Cochran's committee spent the most on legal fees in the quarter, with 79.4% of this total ($25,000) going to Willie B. Cochran in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cochran's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Legal fees
$31,507
96%
Fund raising advertisement
$800
2.4%
Back to school donations and book bags
$500
1.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 5 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Willie B. Cochran
2017-09-15
$25,000
Legal fees
Durkin and Roberts LTD
2017-08-01
$4,007
Legal fees
Carol Phillips
2017-09-26
$2,500
Legal fees
Willie B. Cochran
2017-09-26
$800
Fund raising advertisement
Willie B. Cochran
2017-08-11
$500
Back to school donations and book bags