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

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Democratic Christopher Taliaferro's election campaign committee, Friends of Chris Taliaferro, spent $14,060 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Taliaferro's committee spent the most on sponsorships in the quarter, with 48% of this total ($2,000) going to Jehovah Jireh Outreach Ministry in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Taliaferro's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Sponsorships
$4,166
29.6%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$4,000
28.5%
Donations
$1,460
10.4%
Food
$1,277
9.1%
Transportation
$1,105
7.9%
Utilities
$780
5.6%
Promotional items
$557
4%
Office equipment
$400
2.8%
Food block party donation
$225
1.6%
Food - senior luncheon
$88
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-07-07
$2,500
Principal payment, taliaferro
Jehovah Jireh Outreach Ministry
2017-07-28
$2,000
Sponsorships
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-07-07
$1,200
Principal payment, taliaferro
Premier Trolley and Limo
2017-08-23
$735
Transportation
Chicago Police Sergeant's Association
2017-09-25
$500
Sponsorships
ComEd
2017-07-17
$494
Utilities
15th District Special Events
2017-09-28
$416
Sponsorships
Crown Royal
2017-09-01
$400
Office equipment
Rainbow Covenant Economic Development Center
2017-07-26
$400
Sponsorships
Beatrice Stidwell
2017-07-25
$400
Donations
Party Illinois
2017-07-31
$357
Promotional items
Back 2 School Throwdown, Inc
2017-08-07
$300
Sponsorships
Greater St. John Bible Church
2017-08-09
$300
Sponsorships
Jehovah Jireh Outreach Ministry
2017-07-12
$300
Donations
Christopher Taliaferro
2017-07-03
$300
Principal payment, taliaferro
ComEd
2017-09-18
$286
Utilities
Westside Coalition for Seniors
2017-09-22
$250
Sponsorships
GFS Marketplace
2017-08-03
$242
Food
Kevin Berrientos
2017-08-23
$200
Promotional items
Feed
2017-07-18
$200
Donations
John Stidwell
2017-08-15
$200
Donations
The Coalition
2017-07-13
$200
Donations
Ron's Transportation
2017-09-08
$195
Transportation
Market Fresh
2017-07-03
$175
Food
Ron's Transportation
2017-09-13
$175
Transportation

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