How did Jim Ardis spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 7, 2018

Non partis Jim Ardis's election campaign committee, Jim Ardis for Council Committee, spent $30,451 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Ardis's committee spent the most on golf outings in the quarter, with 98.7% of this total ($17,638) going to Mt. Hawley Country Club in Peoria. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Ardis's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Golf outings

$17,875

58.7%

Sponsorships

$4,400

14.5%

Fund raising (food)

$2,200

7.2%

Donations

$1,940

6.4%

Telephones

$1,000

3.3%

Transportation

$875

2.9%

Awards

$713

2.3%

Printing

$408

1.3%

Meals

$378

1.2%

Parking

$365

1.2%

Office supplies

$139

0.5%

Rent

$78

0.3%

Supplies

$76

0.3%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Mt. Hawley Country Club

2017-10-13

$17,638

Golf outings

Weaverridge Golf Club

2017-12-09

$2,200

Fund raising (food)

Boys and Girls Club

2017-10-01

$1,600

Sponsorships

St. Jude Midwest Affiliate

2017-11-10

$1,000

Sponsorships

Walter F. Jacob Foundation

2017-10-27

$1,000

Telephones

Peoria Charter Coach

2017-12-22

$875

Transportation

Joan's Trophy & Plaque

2017-12-15

$713

Awards

New Millennium Institute

2017-10-20

$640

Donations

Dream Center Peoria

2017-10-19

$500

Sponsorships

Paul Reatherford Memorial

2017-11-15

$500

Donations

Public Employees for Community Concerns

2017-12-20

$500

Sponsorships

PIP Printing

2017-11-13

$408

Printing

Dream Center Peoria

2017-11-09

$400

Donations

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce

2017-12-27

$400

Sponsorships

Star of Hope Church

2017-11-15

$400

Donations

Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria

2017-10-08

$365

Parking

JR Cigar

2017-10-15

$236

Golf outings

Creve Coeur Club of Peoria

2017-10-04

$200

Meals

East Bluff Community Center

2017-10-01

$200

Sponsorships

Washington Chamber of Commerce

2017-10-27

$200

Sponsorships

Creve Coeur Club of Peoria

2017-11-10

$143

Meals

Sam's Club

2017-12-28

$139

Office supplies

Creve Coeur Club of Peoria

2017-10-06

$78

Rent

Sam's Club

2017-11-22

$76

Supplies

Creve Coeur Club of Peoria

2017-12-08

$35

Meals

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