Taliaferro's committee spent the most on printing in the quarter, with 95.6% of this total ($11,450) going to Yes! Press in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Printing
$11,980
51.8%
Election day expenses
$6,000
26%
Field work
$1,665
7.2%
Rent
$1,515
6.6%
Mailing
$1,028
4.5%
Food
$675
2.9%
Campaign work
$250
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Yes! Press
2016-03-01
$6,800
Printing
Bruce Washington
2016-03-15
$6,000
Election day expenses
Yes! Press
2016-03-16
$4,650
Printing
Bruce Washington
2016-03-02
$1,028
Mailing
Bruce Washington
2016-03-11
$750
Field work
Valentino's
2016-03-03
$700
Rent
Bruce Washington
2016-03-11
$605
Field work
Bruce Washington
2016-03-21
$530
Printing
Subway
2016-03-21
$480
Food
Valentino's
2016-02-05
$415
Rent
Valentino's
2016-01-04
$400
Rent
Bruce Washington
2016-03-10
$310
Field work
Andrew Weathers
2016-03-17
$250
Campaign work
Maria's Restaurant
2016-01-19
$195
Food
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