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

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Democratic Mike Jacobs's election campaign committee, Friends of Mike Jacobs, spent $6,608 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Jacobs's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with 88.2% of this total ($3,000) going to Dawn Shelton in Silvis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jacobs's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$3,400
51.5%
Meals
$1,615
24.4%
Telephone expenses
$1,413
21.4%
Computer software
$179
2.7%

Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-03-01
$569
Meals
Dawn Shelton
2017-03-21
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-02-24
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-02-02
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-01-05
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-01-02
$500
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-01-20
$500
Staff salaries
Keith Collier
2017-01-09
$400
Staff salaries
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-03-01
$399
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-30
$340
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-01
$248
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-26
$239
Telephone expenses
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-09
$216
Telephone expenses
Starbucks
2017-03-31
$197
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-31
$191
Telephone expenses
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-03-31
$180
Meals
Mcafee Techmaster Svcs
2017-03-31
$179
Computer software
Verizon Wireless
2017-01-26
$176
Telephone expenses
Starbucks
2017-01-26
$100
Meals
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-01-26
$88
Meals
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-01-26
$80
Meals

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