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Friday, April 18, 2025

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

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Republican Paul Jacobs's election campaign committee, Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs, spent $52,084 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 radio advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($35,055) going to Stratemeyer Media in Paducah. 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
Radio advertising
$35,055
67.3%
Newspaper advertising
$6,222
12%
Mailing
$5,524
10.6%
Uncategorized expenses
$3,320
6.4%
Signs
$687
1.3%
T-shirts
$621
1.2%
Brochures
$353
0.7%
Donations
$300
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 11 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Stratemeyer Media
2018-02-14
$35,055
Radio advertising
The Vienna Times
2018-03-13
$6,222
Newspaper advertising
Goodman Political
2018-02-09
$5,524
Mailing
B&D Signs
2018-01-05
$2,940
Uncategorized expenses
Stratemeyer Media
2018-02-14
$657
Signs
Main Street T's
2018-01-22
$413
T-shirts
Union county Chamber
2018-01-10
$380
Uncategorized expenses
The Printing Plant
2018-01-25
$353
Brochures
Naacp
2018-01-16
$300
Donations
Main Street T's
2018-01-26
$207
T-shirts
B&D Signs
2018-02-15
$30
Signs

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