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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

How did Thaddeus Jones spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Thaddeus Jones's election campaign committee, Jones for State Representative, spent $68,586 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Jones's committee spent the most on campaign work in the quarter, with 26.6% of this total ($3,500) going to Saprina Jones in South Holland. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Campaign work
$13,150
19.2%
Stamps
$6,702
9.8%
Printing
$5,588
8.2%
Consulting
$5,250
7.7%
Candidate lodging
$4,070
5.9%
Office supplies
$3,563
5.2%
Accounting fees
$3,000
4.4%
Donations
$2,779
4.1%
Car rental
$2,744
4%
Meals
$2,391
3.5%
Fundraisers
$2,000
2.9%
Gasoline
$1,718
2.5%
Donation-senior citizens committee
$1,094
1.6%
Old balance
$1,000
1.5%
Office decor
$871
1.3%
Cable and internet expense
$723
1.1%
T-shirts
$706
1%
May 3rd prints
$704
1%
Principal payment, jones
$689
1%
Cable & internet
$683
1%
Telephones
$665
1%
Telephone expense
$650
1%
Campaign walking
$600
0.9%
Copier machine
$584
0.9%
Utilities
$563
0.8%
Fund raising (food)
$546
0.8%
Office repairs
$510
0.7%
Gifts
$507
0.7%
Food for campaign office
$427
0.6%
Donation - senior citizens committee
$378
0.6%
Transportation
$349
0.5%
Ad book and baseball program
$300
0.4%
Donated tickets for south holland library
$255
0.4%
Office expense
$245
0.4%
Fundraiser down payment
$243
0.4%
Computer - maintenance
$238
0.4%
Tolls
$231
0.3%
Entertainment expense
$225
0.3%
Production media expenses
$225
0.3%
Social media advertising
$217
0.3%
Lodging
$175
0.3%
Robo calls
$158
0.2%
Postage
$155
0.2%
Dry cleaning
$126
0.2%
Air fare
$94
0.1%
Banners- cleaning
$92
0.1%
Phone and internet expense
$87
0.1%
Campaign event
$80
0.1%
Office expenses
$80
0.1%
Entertainment expenses
$63
< 0.1%
Office food
$42
< 0.1%
Internet advertising
$35
< 0.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Smart Choice
2018-04-20
$2,500
Candidate lodging
Chicago White Sox
2018-05-29
$2,000
Fundraisers
Saprina Jones
2018-05-30
$1,500
Campaign work
KNI Communications
2018-06-12
$1,500
Consulting
Mary Ann Pantle
2018-04-02
$1,250
Campaign work
Shield Political Research
2018-06-04
$1,050
Consulting
Usps
2018-05-21
$1,050
Stamps
Breaker Press
2018-04-30
$1,000
Old balance
Breaker Press
2018-05-21
$1,000
Printing
Breaker Press
2018-04-20
$1,000
Printing
Breaker Press
2018-06-11
$1,000
Printing
Carol Conditt
2018-04-30
$1,000
Campaign work
John Kasperek Co., Inc
2018-04-16
$1,000
Accounting fees
John Kasperek Co., Inc
2018-05-01
$1,000
Accounting fees
John Kasperek Co., Inc
2018-06-01
$1,000
Accounting fees
Saprina Jones
2018-04-30
$1,000
Campaign work
Hertz Rent-A-Car
2018-05-21
$953
Car rental
Shield Political Research
2018-04-02
$900
Consulting
Shield Political Research
2018-05-02
$900
Consulting
Shield Political Research
2018-06-04
$900
Consulting
Custom Framing To You
2018-05-09
$871
Office decor
Usps
2018-06-11
$800
Stamps
Usps
2018-06-08
$800
Stamps
Jody Martin
2018-06-14
$750
Campaign work
Julie Pierce
2018-05-02
$750
Campaign work

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