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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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

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Democratic Omar Aquino's election campaign committee, Friends of Omar Aquino, spent $22,647 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Aquino's committee spent the most on consulting fee in the quarter, with 73.3% of this total ($14,000) going to KMM Consulting, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Aquino's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting fee
$19,100
84.3%
Conference fee
$625
2.8%
Database services
$450
2%
Transportation
$314
1.4%
Membership fee
$300
1.3%
Office supplies
$279
1.2%
Reimbursement for postage from usps
$250
1.1%
Donation for dia de los ninos fair
$250
1.1%
Donation for family focus garden/nixon elementary
$250
1.1%
Catering for fundraising event
$232
1%
Security for office
$173
0.8%
Sponsorship for pancake breakfast
$150
0.7%
Donation for thorp-a-palooza
$150
0.7%
Reimbursement for lodging at state house inn
$122
0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-04-30
$7,000
Consulting fee
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-06-28
$7,000
Consulting fee
Torres Consulting
2018-04-24
$1,700
Consulting fee
Torres Consulting
2018-05-29
$1,700
Consulting fee
Torres Consulting
2018-06-11
$1,700
Consulting fee
National Conference of State Legislatures
2018-04-24
$625
Conference fee
Ngp Van
2018-04-09
$450
Database services
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-06-28
$250
Reimbursement for postage from usps
Nixon Elementary
2018-05-16
$250
Donation for dia de los ninos fair
Danny Ramos
2018-06-25
$250
Donation for family focus garden/nixon elementary
Staples
2018-05-24
$241
Office supplies
Forbidden Root
2018-04-11
$232
Catering for fundraising event
Elmwood Park Kiwanis
2018-06-05
$150
Sponsorship for pancake breakfast
OA Thorp School
2018-05-31
$150
Donation for thorp-a-palooza
KMM Consulting, LLC
2018-04-30
$122
Reimbursement for lodging at state house inn
Naleo Educational Fund
2018-04-06
$100
Membership fee
Naleo Educational Fund
2018-05-14
$100
Membership fee
Naleo Educational Fund
2018-06-15
$100
Membership fee
Uber
2018-04-27
$66
Transportation
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2018-04-09
$57
Security for office
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2018-05-08
$57
Security for office
ADT Security Services, Inc.
2018-06-08
$57
Security for office
Uber
2018-04-30
$48
Transportation
Staples
2018-05-17
$37
Office supplies
Uber
2018-05-11
$37
Transportation

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