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How did La Shawn K Ford spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic La Shawn K Ford's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect LaShawn K Ford State Representative, spent $13,842 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

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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