Jacobs's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,897) going to Dawn Shelton in Silvis. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jacobs's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Staff salaries
$1,897
34.9%
Telephones
$1,436
26.4%
Meals
$841
15.5%
Automobile
$395
7.3%
Candidate lodging
$360
6.6%
Newspaper advertising
$262
4.8%
Donations
$250
4.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 19 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Dawn Shelton
2017-07-15
$1,000
Staff salaries
Dawn Shelton
2017-08-15
$500
Staff salaries
Goodyear Auto Center
2017-08-15
$395
Automobile
Thompson Chicago Hotel
2017-09-15
$360
Candidate lodging
Dawn Shelton
2017-08-15
$300
Staff salaries
Dispatch Argus
2017-07-15
$262
Newspaper advertising
Jessie White Tumblers
2017-08-15
$250
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-08-15
$241
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-08-15
$238
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-07-15
$236
Telephones
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-08-15
$231
Meals
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-08-15
$223
Meals
Mortons Chicago
2017-09-15
$210
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2017-09-15
$196
Telephones
Bass Street Chop Shop
2017-08-15
$175
Meals
Verizon Wireless
2017-08-15
$174
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-07-15
$174
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-07-15
$174
Telephones
Dawn Shelton
2017-08-15
$97
Staff salaries