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Monday, December 23, 2024

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

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Republican Bill Mitchell's election campaign committee, Citizens for Bill Mitchell, spent $5,853 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mitchell's committee spent the most on cell phone & insurance in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,197) going to Apple in Cupertino. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitchell's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Cell phone & insurance
$1,197
20.5%
Computer purchases
$1,131
19.3%
Meals
$831
14.2%
Cell phones
$733
12.5%
Office supplies
$484
8.3%
Mileage expenses
$400
6.8%
Lodging - candidate & staff
$393
6.7%
Telephones
$267
4.6%
Computer - maintenance
$208
3.6%
Supplies
$204
3.5%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Apple
2017-09-28
$1,197
Cell phone & insurance
Best Buy
2017-08-30
$1,131
Computer purchases
Central Loop Hotel
2017-09-08
$393
Lodging - candidate & staff
At & T
2017-07-09
$267
Telephones
Sam's Club
2017-08-04
$258
Office supplies
Quill
2017-08-14
$226
Office supplies
Best Buy
2017-07-18
$208
Computer - maintenance
Quill
2017-09-18
$193
Supplies
At & T
2017-09-05
$188
Cell phones
At & T
2017-08-07
$188
Cell phones
At & T
2017-07-05
$178
Cell phones
At & T
2017-09-29
$178
Cell phones
The Draft Sports Bar & Grill
2017-07-31
$144
Meals
Boones Saloon
2017-07-14
$122
Meals
The Wagon
2017-08-14
$114
Meals
Melissa Wooters
2017-07-20
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2017-07-07
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2017-09-20
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2017-08-30
$100
Mileage expenses
The Wagon
2017-07-21
$93
Meals
Buffalo Wild Wings
2017-07-19
$87
Meals
The Draft Sports Bar & Grill
2017-09-11
$79
Meals
Buffalo Wild Wings
2017-09-18
$74
Meals
The Draft Sports Bar & Grill
2017-07-14
$64
Meals
Boones Saloon
2017-08-30
$50
Meals

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