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How did Mike Jacobs spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

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Democratic Mike Jacobs's election campaign committee, Friends of Mike Jacobs, spent $6,331 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Jacobs's committee spent the most on automobile. in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,397) going to Courtesy Lincoln Mercury in Moline. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jacobs's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Automobile.
$2,397
37.9%
Phones
$988
15.6%
Fund raising (food)
$770
12.2%
Laundry
$688
10.9%
Candidate lodging
$606
9.6%
Insurance
$356
5.6%
Meals
$295
4.7%
Flowers
$228
3.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 14 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Courtesy Lincoln Mercury
2016-10-31
$2,397
Automobile.
Pj Clarkes Washing
2016-10-31
$688
Laundry
Thompson Chicago Hotel
2016-10-31
$606
Candidate lodging
Bass Street Chop Shop
2016-11-30
$435
Fund raising (food)
State Farm Insurance
2016-11-30
$356
Insurance
Bass Street Chop Shop
2016-12-31
$295
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2016-11-30
$232
Phones
Milan Flower Shop
2016-10-31
$228
Flowers
Verizon Wireless
2016-10-31
$224
Phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-10-31
$187
Phones
Verizon Wireless
2016-12-31
$187
Phones
Bass Street Chop Shop
2016-10-31
$177
Fund raising (food)
Bass Street Chop Shop
2016-11-30
$157
Fund raising (food)
Verizon Wireless
2016-11-30
$155
Phones

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