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How did Christopher Taliaferro spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Christopher Taliaferro's election campaign committee, Friends of Chris Taliaferro, spent $9,936 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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

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