Cabonargi's committee spent the most on refunds in the quarter, with 19.6% of this total ($2,500) going to Schiller, Strauss & Lavin PC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabonargi's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Refunds
$12,750
29.9%
Political consulting
$10,000
23.4%
Outreach robocalls
$5,930
13.9%
Event expenses
$4,005
9.4%
Fundraising consultant
$3,500
8.2%
Fundraising consulting
$1,750
4.1%
Postage and mail housing
$857
2%
Graphic design & print work
$500
1.2%
Staff food
$406
1%
Field consulting
$400
0.9%
Subscriptions
$395
0.9%
Dining
$359
0.8%
Webpage expense
$330
0.8%
Electronic filing
$320
0.8%
Printing
$264
0.6%
Food donation
$250
0.6%
Sympathy flowers
$221
0.5%
Expenses
$172
0.4%
Volunteer dining
$159
0.4%
Webpage expenses
$119
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
Rowan Oak Consulting LLC
2018-01-22
$10,000
Political consulting
The Sexton Group
2018-02-21
$5,930
Outreach robocalls
Highline Bar + Lounge
2018-01-02
$4,005
Event expenses
Schiller, Strauss & Lavin PC
2018-01-05
$2,500
Refunds
Edward Larkin
2018-01-05
$2,250
Refunds
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-01-02
$1,750
Fundraising consultant
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-01-30
$1,750
Fundraising consulting
Blueprint Campaign Consulting
2018-02-28
$1,750
Fundraising consultant
Steven B. Pearlman & Associates
2018-01-16
$1,500
Refunds
Smith, Hemmesch, Burke & Kaczynski
2018-01-11
$1,000
Refunds
Robert M. Sarnoff
2018-01-08
$750
Refunds
Sarnoff & Baccash
2018-01-08
$750
Refunds
Greg Bales
2018-01-16
$500
Graphic design & print work
Chapekis & Chapekis
2018-01-04
$500
Refunds
Flanagan/Bilton, LLC
2018-01-08
$500
Refunds
Katsaros & Steffey, P. C.
2018-01-17
$500
Refunds
Law Offices of Terrence Kennedy, Jr.
2018-01-08
$500
Refunds
Hensley & Co.
2018-02-28
$466
Postage and mail housing
Ivan Gonzalez
2018-03-21
$400
Field consulting
Daily Line
2018-02-15
$395
Subscriptions
Hensley & Co.
2018-01-02
$391
Postage and mail housing
Barbara S. Mason Campaign Services, Ltd.
2018-01-30
$320
Electronic filing
Sommers & Fahrenbach
2018-02-28
$264
Printing
George Behrens
2018-01-05
$250
Refunds
Central Park Produce
2018-01-02
$250
Food donation
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