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How did Kimberly A Lightford spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Kimberly A Lightford's election campaign committee, Citizens for Lightford, spent $11,509 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Lightford's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with 89.7% of this total ($2,187) going to Best Western in Hillside. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Lightford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$2,437
21.2%
Car lease payment
$2,103
18.3%
Donations
$1,098
9.5%
Transportation
$965
8.4%
Utilities
$849
7.4%
Supplies
$847
7.4%
Reimbursements
$840
7.3%
Cell phones
$537
4.7%
Newspaper advertising
$365
3.2%
Flowers
$354
3.1%
Equipment rental
$322
2.8%
Fundraiser - supplies
$297
2.6%
Food
$152
1.3%
Car maintenance
$112
1%
Election day expenses
$108
0.9%
Election day - food
$73
0.6%
Gasoline
$42
0.4%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Best Western
2016-12-12
$2,187
Fund raising (food)
Southwest Airlines
2016-12-14
$965
Transportation
Kimberly Lightford
2016-11-08
$840
Reimbursements
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-11-08
$701
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-12-06
$701
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2016-10-07
$701
Car lease payment
Comcast
2016-11-16
$628
Utilities
Wednesday Journal
2016-10-31
$365
Newspaper advertising
Target
2016-10-03
$349
Supplies
Black Ensemble Theatre
2016-10-14
$300
Donations
AA Rental
2016-12-07
$297
Fundraiser - supplies
Double Tree
2016-11-14
$250
Fund raising (food)
Fraternal Order
2016-10-24
$250
Donations
Walmart
2016-10-20
$249
Supplies
Walmart Supercenter
2016-11-16
$248
Supplies
Toys R Us
2016-12-27
$240
Donations
Comcast
2016-12-07
$220
Utilities
T-Mobile
2016-11-22
$208
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2016-11-22
$207
Cell phones
Sheffields Ashland Florist
2016-10-03
$187
Flowers
Sheffields Ashland Florist
2016-10-25
$167
Flowers
Ultra Foods
2016-11-28
$152
Food
AA Rental
2016-11-10
$140
Equipment rental
Bath & Body Works
2016-12-27
$130
Donations
Target
2016-11-21
$128
Donations

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