Mitchell's committee spent the most on partial contribution refund in the quarter, with all those payments ($39,200) going to Henry Crown Company in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitchell's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Partial contribution refund
$39,200
28.5%
Production media expenses
$33,296
24.2%
Postage
$24,586
17.9%
Consulting - fundraising
$19,771
14.4%
Legal fees
$8,085
5.9%
Consulting - financial
$5,500
4%
Donations
$2,250
1.6%
Printing
$1,320
1%
Civil penalties
$1,250
0.9%
Website expenses
$750
0.5%
Sponsorships
$650
0.5%
Communication - email
$572
0.4%
Donation - ad
$350
0.3%
Office equipment
$125
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$63
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Henry Crown Company
2016-06-29
$39,200
Partial contribution refund
The Strategy Group, Inc.
2016-04-01
$33,296
Production media expenses
Diamond Marketing
2016-04-11
$16,354
Postage
KJD Strategies
2016-05-19
$10,771
Consulting - fundraising
KJD Strategies
2016-04-01
$9,000
Consulting - fundraising
PB Hobson Law LLC
2016-06-30
$5,000
Legal fees
U.S. Postmaster
2016-05-31
$5,000
Postage
U.S. Postmaster
2016-05-27
$3,232
Postage
Charis Tripplet
2016-05-27
$2,000
Consulting - financial
Charis Tripplet
2016-06-29
$2,000
Consulting - financial
PB Hobson Law LLC
2016-04-27
$1,500
Legal fees
Charis Tripplet
2016-04-27
$1,500
Consulting - financial
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2016-04-15
$1,320
Printing
PB Hobson Law LLC
2016-05-23
$1,300
Legal fees
Illinois State Board of Elections
2016-06-08
$1,250
Civil penalties
NGP VAN, Inc.
2016-06-08
$750
Website expenses
Nichols Park Advisory Council
2016-04-27
$650
Sponsorships
Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy C.A.P.S.
2016-06-30
$500
Donations
KLEO Community Family Life Center
2016-05-19
$500
Donations
Local 399 Union of Operating Engineers
2016-06-30
$500
Donations
Quad Communities Development Corporation
2016-05-23
$500
Donations
The Magnificent Mile Association
2016-05-23
$350
Donation - ad
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell, & Blankenship, P.C.
2016-05-19
$285
Legal fees
The Safer Foundation
2016-04-27
$250
Donations
Staples
2016-05-16
$125
Office equipment
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