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