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

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Democratic Omar Aquino's election campaign committee, Friends of Omar Aquino, spent $44,896 in the first 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 all those payments ($35,000) going to ABCompuprint in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Aquino's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing services
$35,000
78%
Consulting fees
$7,000
15.6%
Lodging during recovery efforts
$687
1.5%
Legislative conference registration
$475
1.1%
Database services
$450
1%
Reimbursement for catering from porretta's banquet
$400
0.9%
Advertising/sponsorship
$300
0.7%
Meals for political meeting
$260
0.6%
Security for office
$173
0.4%
Radio advertising
$150
0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
ABCompuprint
2018-02-08
$35,000
Printing services
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-03-13
$7,000
Consulting fees
Embassy Suites
2018-03-27
$687
Lodging during recovery efforts
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
2018-02-09
$475
Legislative conference registration
Ngp Van
2018-01-09
$450
Database services
Olga Aquino
2018-02-07
$400
Reimbursement for catering from porretta's banquet
Nicolle Communications
2018-01-29
$300
Advertising/sponsorship
Mirabella Italian Cuisine
2018-03-29
$260
Meals for political meeting
Alegria Musical Sabatina
2018-01-17
$150
Radio advertising
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2018-01-08
$57
Security for office
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2018-02-08
$57
Security for office
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2018-03-08
$57
Security for office

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