Taliaferro's committee spent the most on fund raising in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising
$6,000
60.4%
Utilities
$1,686
17%
Principal payment, friends of barbara mcgowan
$1,000
10.1%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$1,000
10.1%
Sponsorships
$250
2.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2017-01-03
$6,000
Fund raising
Friends of Barbara McGowan
2017-01-06
$1,000
Principal payment, friends of barbara mcgowan
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-01-24
$1,000
Principal payment, taliaferro
Commonwealth Edison
2017-01-10
$705
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2017-02-03
$294
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2017-01-04
$255
Utilities
National Student Leadership Conference
2017-02-22
$250
Sponsorships
Commonwealth Edison
2017-02-22
$216
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2017-03-16
$215
Utilities