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

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Democratic Christopher Taliaferro's election campaign committee, Friends of Chris Taliaferro, spent $13,646 in the second 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 ($7,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising
$7,500
55%
Donations
$2,550
18.7%
Utilities
$925
6.8%
Sponsorships
$800
5.9%
Hall rental for raising funds
$795
5.8%
Rent
$500
3.7%
Office equipment
$199
1.5%
Food
$196
1.4%
Ad books
$180
1.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 13 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2017-06-08
$7,500
Fund raising
Lewis University
2017-06-30
$1,500
Donations
College Mentoring Experience
2017-05-22
$800
Sponsorships
Lizzie McNeils
2017-05-30
$795
Hall rental for raising funds
David Cwik
2017-04-24
$500
Rent
NAACP Westside
2017-05-15
$500
Donations
ComEd
2017-05-14
$494
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2017-04-26
$430
Utilities
Illinois Alliance
2017-04-03
$300
Donations
The Women of Steele Foundation
2017-04-17
$250
Donations
Home Depot
2017-06-24
$199
Office equipment
Vito's Old Italian Restaurant
2017-05-26
$196
Food
Austin Coming Together
2017-06-26
$180
Ad books

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