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