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