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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 $10,837 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 computer purchase in the quarter, with all those payments ($2,559) going to Best Buy in Decatur. 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
Computer purchase
$2,559
23.6%
July aug sept mileage
$1,473
13.6%
Party - staff
$1,451
13.4%
Meals
$1,050
9.7%
Gifts
$908
8.4%
Subscriptions
$704
6.5%
Cell phones
$663
6.1%
Mileage expenses
$600
5.5%
Office supplies
$430
4%
Staff party
$389
3.6%
Christmas party - staff
$223
2.1%
Contractual expenses
$200
1.9%
Storage
$156
1.4%
Online subscription
$25
0.2%

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
Best Buy
2018-12-24
$2,120
Computer purchase
Bill Mitchell
2018-10-04
$1,473
July aug sept mileage
Taproot
2018-12-03
$1,451
Party - staff
L.L. Bean
2018-11-09
$468
Gifts
Best Buy
2018-12-24
$439
Computer purchase
Wall Street Journal
2018-11-20
$419
Subscriptions
Paco Sol Bistro
2018-11-08
$389
Staff party
At & T
2018-11-06
$258
Cell phones
At & T
2018-10-05
$252
Cell phones
The Gin Mill
2018-12-18
$223
Christmas party - staff
Baltimore Tea and Coffee Company
2018-12-17
$220
Gifts
Baltimore Tea and Coffee Company
2018-12-18
$220
Gifts
Alayna Wooters
2018-10-15
$200
Contractual expenses
Storage Masters
2018-12-14
$156
Storage
At & T
2018-12-05
$153
Cell phones
Sam's Club
2018-10-11
$146
Office supplies
Chedder's
2018-12-14
$139
Meals
Staples Office Supply
2018-10-25
$128
Office supplies
Boones Saloon
2018-12-03
$104
Meals
Melissa Wooters
2018-12-26
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-12-17
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-10-11
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-10-26
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-11-26
$100
Mileage expenses
Melissa Wooters
2018-11-30
$100
Mileage expenses

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