Cochran's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($5,000) going to Clark Hill in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cochran's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$7,500
62.8%
Insurance
$921
7.7%
Donation-school supplies
$600
5%
Parking
$560
4.7%
Food
$517
4.3%
Purchase generator for back to school
$450
3.8%
Car repair
$350
2.9%
Refregerator donation
$300
2.5%
Sponsorships
$275
2.3%
Field work
$250
2.1%
Website support
$216
1.8%
Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Clark Hill
2016-09-23
$5,000
Legal fees
Breen & Pugh
2016-09-07
$2,500
Legal fees
State Farm Insurance
2016-09-21
$921
Insurance
Edward G. Irvin Foundation
2016-08-04
$600
Donation-school supplies
L26 Restaurant
2016-09-02
$517
Food
Hosea Cepado
2016-08-02
$450
Purchase generator for back to school
Chicago department of finance
2016-08-17
$360
Parking
Velasquez & Sons Mufflers
2016-08-27
$350
Car repair
Melissa Jenning
2016-08-08
$300
Refregerator donation
Chicago Soulful book fair Asadah Kirkland
2016-07-13
$275
Sponsorships
Squarespace Inc
2016-09-20
$216
Website support
Chicago department of finance
2016-07-29
$200
Parking
Robbie Brown
2016-09-21
$150
Field work
Robbie Brown
2016-07-12
$100
Field work