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Friday, November 22, 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 $4,936 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 mileage/ apr may june in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,115) going to Bill Mitchell in Forsyth. 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
Mileage/ apr may june
$2,115
42.9%
Cell phones
$698
14.1%
Mileage expenses
$623
12.6%
Office supplies
$528
10.7%
Meals
$511
10.4%
Lodging - candidate and lodging staff
$254
5.2%
Stamps
$204
4.1%

Table 2 below shows the top 20 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Bill Mitchell
2018-07-27
$2,115
Mileage/ apr may june
ACE Hardware
2018-07-05
$327
Office supplies
Melissa Wooters
2018-09-14
$323
Mileage expenses
Homewood Suites
2018-09-14
$254
Lodging - candidate and lodging staff
At & T
2018-07-05
$237
Cell phones
At & T
2018-09-05
$237
Cell phones
At & T
2018-08-06
$222
Cell phones
Quill
2018-07-23
$200
Office supplies
Postmaster
2018-08-21
$150
Stamps
Boones Saloon
2018-07-16
$108
Meals
Boones Saloon
2018-09-20
$100
Meals
Melissa Wooters
2018-07-13
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-07-24
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-08-30
$100
Mileage expenses
wHITS
2018-09-17
$75
Meals
wHITS
2018-08-30
$75
Meals
wHITS
2018-07-11
$58
Meals
wHITS
2018-07-03
$54
Meals
Postmaster
2018-07-10
$54
Stamps
wHITS
2018-07-31
$40
Meals

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