Cabello's committee spent the most on subscriptions in the quarter, with 87% of this total ($10,000) going to House Republican Organization in Plainfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cabello's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Subscriptions
$11,500
39.3%
Consulting
$8,576
29.3%
Staff salaries
$2,500
8.5%
Lease payments
$1,759
6%
Candidate lodging
$1,386
4.7%
Donations
$1,150
3.9%
Accounting fees
$500
1.7%
Transportation
$454
1.6%
Food
$450
1.5%
Telephone polling
$402
1.4%
Postage
$285
1%
Gasoline
$185
0.6%
Telephones
$141
0.5%
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
House Republican Organization
2016-02-05
$10,000
Subscriptions
NSPIRE Results Group
2016-01-05
$5,726
Consulting
Chad Erickson
2016-01-11
$2,500
Staff salaries
Red Leader Strategies Inc
2016-02-18
$1,350
Consulting
Winn Co Republican Central Committee
2016-02-29
$1,000
Subscriptions
Hyatt Park Hotel
2016-03-03
$616
Candidate lodging
GM Financing
2016-01-06
$586
Lease payments
GM Financing
2016-02-08
$586
Lease payments
GM Financing
2016-03-08
$586
Lease payments
Downstate GOP
2016-01-04
$500
Subscriptions
Donald Lee
2016-03-04
$500
Accounting fees
North Love Christian School
2016-03-15
$500
Donations
NSPIRE Results Group
2016-03-02
$500
Consulting
NSPIRE Results Group
2016-02-04
$500
Consulting
NSPIRE Results Group
2016-01-05
$500
Consulting
American Airlines
2016-01-19
$454
Transportation
Giovanni's Inc
2016-01-20
$450
Food
Double Tree Abe Lincoln Hotel
2016-02-01
$408
Candidate lodging
Verizon Wireless
2016-01-06
$402
Telephone polling
Us Post Office
2016-03-23
$285
Postage
Double Tree Abe Lincoln Hotel
2016-02-15
$283
Candidate lodging
Rockford Five-O
2016-02-02
$250
Donations
Studio 11 Booster Club
2016-02-03
$200
Donations
Winnebago Co Veterans Association
2016-01-08
$200
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2016-02-12
$141
Telephones