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Friday, May 23, 2025

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

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Democratic Jim Murphy's election campaign committee, Friends For Jim Murphy, spent $2,106 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Murphy's committee spent the most on fundraisers in the quarter, with all those payments ($800) going to 12 Handles Ale House in Crest Hill. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Murphy's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraisers
$800
38%
Newspaper advertising
$586
27.8%
Printing
$266
12.6%
Donations
$250
11.9%
Promotional items
$203
9.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 7 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
12 Handles Ale House
2018-06-14
$800
Fundraisers
Shaw Media
2018-05-18
$378
Newspaper advertising
Illinois Democratic Women of Will County
2018-06-09
$250
Donations
Labor Record
2018-05-22
$207
Newspaper advertising
Stars & Stripes Silk Screening, Inc
2018-05-15
$203
Promotional items
Forest Printing Co.
2018-05-25
$185
Printing
Forest Printing Co.
2018-05-03
$80
Printing

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