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Monday, December 23, 2024

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

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Republican Bill Mitchell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Bill Mitchell, spent $5,667 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mitchell's committee spent the most on office supplies in the quarter, with 57.1% of this total ($860) going to Quill in Philadelphia. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitchell's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Office supplies
$1,506
26.6%
Mileage expenses
$900
15.9%
Campaign phone
$608
10.7%
Mileage april
$603
10.6%
Cell phones
$460
8.1%
Mileage march
$447
7.9%
Campaign telephone
$303
5.4%
Subscriptions
$212
3.7%
Parade supplies
$201
3.6%
Cell phone upgrade
$200
3.5%
Meals
$199
3.5%
Coffee springfield office
$24
0.4%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Quill
2016-06-30
$663
Office supplies
Bill Mitchell
2016-05-03
$603
Mileage april
Bill Mitchell
2016-06-06
$600
Mileage expenses
Bill Mitchell
2016-04-01
$447
Mileage march
At & T
2016-04-06
$304
Campaign phone
At & T
2016-05-04
$303
Campaign phone
At & T
2016-06-03
$303
Campaign telephone
Sam's Club
2016-04-13
$268
Office supplies
At & T
2016-04-05
$214
Cell phones
News Gazette, Inc
2016-06-06
$212
Subscriptions
Sam's Club
2016-06-17
$201
Parade supplies
Mid-West Cellular
2016-04-01
$200
Cell phone upgrade
Quill
2016-04-05
$196
Office supplies
Staples Office Supply
2016-04-14
$156
Office supplies
At & T
2016-06-06
$155
Cell phones
Sam's Club
2016-04-05
$118
Office supplies
Melissa Wooters
2016-05-05
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2016-04-06
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2016-05-25
$100
Mileage expenses
At & T
2016-05-04
$90
Cell phones
The Draft Sports Bar & Grill
2016-04-26
$64
Meals
The Draft Sports Bar & Grill
2016-05-03
$54
Meals
The Draft Sports Bar & Grill
2016-04-11
$50
Meals
Sam's Club
2016-05-27
$48
Office supplies
Sam's Club
2016-04-21
$33
Office supplies

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