Lightford's committee spent the most on car lease payment in the quarter, with all those payments ($29,196) going to Bear Cat Leasing in Elmhurst. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lightford's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Car lease payment
$29,196
52.2%
Donations
$10,882
19.5%
Rent
$2,800
5%
Candidate lodging
$2,648
4.7%
Moving
$2,088
3.7%
Sponsorships
$2,008
3.6%
Supplies
$1,107
2%
Accounting fees
$1,000
1.8%
Attorney fees
$750
1.3%
Transportation
$654
1.2%
Reimbursements
$550
1%
Printing
$525
0.9%
Bonus
$500
0.9%
Meals
$436
0.8%
Gasoline
$351
0.6%
Maintenance
$250
0.5%
Post office box
$95
0.2%
Utilities
$61
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
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-08-15
$27,794
Car lease payment
Senate Democratic Victory Fund
2016-08-17
$10,000
Donations
Westchester Partners LP
2016-07-27
$2,800
Rent
Midway Moving & Storage
2016-07-19
$2,088
Moving
Marriott Hotel Chicago
2016-07-26
$1,453
Candidate lodging
Hilton Chicago
2016-08-15
$1,086
Candidate lodging
Carmelita Hubbard
2016-07-27
$1,000
Accounting fees
The Answer Inc
2016-09-12
$1,000
Sponsorships
Ross Secler & Associates
2016-08-19
$750
Attorney fees
Michaels
2016-08-23
$741
Sponsorships
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-09-07
$701
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-08-06
$701
Car lease payment
Marla Skinner
2016-07-26
$550
Reimbursements
Mahogany Graphics
2016-07-29
$525
Printing
American Airlines
2016-07-20
$519
Transportation
Dollar Tree Store, Inc.
2016-07-25
$517
Supplies
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-08-23
$500
Donations
India Hammons
2016-08-03
$500
Bonus
Walmart
2016-09-28
$360
Supplies
DuSable Museum
2016-08-24
$250
Donations
Maywood Chamber of Commerce
2016-07-22
$250
Sponsorships
Anthony Raggs
2016-09-01
$250
Maintenance
Wishbone
2016-09-19
$163
Meals
HomeDepot
2016-08-01
$161
Supplies
Greek Islands
2016-08-02
$134
Meals
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