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Monday, December 23, 2024

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

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Democratic Emil Jones III's election campaign committee, Friends of Emil Jones III, spent $3,671 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Jones's committee spent the most on bank charges in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,192) going to First Premier Bank in Sioux Falls. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Bank charges
$1,192
32.5%
Staff salaries
$809
22%
Car maintenance
$497
13.5%
Dinner
$442
12%
Office equipment
$239
6.5%
Telephones
$177
4.8%
Food
$157
4.3%
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$155
4.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
First Premier Bank
2018-03-29
$857
Bank charges
Autozone
2018-01-23
$497
Car maintenance
Mastro's Chicago
2018-01-12
$442
Dinner
Nicolos Lanagan
2018-01-22
$405
Staff salaries
First Premier Bank
2018-01-08
$334
Bank charges
Amazon
2018-01-03
$239
Office equipment
Damani Bolden
2018-01-02
$203
Staff salaries
Nicolos Lanagan
2018-02-26
$201
Staff salaries
Verizon Wireless
2018-03-26
$177
Telephones
Seashell
2018-01-03
$157
Food
Facebook
2018-03-01
$155
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