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

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Democratic Mike Jacobs's election campaign committee, Friends of Mike Jacobs, spent $5,443 in the third 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 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

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