Mitchell's committee spent the most on consulting - fundraising in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,000) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. 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
Consulting - fundraising
$9,000
52.6%
Consulting - financial
$2,000
11.7%
Donation - school supplies
$1,250
7.3%
Donations
$1,100
6.4%
Air fare - candidate
$989
5.8%
Candidate lodging
$796
4.7%
Website expenses
$750
4.4%
Communication - email
$602
3.5%
Legal fees
$360
2.1%
Transportation
$255
1.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 23 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
KJD Strategies
2016-09-27
$9,000
Consulting - fundraising
Charis Tripplet
2016-09-29
$2,000
Consulting - financial
American Airlines Inc.
2016-07-29
$817
Air fare - candidate
NGP VAN, Inc.
2016-09-27
$750
Website expenses
Expedia Travel
2016-07-05
$548
Candidate lodging
Doolittle Elementary School
2016-08-11
$543
Donation - school supplies
Cook Brothers
2016-07-19
$500
Donations
Reavis Elementary School
2016-08-11
$456
Donation - school supplies
Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell, & Blankenship, P.C.
2016-08-25
$360
Legal fees
Jackie Robinson Elementary School
2016-07-29
$250
Donation - school supplies
Expedia Travel
2016-07-05
$248
Candidate lodging
RD Bus Company
2016-07-19
$215
Transportation
Cook County Democratic Party
2016-09-27
$200
Donations
Fourth Community Service Organization
2016-09-27
$200
Donations
WestPoint Missionary Baptist Church
2016-07-15
$200
Donations
Southwest Airlines
2016-07-25
$171
Air fare - candidate
Constant Contact
2016-07-12
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2016-07-14
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2016-09-12
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2016-09-15
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2016-08-11
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2016-08-15
$100
Communication - email
Expedia Travel
2016-07-05
$40
Transportation