Ford's committee spent the most on candidate lodging in the quarter, with 79% of this total ($2,042) going to Crown Plaza in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ford's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Candidate lodging
$2,585
18.7%
Campaign
$2,500
18.1%
Car repair
$1,620
11.7%
Campaign work
$1,165
8.4%
Donations
$1,080
7.8%
Computer services
$986
7.1%
Event catering
$850
6.1%
Meals
$567
4.1%
Flowers
$486
3.5%
Utilities
$437
3.2%
Entertainment
$380
2.8%
Car rental
$329
2.4%
Auction
$252
1.8%
Gifts
$250
1.8%
Campaign promotionlal items
$200
1.4%
Gasoline
$152
1.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
American Express
2017-04-24
$2,500
Campaign
Landmark Ford Inc.
2017-04-28
$1,620
Car repair
Mac Arthur's Restaurant
2017-05-16
$850
Event catering
Crown Plaza
2017-06-02
$839
Candidate lodging
Jonathan Tate
2017-04-03
$500
Campaign work
At&t
2017-04-25
$437
Utilities
Alexanders Steakhouse
2017-04-26
$361
Meals
Crown Plaza
2017-05-22
$339
Candidate lodging
Crown Plaza
2017-05-01
$339
Candidate lodging
Paragon Car & Van Rental
2017-04-19
$329
Car rental
Constant Contact
2017-06-29
$328
Computer services
Constant Contact
2017-05-01
$328
Computer services
Constant Contact
2017-05-30
$328
Computer services
Friends of Columbus Park
2017-04-22
$300
Donations
West Suburban Special Recreation Association
2017-05-08
$300
Donations
Crown Plaza
2017-04-10
$259
Candidate lodging
Illinois Commission on Diversity & Human Relations
2017-05-26
$252
Auction
Zerlina Smith
2017-04-24
$250
Campaign work
The Answer Inc. Home
2017-05-09
$250
Donations
Keilani N. Williams
2017-05-09
$250
Gifts
StubStop
2017-05-01
$238
Entertainment
Fiftyflowers
2017-05-10
$217
Flowers
TKMedia
2017-05-17
$200
Campaign promotionlal items
Hilton Hotels
2017-04-04
$187
Candidate lodging
Erik Per
2017-04-11
$180
Campaign work
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