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

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Democratic Kimberly A Lightford's election campaign committee, Citizens for Lightford, spent $17,279 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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

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