
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
2017-12-13
$250
Ad book purchase
Staples
2017-11-08
$204
Office supplies & postage
Jibaritos Y Mas
2017-11-15
$168
Thanksgiving meals for mozart park seniors club
Cermak Food
2017-12-20
$150
Donation, casa puertorique?a seniors club meals
Chicago National Organization for Women
2017-11-08
$150
Event sponsorship
Sage Payment Solutions
2017-10-02
$138
Credit card processing fees
Ivan Gonzalez
2017-12-21
$100
Reimbursement for office supplies
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-10-10
$57
Office security
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2017-11-08
$57
Office security

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