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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 $3,518 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 mileage oct, nov, dec in the quarter, with all those payments ($545) going to Bill Mitchell in Forsyth. 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
Mileage oct, nov, dec
$545
15.5%
Mileage expenses
$500
14.2%
Office supplies
$462
13.1%
Meals
$382
10.9%
Office equipment vacuum for district office
$380
10.8%
Cell phones
$333
9.5%
Phones
$290
8.2%
Computer - maintenance
$263
7.5%
Telephones
$203
5.8%
Candidate lodging
$155
4.4%

Table 2 below shows the top 24 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bill Mitchell
2018-01-03
$545
Mileage oct, nov, dec
Kohl's
2018-01-05
$380
Office equipment vacuum for district office
At & T
2018-03-06
$290
Phones
Best Buy
2018-03-20
$263
Computer - maintenance
At & T
2018-01-05
$203
Telephones
Sam's Club
2018-01-10
$189
Office supplies
At & T
2018-02-06
$175
Cell phones
Staples Office Supply
2018-02-09
$168
Office supplies
At & T
2018-01-05
$158
Cell phones
Abraham Lincoln Hotel
2018-01-02
$155
Candidate lodging
Boones Saloon
2018-01-16
$152
Meals
Boones Saloon
2018-03-02
$129
Meals
Melissa Wooters
2018-01-05
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-01-09
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-01-30
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-03-02
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-03-09
$100
Mileage expenses
Boones Saloon
2018-03-12
$70
Meals
Bill Mitchell
2018-01-19
$34
Office supplies
Sam's Club
2018-02-26
$32
Office supplies
Boones Saloon
2018-02-02
$30
Meals
Sam's Club
2018-02-28
$19
Office supplies
Bill Mitchell
2018-02-20
$14
Office supplies
Sam's Club
2018-02-27
$4
Office supplies

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