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Monday, December 23, 2024

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

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Democratic Emil Jones III's election campaign committee, Friends of Emil Jones III, spent $4,290 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 car maintenance in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,349) going to Just Tires in Burbank. 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
Car maintenance
$1,349
31.5%
Campaign staff
$1,191
27.8%
Computer purchases
$724
16.9%
Candidate lodging
$500
11.7%
Telephones
$291
6.8%
Bottle water and soft drinks for sponsered events
$233
5.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Just Tires
2017-05-01
$1,349
Car maintenance
Best Buy
2017-04-24
$724
Computer purchases
Vincent R. Williams & Associates P.C.
2017-05-04
$500
Candidate lodging
Nicolos Lanagan
2017-05-26
$441
Campaign staff
Nicolos Lanagan
2017-04-17
$400
Campaign staff
Tiffany Hightower
2017-05-22
$350
Campaign staff
Verizon Wireless
2017-04-24
$291
Telephones
Walgreens
2017-05-15
$233
Bottle water and soft drinks for sponsered events

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