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How did Christopher Taliaferro spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Christopher Taliaferro's election campaign committee, Friends of Chris Taliaferro, spent $6,405 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Taliaferro's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with 67.7% of this total ($1,600) going to Valentino's in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$2,365
36.9%
Sponsorships
$1,100
17.2%
Robo calls
$563
8.8%
Website expenses
$500
7.8%
Donations
$463
7.2%
Fund raising (food)
$381
6%
Utilities
$273
4.3%
Late filing fee
$250
3.9%
Transportation
$207
3.2%
Newspaper advertising
$200
3.1%
Ad books
$100
1.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Valentino's
2016-04-01
$700
Rent
Victory Research
2016-04-05
$563
Robo calls
Keith Caldwell
2016-04-18
$500
Website expenses
David Cwik
2016-04-03
$500
Rent
Valentino's
2016-06-03
$450
Rent
Valentino's
2016-05-06
$450
Rent
Local 399
2016-04-01
$400
Sponsorships
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
2016-06-20
$400
Sponsorships
Frannies Beef and /Catering
2016-06-24
$381
Fund raising (food)
Back 2 School Throwdown, Inc
2016-06-27
$300
Sponsorships
Phillip Young
2016-05-23
$300
Donations
Peoples Gas
2016-04-04
$273
Utilities
Commonwealth Edison
2016-04-05
$265
Rent
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-06-24
$250
Late filing fee
Austin Voice
2016-04-07
$200
Newspaper advertising
Build Chicago, Inc.
2016-05-06
$163
Donations
Regal Coach Lines
2016-06-13
$103
Transportation
Regal Coach Lines
2016-05-31
$103
Transportation
Build Chicago, Inc.
2016-06-02
$100
Ad books

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