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Friday, December 27, 2024

How did Christian Mitchell spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Christian Mitchell's election campaign committee, Friends of Christian Mitchell, spent $33,329 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Mitchell's committee spent the most on consulting - fundraising in the quarter, with all those payments ($21,614) going to KJD Strategies 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
Consulting - fundraising
$21,614
64.9%
Consulting - financial
$3,000
9%
Legal fees
$1,836
5.5%
Computer purchases
$1,700
5.1%
Printing
$1,580
4.7%
Website expenses
$750
2.3%
Communication - email
$708
2.1%
Sponsorship - 4th on 53rd parade
$650
2%
Donations
$450
1.4%
Ad books
$350
1.1%
Cell phones
$300
0.9%
Bank charges
$173
0.5%
Supplies
$143
0.4%
Donation - gift cards
$75
0.2%

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
KJD Strategies
2017-05-12
$21,614
Consulting - fundraising
PB Hobson Law LLC
2017-05-12
$1,836
Legal fees
Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue
2017-05-03
$1,700
Computer purchases
Chi-Town Printing, Inc.
2017-06-06
$1,580
Printing
Charis Tripplet
2017-05-31
$1,000
Consulting - financial
Charis Tripplet
2017-06-30
$1,000
Consulting - financial
Charis Tripplet
2017-04-30
$1,000
Consulting - financial
NGP VAN, Inc.
2017-06-06
$750
Website expenses
Nichols Park Advisory Council
2017-06-27
$650
Sponsorship - 4th on 53rd parade
The Magnificent Mile Association
2017-05-31
$350
Ad books
Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue
2017-05-03
$300
Cell phones
Avon 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer
2017-06-02
$250
Donations
IVI-IPO South Chapter
2017-04-14
$200
Donations
Walmart
2017-06-02
$143
Supplies
Constant Contact
2017-06-09
$105
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2017-06-16
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2017-04-03
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2017-04-17
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2017-05-03
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2017-05-17
$100
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2017-06-05
$100
Communication - email
Walmart
2017-05-02
$75
Donation - gift cards
Seaway Bank
2017-05-03
$68
Bank charges
Seaway Bank
2017-06-16
$45
Bank charges
Seaway Bank
2017-06-30
$35
Bank charges

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