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Friday, November 22, 2024

How did Jonathan Butts spend campaign funds in the third quarter?

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Democratic Jonathan Butts's election campaign committee, Butts for Sheriff, spent $6,069 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Butts's committee spent the most on fund raising (food) in the quarter, with 52.3% of this total ($997) going to Decatur Knights of Columbus in Decatur. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Butts's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising (food)
$1,906
31.4%
T-shirts
$1,737
28.6%
Newspaper advertising
$836
13.8%
Banners
$494
8.1%
Tickets for fundraiser
$400
6.6%
Golf outings
$250
4.1%
Printing
$164
2.7%
Poscards
$154
2.5%
Business cards
$90
1.5%
Tickets comm leaders brkfst
$36
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 18 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Decatur Knights of Columbus
2017-09-21
$997
Fund raising (food)
Hollon Signs
2017-07-17
$920
T-shirts
Doherty's Pubs and Pins
2017-07-27
$908
Fund raising (food)
Dynagraphics, Inc
2017-07-28
$494
Banners
Hollon Signs
2017-09-06
$415
T-shirts
Decatur Herald and Review
2017-07-21
$313
Newspaper advertising
Decatur Herald and Review
2017-09-14
$313
Newspaper advertising
Salvation Army Golf Outing
2017-08-09
$250
Golf outings
Hollon Signs
2017-07-28
$208
T-shirts
Friends of Sue Scherer
2017-07-28
$200
Tickets for fundraiser
Friends of Susanna Mendoza
2017-07-17
$200
Tickets for fundraiser
Hollon Signs
2017-08-14
$193
T-shirts
Dynagraphics, Inc
2017-08-22
$164
Printing
Firehouse Press
2017-07-07
$154
Poscards
Decatur Tribune
2017-07-14
$105
Newspaper advertising
Decatur Tribune
2017-09-11
$105
Newspaper advertising
Firehouse Press
2017-08-22
$90
Business cards
Decatur Herald and Review
2017-09-29
$36
Tickets comm leaders brkfst

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