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Friday, November 22, 2024

How did Bill Mitchell spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Republican Bill Mitchell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Bill Mitchell, spent $5,182 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mitchell's committee spent the most on telephones in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,092) going to At & T in Louisville. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitchell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Telephones
$1,092
21.1%
Office supplies
$951
18.4%
Cell phones
$623
12%
Subscriptions
$525
10.1%
December mileage
$422
8.1%
Mileage expenses
$400
7.7%
Meals
$331
6.4%
January mileage
$320
6.2%
February mileage
$282
5.4%
Computer software
$232
4.5%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Herald & Review Newspaper
2016-02-19
$525
Subscriptions
Bill Mitchell
2016-01-07
$422
December mileage
Bill Mitchell
2016-02-03
$320
January mileage
At & T
2016-02-03
$304
Telephones
At & T
2016-03-07
$302
Telephones
At & T
2016-01-05
$288
Telephones
Bill Mitchell
2016-03-07
$282
February mileage
Sam's Club
2016-01-09
$252
Office supplies
Staples Office Supply
2016-02-23
$247
Office supplies
Best Buy
2016-03-08
$232
Computer software
At & T
2016-03-07
$213
Cell phones
At & T
2016-02-08
$205
Cell phones
At & T
2016-01-05
$204
Cell phones
Quill
2016-02-16
$201
Office supplies
Quill
2016-02-01
$171
Office supplies
At & T
2016-02-02
$147
Telephones
The Draft Sports Bar & Grill
2016-03-18
$138
Meals
Melissa Wooters
2016-03-03
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2016-03-15
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2016-01-15
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2016-02-01
$100
Mileage expenses
Boones Saloon
2016-03-25
$76
Meals
Staples Office Supply
2016-03-08
$61
Office supplies
Boones Saloon
2016-03-11
$60
Meals
At & T
2016-02-23
$49
Telephones

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