Taliaferro's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 16.1% of this total ($2,500) going to Senior Wizdon Consulting 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
Campaign work
$15,560
39.6%
Election day expenses
$7,650
19.5%
Fund raising - fee
$7,500
19.1%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$2,600
6.6%
Sponsorships
$1,450
3.7%
Palm cards
$1,350
3.4%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,077
2.7%
Utilities
$539
1.4%
Food
$500
1.3%
Fundraising fee
$300
0.8%
Donations
$250
0.6%
Election day workers
$200
0.5%
Mailing
$200
0.5%
Uncategorized expenses
$127
0.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-03-20
$7,650
Election day expenses
KJD Strategies
2018-02-06
$7,500
Fund raising - fee
Senior Wizdon Consulting
2018-01-25
$2,500
Campaign work
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-01-02
$1,500
Principal payment, taliaferro
Yes! Press
2018-03-16
$1,350
Palm cards
Lizzie McNeils
2018-01-12
$1,077
Hall rental for raising funds
David Becker
2018-03-16
$700
Campaign work
Peoples Gas
2018-02-27
$539
Utilities
David Becker
2018-03-09
$500
Campaign work
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-01-22
$500
Principal payment, taliaferro
Aaabna
2018-02-02
$450
Sponsorships
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-01-09
$450
Principal payment, taliaferro
Greater St. John Bible Church
2018-01-22
$400
Sponsorships
Birtha Mitts
2018-01-29
$360
Campaign work
David Becker
2018-03-21
$300
Campaign work
Full Gospel New Life Church
2018-01-16
$250
Donations
Birtha Mitts
2018-02-05
$240
Campaign work
Suseja Stevenson
2018-02-05
$240
Campaign work
Suseja Stevenson
2018-01-29
$235
Campaign work
Clifton McFowler
2018-02-01
$200
Campaign work
Clifton McFowler
2018-02-08
$200
Campaign work
Clifton McFowler
2018-03-21
$200
Election day workers
Northeastern Illinois University
2018-03-03
$200
Sponsorships
Northwest Austin Council
2018-03-20
$200
Sponsorships
Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church
2018-03-05
$200
Sponsorships
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