Lightford's committee spent the most on sponsorships in the quarter, with 74.4% of this total ($2,900) going to Alpine Banquet House in Westchester. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lightford's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Sponsorships
$3,900
20.5%
Donations
$2,692
14.1%
Car lease payment
$2,103
11.1%
Transportation
$1,579
8.3%
Election day expenses
$1,054
5.5%
Accounting fees
$1,000
5.3%
Air fare - candidate
$920
4.8%
Fund raising (food)
$847
4.5%
Car repair
$623
3.3%
Meals
$604
3.2%
Field work
$600
3.2%
Cell phones
$435
2.3%
Flowers
$418
2.2%
Printing
$390
2.1%
Mailing
$388
2%
Promotional items
$386
2%
Utilities
$273
1.4%
Event planning
$250
1.3%
Reimbursements
$225
1.2%
Gasoline
$190
1%
Pe class of 86 donation
$150
0.8%
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
Patricia Van Pelt
2016-03-17
$2,000
Donations
Alpine Banquet House
2016-01-27
$1,900
Sponsorships
American Airlines
2016-03-14
$1,579
Transportation
Kimberly Lightford
2016-03-15
$1,054
Election day expenses
Alpine Banquet House
2016-02-25
$1,000
Sponsorships
Boys & Girls Club
2016-03-10
$1,000
Sponsorships
Carmelita Hubbard
2016-02-29
$1,000
Accounting fees
McQs
2016-03-09
$847
Fund raising (food)
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-03-08
$701
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-02-08
$701
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-01-06
$701
Car lease payment
Isringhausen Imports, Inc
2016-03-07
$623
Car repair
Kimberly Lightford
2016-01-29
$600
Field work
American Airlines
2016-03-09
$556
Air fare - candidate
Mahogany Graphics
2016-03-01
$390
Printing
Cheapoair
2016-03-08
$363
Air fare - candidate
Subway
2016-02-19
$332
Meals
4imprint
2016-03-04
$329
Promotional items
Siriusxm
2016-03-21
$273
Utilities
Best Western
2016-02-01
$272
Meals
Avas Flowers
2016-02-12
$253
Flowers
Carmelita Hubbard
2016-03-14
$250
Event planning
Kimberly Lightford
2016-01-15
$225
Reimbursements
Walmart
2016-03-07
$197
Donations
Dix Communications
2016-02-11
$194
Mailing
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