Taliaferro's committee spent the most on fundraisers 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 third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraisers
$7,500
30.6%
Sponsorships
$2,935
12%
Reimbursements
$2,000
8.2%
Promotional items
$1,808
7.4%
Food
$1,631
6.7%
Principal payment, taliaferro
$1,554
6.3%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,539
6.3%
Printing
$1,515
6.2%
Donations
$1,200
4.9%
Transportation
$930
3.8%
Utilities
$768
3.1%
Campaign work
$330
1.4%
Attorney services
$250
1%
Phones
$153
0.6%
Office supplies
$151
0.6%
Food block party
$139
0.6%
Principal payment
$97
0.4%
Water block party
$20
< 0.1%
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
KJD Strategies
2018-08-27
$7,500
Fundraisers
Madison Construction Company
2018-09-28
$2,000
Reimbursements
Greek Island
2018-07-18
$1,539
Hall rental for raising funds
Yes! Press
2018-08-23
$1,351
Printing
Vanguard Archives
2018-09-21
$1,000
Promotional items
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-07-05
$700
Principal payment, taliaferro
Illinois Classic Trolley
2018-08-20
$680
Transportation
Educating Tribes For Success
2018-08-13
$500
Donations
Greater St. John Bible Church
2018-07-24
$500
Sponsorships
Dante Hall
2018-09-24
$500
Promotional items
Sayer School FFO
2018-09-04
$500
Sponsorships
Westside Minister's Coalition
2018-08-21
$500
Donations
Commonwealth Edison
2018-08-06
$447
Utilities
Aaabna
2018-09-21
$350
Sponsorships
David Becker
2018-09-24
$330
Campaign work
People's Gas Accounts Payable Business Support
2018-08-06
$321
Utilities
Kim Miller
2018-07-17
$300
Sponsorships
National Civil Rights Library and Hall of Fame
2018-07-02
$300
Sponsorships
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-07-05
$300
Principal payment, taliaferro
Pericles Abbasi
2018-09-07
$250
Attorney services
Omar Bryant
2018-07-19
$250
Sponsorships
First Congregational Church
2018-07-24
$250
Sponsorships
Christopher Taliaferro
2018-07-27
$250
Principal payment, taliaferro
United Quick Transportation
2018-07-05
$250
Transportation
GFS Marketplace
2018-08-15
$236
Food
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