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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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

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Democratic Emil Jones III's election campaign committee, Friends of Emil Jones III, spent $15,767 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Jones's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 38.7% of this total ($1,500) going to Roslyn Fossett in Alsip. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$3,875
24.6%
Credit card payment
$3,336
21.2%
Car repair
$1,928
12.2%
Printing
$1,242
7.9%
Staff
$1,212
7.7%
Turkeys for food drive
$1,070
6.8%
Computer purchases
$827
5.3%
Supplies for food drive
$629
4%
Donations
$507
3.2%
Food
$399
2.5%
Food drive
$348
2.2%
Phones
$202
1.3%
Dinner
$187
1.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
First Premier Bank
2017-10-31
$1,997
Credit card payment
Logan Brothers Auto
2017-11-15
$1,708
Car repair
Roslyn Fossett
2017-12-19
$1,500
Campaign work
First Premier Bank
2017-12-15
$1,339
Credit card payment
Nicolos Lanagan
2017-10-24
$1,212
Staff
Aldi food store
2017-12-19
$1,070
Turkeys for food drive
Minuteman Press
2017-11-08
$1,068
Printing
Trevan Sylvester
2017-11-28
$1,000
Campaign work
Quinin Barton
2017-10-16
$875
Campaign work
Amazon
2017-12-19
$827
Computer purchases
Walgreens
2017-12-19
$629
Supplies for food drive
Gibsons Steakhouse
2017-10-21
$507
Donations
Vincent Williams and Associates PC
2017-11-01
$500
Campaign work
Walmart
2017-11-16
$348
Food drive
Ubereats
2017-12-11
$240
Food
Delta Sonic Car Wash
2017-12-11
$219
Car repair
Verizon Wireless
2017-12-05
$202
Phones
Ja' Grill Hyde Park
2017-12-01
$187
Dinner
Fedex/Kinkos
2017-10-02
$174
Printing
Ubereats
2017-12-20
$158
Food

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