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

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Democratic La Shawn K Ford's election campaign committee, Citizens to Elect LaShawn K Ford State Representative, spent $11,077 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Ford's committee spent the most on campaign expense in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,821) going to Amex in Dallas. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ford's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign expense
$6,821
61.6%
Campaign work
$1,000
9%
Donations
$771
7%
Campaign meeting
$667
6%
Gifts
$500
4.5%
Newspaper advertising
$380
3.4%
Community movie event
$350
3.2%
Kwanzaa holiday party
$239
2.2%
Meals
$180
1.6%
Phones
$165
1.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Amex
2018-02-12
$3,000
Campaign expense
Amex
2018-03-02
$2,207
Campaign expense
Amex
2018-03-02
$1,140
Campaign expense
Barbara Williams
2018-02-13
$700
Campaign work
Jacobs Group Inc
2018-02-02
$500
Gifts
Amex
2018-01-02
$473
Campaign expense
West Austin Development Center
2018-02-08
$471
Donations
Cinemas Entertainment
2018-02-13
$350
Community movie event
Jessie M. Ford
2018-02-20
$300
Campaign work
Rock of Ages Baptist Church
2018-02-09
$300
Donations
Gibsons Italia
2018-02-07
$292
Campaign meeting
Voice Newspaper
2018-02-06
$280
Newspaper advertising
Aaron Vanderbilt
2018-01-03
$239
Kwanzaa holiday party
D4 Irish Pub & Cafe
2018-03-21
$192
Campaign meeting
312 Chicago
2018-02-05
$182
Campaign meeting
Devon Restaurant
2018-01-22
$180
Meals
AT & T Billing
2018-01-29
$165
Phones
Voice Newspaper
2018-02-26
$100
Newspaper advertising

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