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Friday, April 19, 2024

How did Jim Watson spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Republican Jim Watson's election campaign committee, Morgan County Republican Central Committee, spent $5,604 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Watson's committee spent the most on fund raisiing-food, hall in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,328) going to Jacksonville Country Club in Jacksonville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Watson's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raisiing-food, hall
$3,328
59.4%
Food-meeting
$602
10.7%
Hotel-convention
$593
10.6%
Mailing-postage
$340
6.1%
Convention
$300
5.4%
Mailing
$225
4%
Postage
$215
3.8%

Table 2 below shows the top 8 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Jacksonville Country Club
2016-06-15
$3,328
Fund raisiing-food, hall
Irish Toad
2016-06-15
$602
Food-meeting
U.S. Postmaster
2016-06-15
$340
Mailing-postage
Ilgop
2016-05-24
$300
Convention
Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette
2016-05-21
$296
Hotel-convention
Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette
2016-05-21
$296
Hotel-convention
U.S. Postmaster
2016-04-18
$225
Mailing
U.S. Postmaster
2016-05-13
$215
Postage

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