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How did James W Ford spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic James W Ford's election campaign committee, Citizens for Ford, spent $12,597 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Ford's committee spent the most on christmas event in the quarter, with all those payments ($6,512) going to Dream Palace Banquet Hall in Lynwood. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ford's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Christmas event
$6,512
51.7%
Newspaper ad
$2,000
15.9%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,000
7.9%
Fund raising entertainment
$500
4%
Photography
$400
3.2%
Performing artist
$400
3.2%
Dj and music for event
$350
2.8%
Gifts for christmas events
$271
2.2%
Fund raising - georgio's banquets
$250
2%
Printing -holiday invite, rsvp & envelopes
$243
1.9%
M c for christmas events
$200
1.6%
Meeting space
$180
1.4%
Postage
$100
0.8%
Stamps
$100
0.8%
Rent - office meeting space
$90
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 17 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Dream Palace Banquet Hall
2018-12-05
$6,512
Christmas event
Dream Palace Banquet Hall
2018-10-16
$1,000
Hall rental for raising funds
Taylor Media
2018-12-07
$1,000
Newspaper ad
Taylor Media
2018-11-09
$1,000
Newspaper ad
Robin for Leadership
2018-12-07
$500
Fund raising entertainment
DNK Media
2018-12-15
$400
Photography
Nikita Williams
2018-12-14
$400
Performing artist
Floyd Wilson
2018-12-12
$350
Dj and music for event
Walmart
2018-12-04
$271
Gifts for christmas events
Michael Citizens for Michael E Hastings
2018-10-05
$250
Fund raising - georgio's banquets
Kevron Kevron Printing
2018-10-05
$243
Printing -holiday invite, rsvp & envelopes
Keisha Rose
2018-12-15
$200
M c for christmas events
Post Master
2018-10-03
$100
Postage
Post Master
2018-12-10
$100
Stamps
Benjamin Johnson
2018-10-24
$90
Rent - office meeting space
Benjamin Johnson
2018-11-14
$90
Meeting space
Benjamin Johnson
2018-12-05
$90
Meeting space

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