Lightford's committee spent the most on car lease payment in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,114) going to Bear Cat Leasing in Elmhurst. 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
Car lease payment
$2,114
21.4%
Donations
$1,600
16.2%
Meals
$1,424
14.4%
Promotional items
$1,340
13.6%
Transportation
$741
7.5%
Equipment rental
$727
7.4%
Ad book and tickets
$500
5.1%
Cell phones
$491
5%
Reimbursements
$271
2.7%
Gasoline
$233
2.4%
Parking
$171
1.7%
Printing
$170
1.7%
Travel
$70
0.7%
Luggage fee
$25
0.3%
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
4imprint
2018-03-28
$1,340
Promotional items
Boys & Girls Club
2018-03-10
$1,000
Donations
Maggianos
2018-03-14
$750
Meals
American Airlines
2018-03-26
$741
Transportation
AA Rental
2018-03-19
$727
Equipment rental
Bear Cat Leasing
2018-01-08
$704
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2018-02-07
$704
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2018-03-07
$704
Car lease payment
Equality Illinois
2018-01-24
$600
Donations
Operation Uplift
2018-01-08
$500
Ad book and tickets
Marla Skinner
2018-01-08
$271
Reimbursements
T-Mobile
2018-02-12
$218
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2018-03-12
$218
Cell phones
Lot E Parking Garage
2018-01-16
$171
Parking
Mahogany Graphics
2018-03-19
$170
Printing
Poor Boy
2018-01-24
$157
Meals
Drury Lane
2018-01-29
$155
Meals
Greek Islands
2018-01-29
$135
Meals
Greek Islands
2018-03-05
$121
Meals
Cracker Barrel
2018-03-15
$104
Meals
American Airlines
2018-03-26
$70
Travel
T-Mobile
2018-01-12
$54
Cell phones
BP Gas
2018-01-18
$52
Gasoline
BP Gas
2018-03-12
$48
Gasoline
BP Gas
2018-03-26
$47
Gasoline
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