Lightford's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 74.6% of this total ($10,000) going to Senate Democratic Victory Fund 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
Donations
$13,400
51.8%
Meals
$2,713
10.5%
Car lease payment
$2,114
8.2%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,200
4.6%
Supplies
$1,152
4.5%
Staff holiday party
$1,031
4%
Cell phones
$793
3.1%
Gasoline
$483
1.9%
Candidate lodging
$441
1.7%
Supply rental
$422
1.6%
Fundraiser planning
$400
1.6%
Reimbursements
$353
1.4%
Food
$305
1.2%
Printing
$295
1.1%
Promotional items
$254
1%
Fundraising planner
$250
1%
Photography
$200
0.8%
Meal
$37
0.1%
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
Senate Democratic Victory Fund
2018-10-17
$10,000
Donations
Capri Ristorante
2018-12-24
$1,783
Meals
City Point Loft
2018-11-16
$1,200
Hall rental for raising funds
Binny's Beverage Depot
2018-12-24
$1,031
Staff holiday party
Boys & Girls Club
2018-12-07
$1,000
Donations
Bear Cat Leasing
2018-10-09
$704
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2018-11-06
$704
Car lease payment
Bear Cat Leasing
2018-12-07
$704
Car lease payment
RedStone
2018-11-05
$563
Meals
Costco
2018-11-19
$532
Supplies
Friends of Melinda Bush
2018-10-17
$500
Donations
Carmelita Hubbard
2018-12-24
$500
Donations
Minerva Educational Foundation
2018-10-20
$500
Donations
Marriott Hotel Chicago
2018-10-18
$441
Candidate lodging
Satin Chair Covers
2018-11-19
$422
Supply rental
AA Rental
2018-11-15
$400
Supplies
Erica Hubbard
2018-11-06
$400
Fundraiser planning
DLV Printing
2018-11-16
$295
Printing
Kimberly Lightford
2018-12-31
$283
Reimbursements
T-Mobile
2018-11-13
$274
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2018-12-12
$260
Cell phones
T-Mobile
2018-10-12
$258
Cell phones
4imprint
2018-12-11
$254
Promotional items
Erica Hubbard
2018-12-05
$250
Fundraising planner
Michaels
2018-11-02
$219
Supplies
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