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Sunday, December 22, 2024

How did Jason Ervin spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Jason Ervin's election campaign committee, Citizens for Ervin, spent $8,197 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Ervin's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,128) going to Discount Mugs in Miami. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ervin's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$2,128
26%
Postage
$1,500
18.3%
Food
$1,485
18.1%
T-shirts
$716
8.7%
Contractual expenses
$650
7.9%
Computer software
$500
6.1%
Insurance
$481
5.9%
Communications
$418
5.1%
Car lease payment
$318
3.9%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Discount Mugs
2018-07-19
$2,128
Promotional items
Usps
2018-09-25
$1,500
Postage
Aramark
2018-09-25
$1,140
Food
Never Quit Apparel
2018-08-28
$716
T-shirts
Clifton Roby
2018-08-03
$650
Contractual expenses
Petition Review LLC
2018-09-11
$500
Computer software
MacArthur's Restaurant
2018-07-24
$345
Food
State Farm Insurance
2018-07-02
$186
Insurance
Constant Contact
2018-07-26
$139
Communications
Constant Contact
2018-09-26
$139
Communications
Constant Contact
2018-08-27
$139
Communications
Ally
2018-08-03
$129
Car lease payment
Ally
2018-08-03
$125
Car lease payment
American Family Insurance
2018-09-17
$98
Insurance
American Family Insurance
2018-07-16
$98
Insurance
American Family Insurance
2018-08-16
$98
Insurance
Ally
2018-08-03
$63
Car lease payment

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