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How did Emil Jones Jr spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Emil Jones Jr's election campaign committee, Citizens for Emil Jones, spent $27,546 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Jones's committee spent the most on tickets in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,952) going to Chicago Bulls in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Tickets
$12,952
47%
Consulting
$9,400
34.1%
Storage
$2,501
9.1%
Donations
$2,500
9.1%
Meals
$193
0.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Chicago Bulls
2016-06-30
$12,952
Tickets
Emil Jones
2016-05-16
$9,400
Consulting
Common Good VA
2016-05-05
$2,500
Donations
Cubesmart Storage
2016-05-03
$990
Storage
Cubesmart Storage
2016-04-04
$990
Storage
Cubesmart Storage
2016-06-02
$521
Storage
Joes Crab House
2016-05-02
$193
Meals

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