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Monday, July 21, 2025

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

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Republican Jim Oberweis's election campaign committee, Friends of Jim Oberweis, spent $13,529 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Oberweis's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,272) going to Nyhan & Friends in Glenview. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Oberweis's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$7,272
53.8%
Campaign staff
$3,000
22.2%
Golf outings
$2,256
16.7%
Campaign work
$750
5.5%
Donations
$250
1.9%

Table 2 below shows the top 9 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Nyhan & Friends
2016-07-27
$5,321
Consulting
Nyhan & Friends
2016-09-15
$1,951
Consulting
Ben Marcum
2016-08-02
$1,500
Campaign staff
Ben Marcum
2016-09-02
$1,500
Campaign staff
Rich Harvest Farms
2016-07-13
$1,042
Golf outings
Shari Martin
2016-09-20
$750
Campaign work
Rich Harvest Farms
2016-09-20
$613
Golf outings
Rich Harvest Farms
2016-08-04
$600
Golf outings
Marie Wilkinson Benefit Fund
2016-07-21
$250
Donations

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