Lightford's committee spent the most on gasoline in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,509) going to BP Gas in Chicago. 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
Gasoline
$5,509
63.1%
Car lease payment
$1,409
16.2%
Donations
$879
10.1%
Meals
$369
4.2%
Cell phones
$188
2.2%
Parking
$188
2.2%
Dues
$160
1.8%
Car maintenance
$19
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
BP Gas
2017-10-23
$5,360
Gasoline
Bear Cat Leasing
2017-12-08
$704
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2017-10-17
$704
Car lease payment
Boys & Girls Club
2017-10-01
$250
Donations
Minerva Educational Foundation
2017-10-01
$250
Donations
Barbara Bates Foundation
2017-10-30
$220
Donations
Papadeaux
2017-11-16
$202
Meals
Papadeaux
2017-10-30
$167
Meals
T-Mobile
2017-11-13
$165
Cell phones
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
2017-10-01
$160
Dues
Lot E Parking Garage
2017-10-18
$160
Parking
Tropical Time Carribean
2017-10-11
$159
Donations
BP Gas
2017-12-07
$57
Gasoline
BP Gas
2017-12-21
$46
Gasoline
BP Gas
2017-10-02
$45
Gasoline
Lot E Parking Garage
2017-12-18
$28
Parking
T-Mobile
2017-10-20
$22
Cell phones
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
2017-11-02
$19
Car maintenance