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Monday, December 23, 2024

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

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Republican Bill Mitchell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Bill Mitchell, spent $45,603 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mitchell's committee spent the most on signs, letter, mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($16,701) going to Adlexx in Springfield. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitchell's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Signs, letter, mailing
$16,701
36.6%
Media - radio
$14,820
32.5%
Golf outings
$6,674
14.6%
Contractual expenses
$2,000
4.4%
Telephones
$1,129
2.5%
Party - staff
$866
1.9%
September mileage
$617
1.4%
Mileage october
$559
1.2%
Mileage november
$479
1.1%
Candidate lodging
$476
1%
Cell phones
$422
0.9%
Meals
$342
0.8%
Mileage expenses
$300
0.7%
Office supplies
$214
0.5%

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
Adlexx
2016-11-21
$16,701
Signs, letter, mailing
Neuhoff Media
2016-10-24
$5,030
Media - radio
WHOW Radio
2016-10-21
$3,080
Media - radio
Red Tail Run Golf Course
2016-10-21
$3,075
Golf outings
Red Tail Run Golf Course
2016-10-21
$2,636
Golf outings
WDWS Radio
2016-10-27
$2,530
Media - radio
Cromwell Group Inc
2016-10-24
$2,200
Media - radio
Cumulus Media
2016-10-24
$1,980
Media - radio
Nick Bellini
2016-11-07
$1,000
Contractual expenses
Nick Bellini
2016-10-03
$1,000
Contractual expenses
The Gin Mill
2016-11-10
$624
Party - staff
Bill Mitchell
2016-10-03
$617
September mileage
Bill Mitchell
2016-11-03
$559
Mileage october
Red Tail Run Golf Course
2016-10-21
$549
Golf outings
Bill Mitchell
2016-12-02
$479
Mileage november
Hyatt Hotel
2016-12-15
$476
Candidate lodging
At & T
2016-10-05
$322
Telephones
At & T
2016-11-03
$322
Telephones
At & T
2016-12-05
$322
Telephones
Red Tail Run Golf Course
2016-10-20
$250
Golf outings
Paco Sol Bistro
2016-11-10
$241
Party - staff
Quill
2016-12-05
$214
Office supplies
Fast Impressions
2016-12-20
$163
Golf outings
The Gin Mill
2016-10-21
$159
Meals
At & T
2016-10-05
$140
Cell phones

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