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How did Preston Jones spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Democratic Preston Jones's election campaign committee, Friends of Preston Jones, spent $31,021 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Jones's committee spent the most on mailing in the quarter, with 71.4% of this total ($11,240) going to KNI, Inc. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Jones's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Mailing
$15,740
50.7%
Signs
$5,555
17.9%
Media - radio
$3,000
9.7%
Consulting
$2,160
7%
Newspaper advertising
$1,000
3.2%
Computer software
$1,000
3.2%
Advertising- online
$826
2.7%
Donations
$450
1.5%
Ad books
$400
1.3%
Refunds
$300
1%
Fund raising (food)
$244
0.8%
Service fee
$157
0.5%
Advertising - table at event
$107
0.3%
Ad book and event ticket
$75
0.2%
Advertising
$3
< 0.1%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KNI, Inc.
2018-02-24
$5,364
Mailing
Victory
2018-03-05
$4,500
Mailing
KNI, Inc.
2018-03-07
$4,088
Mailing
Rickey Hendon
2018-02-22
$3,000
Media - radio
ef Design, Inc.
2018-03-05
$2,000
Signs
Victory
2018-03-20
$2,000
Signs
KNI, Inc.
2018-03-19
$1,788
Mailing
AC Signs and Consultants
2018-03-05
$1,555
Signs
Senior Wizdom Consulting
2018-02-25
$1,500
Consulting
Chicago Defender Publishing Co.
2018-03-14
$1,000
Newspaper advertising
VoterCircle, Inc.
2018-01-04
$1,000
Computer software
Facebook
2018-01-31
$475
Advertising- online
Housing Forward
2018-01-23
$300
Ad books
Maggie the Marketer
2018-02-19
$300
Consulting
Maggie the Marketer
2018-01-16
$300
Consulting
Facebook
2018-03-01
$279
Advertising- online
Chicago Neigbors United
2018-01-20
$250
Donations
New Line Tavern
2018-02-09
$244
Fund raising (food)
Friends of Kristen Crowell
2018-01-17
$200
Donations
Enesta Jones
2018-01-09
$200
Refunds
Eventbrite
2018-01-29
$134
Service fee
National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago
2018-01-31
$107
Advertising - table at event
Enesta Jones
2018-01-22
$100
Refunds
National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago
2018-01-25
$100
Ad books
National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago
2018-01-23
$75
Ad book and event ticket

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