Cochran's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,000) going to Willie B. Cochran in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cochran's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$3,000
87.5%
Natural gas supplier for office headquarters
$427
12.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 2 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Willie B. Cochran
2017-02-03
$3,000
Legal fees
Peoples Gas
2017-01-16
$427
Natural gas supplier for office headquarters