Cochran's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with 52.4% of this total ($5,500) going to Durkin and Roberts LTD in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cochran's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$10,500
80.7%
Utilities
$625
4.8%
Gasoline
$460
3.5%
Field work - notices and announcements
$400
3.1%
Insurance-auto
$400
3.1%
Bank charges
$380
2.9%
Field work
$250
1.9%
Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Durkin and Roberts LTD
2017-06-30
$5,500
Legal fees
Morgan and Bly LTD
2017-06-02
$5,000
Legal fees
Peoples Energy PAC
2017-06-30
$625
Utilities
Mobile Gas Station
2017-06-30
$460
Gasoline
Robbie Brown
2017-06-01
$400
Field work - notices and announcements
State Farm Insurance
2017-04-17
$400
Insurance-auto
Us Bank
2017-04-30
$380
Bank charges
Sidney Wright
2017-05-09
$250
Field work