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

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Democratic Christian Mitchell's election campaign committee, Friends of Christian Mitchell, spent $18,604 in the first 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 ($12,996) going to For The Win Campaigns, LLC in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Mitchell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting - fundraising
$12,996
69.9%
Consulting - financial
$3,000
16.1%
Campaign work
$1,000
5.4%
Website expenses
$750
4%
Communication - email
$421
2.3%
Ad books
$250
1.3%
Reimbursement - transportation and postage
$186
1%

Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-01-19
$12,996
Consulting - fundraising
Alaina Hampton
2018-01-22
$1,000
Campaign work
Charis Tripplet
2018-02-01
$1,000
Consulting - financial
Charis Tripplet
2018-03-30
$1,000
Consulting - financial
Charis Tripplet
2018-02-28
$1,000
Consulting - financial
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-03-09
$750
Website expenses
The Magnificent Mile Association
2018-03-23
$250
Ad books
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-01-19
$186
Reimbursement - transportation and postage
Constant Contact
2018-02-05
$105
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2018-03-02
$105
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2018-02-12
$104
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2018-03-12
$104
Communication - email

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