How did Jim Oberweis spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2016

Republican Jim Oberweis's election campaign committee, Friends of Jim Oberweis, spent $5,407 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Oberweis's committee spent the most on contributions in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to Young Republican National Federation in Washingtonq. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Oberweis's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Contributions

$5,000

92.5%

Fund raising (food)

$407

7.5%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter