LaVia's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,387) going to CFO Consulting in New York. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how LaVia's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$5,387
41.1%
Interest payment
$2,733
20.9%
Cell phones
$1,012
7.7%
Campaign software
$960
7.3%
Donations
$709
5.4%
Candidate lodging
$444
3.4%
Supplies
$407
3.1%
Printing
$403
3.1%
Catering
$378
2.9%
Campaign event
$303
2.3%
Email communication
$191
1.5%
Fees
$180
1.4%
Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
CFO Consulting
2018-01-02
$5,387
Consulting
American Express
2018-03-14
$1,733
Interest payment
American Express
2018-02-09
$1,000
Interest payment
NGP Van, Inc.
2018-01-17
$960
Campaign software
Inaugural Pride Parade Aurora
2018-03-01
$500
Donations
DuPont Place
2018-02-08
$444
Candidate lodging
Ginger and Soul
2018-03-27
$378
Catering
Aurora FastPrint
2018-03-14
$345
Printing
T-Mobile
2018-01-26
$318
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2018-03-26
$317
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2018-02-26
$317
Cell phones
Cafe Moxo
2018-02-08
$303
Campaign event
Office Depot
2018-03-09
$183
Supplies
Kane County Clerk
2018-03-12
$180
Fees
Walgreens
2018-03-08
$118
Supplies
Network for Good United Service
2018-02-26
$109
Donations
Walgreens
2018-03-13
$105
Supplies
Network for Good United Service
2018-01-22
$100
Donations
T-Mobile
2018-01-05
$60
Cell phones
Aurora FastPrint
2018-01-25
$57
Printing
Constant Contact
2018-02-27
$47
Email communication
Constant Contact
2018-01-02
$47
Email communication
Constant Contact
2018-02-05
$47
Email communication
Constant Contact
2018-03-30
$47
Email communication