Taliaferro's committee spent the most on rent in the quarter, with 72.2% of this total ($1,300) going to Valentino's in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Rent
$1,800
30.8%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$1,050
18%
Sponsorships
$750
12.8%
Back to school event
$625
10.7%
Block party donation
$386
6.6%
Utilities
$317
5.4%
Sponsorship austin power 5k
$251
4.3%
Late a1 filing
$250
4.3%
Food
$240
4.1%
Block party donations
$169
2.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Christopher Taliaferro
2016-07-18
$750
Principal payment, taliaferro
Mary Gardner
2016-08-09
$625
Back to school event
David Cwik
2016-08-01
$500
Rent
Westside Minister's Coalition
2016-07-07
$500
Sponsorships
Valentino's
2016-07-08
$470
Rent
Valentino's
2016-09-22
$430
Rent
Valentino's
2016-08-04
$400
Rent
ComEd
2016-07-12
$317
Utilities
Helping Our People Excel Community Development Corp.
2016-09-26
$251
Sponsorship austin power 5k
Hiawatha Park Soccer Club
2016-09-07
$250
Sponsorships
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-07-12
$250
Late a1 filing
Ben's Bar Be Que
2016-09-21
$240
Food
Christopher Taliaferro
2016-09-08
$200
Principal payment, taliaferro
Market Fresh
2016-08-22
$110
Block party donations
Market Fresh
2016-07-08
$109
Block party donation
Market Fresh
2016-07-25
$101
Block party donation
Christopher Taliaferro
2016-08-17
$100
Principal payment, taliaferro
Market Fresh
2016-08-29
$65
Block party donation
Market Fresh
2016-08-01
$62
Block party donation
Market Fresh
2016-08-11
$59
Block party donations
Market Fresh
2016-09-06
$48
Block party donation