Lightford's committee spent the most on candidate lodging in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,190) going to Double Tree in New York. 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
Candidate lodging
$4,190
24.3%
Car lease payment
$2,103
12.2%
Public relations
$2,000
11.6%
Car rental
$1,604
9.3%
Awards
$1,593
9.2%
Meals
$1,051
6.1%
Tickets/fundraiser
$1,000
5.8%
Food
$617
3.6%
Supplies
$595
3.4%
Cell phones
$581
3.4%
Staff lodging
$374
2.2%
Car repair
$373
2.2%
Donations
$302
1.8%
Internet access
$273
1.6%
Gasoline
$250
1.5%
Ad books
$200
1.2%
Flowers
$166
1%
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
Double Tree
2017-01-18
$4,190
Candidate lodging
Regal Coach Lines
2017-01-11
$1,604
Car rental
Things Remembered
2017-02-21
$1,593
Awards
Rickey Hendon
2017-02-11
$1,000
Public relations
Rickey Hendon
2017-03-13
$1,000
Public relations
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
2017-02-16
$1,000
Tickets/fundraiser
Bear Cat Leasing
2017-03-08
$701
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2017-02-07
$701
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2017-01-09
$701
Car lease payment
Panera Bread
2017-01-12
$478
Meals
Wyndham Hotel
2017-02-17
$374
Staff lodging
Hy Vee
2017-03-17
$373
Food
Mercedes Benz
2017-03-07
$373
Car repair
Walgreens
2017-02-06
$309
Supplies
Priscilla Ulitimate
2017-02-03
$281
Meals
Siriusxm
2017-03-21
$273
Internet access
T-Mobile
2017-02-13
$220
Cell phones
Minerva Educational Foundation
2017-02-06
$200
Ad books
T-Mobile
2017-01-12
$185
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2017-03-13
$176
Cell phones
Tropical Time Carribean
2017-02-27
$159
Donations
Target
2017-01-09
$144
Supplies
Tropical Time Carribean
2017-03-15
$143
Donations
Papadeaux
2017-02-07
$130
Meals
Wishbone
2017-03-24
$108
Food