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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 $5,481 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 office supplies in the quarter, with 45% of this total ($683) going to Staples Office Supply in Forsyth. 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
Office supplies
$1,519
27.7%
Cell phones
$690
12.6%
June july aug sept mileage
$679
12.4%
Party - staff
$606
11.1%
Meals
$575
10.5%
Mileage expenses
$450
8.2%
Lodging - candidate & staff
$428
7.8%
Subscriptions
$233
4.3%
Computer software
$95
1.7%
Phone accessory
$85
1.6%
Computer services
$62
1.1%
Hoterl parking fee
$53
1%

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
Bill Mitchell
2017-10-05
$679
June july aug sept mileage
R Bar & Grill
2017-12-22
$606
Party - staff
Club Quarters Hotel
2017-10-02
$428
Lodging - candidate & staff
Staples Office Supply
2017-10-17
$346
Office supplies
Staples Office Supply
2017-12-21
$337
Office supplies
At & T
2017-12-08
$273
Cell phones
Hobby Lobby
2017-11-30
$271
Office supplies
At & T
2017-10-05
$258
Cell phones
Quill
2017-11-02
$254
Office supplies
Wall Street Journal
2017-11-07
$233
Subscriptions
Lincoln Square Lounge
2017-12-26
$170
Meals
Boones Saloon
2017-12-01
$159
Meals
At & T
2017-11-06
$158
Cell phones
Boones Saloon
2017-10-26
$156
Meals
Quill
2017-11-14
$150
Office supplies
Melissa Wooters
2017-12-08
$150
Mileage expenses
Sam's Club
2017-10-04
$146
Office supplies
Melissa Wooters
2017-10-04
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2017-11-10
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2017-11-15
$100
Mileage expenses
Microsoft Online
2017-10-16
$95
Computer software
At & T
2017-10-02
$85
Phone accessory
Boones Saloon
2017-11-17
$56
Meals
Club Quarters Hotel
2017-10-02
$53
Hoterl parking fee
Boones Saloon
2017-11-24
$34
Meals

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