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

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Democratic Christian Mitchell's election campaign committee, Friends of Christian Mitchell, spent $33,071 in the third 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 ($15,000) 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 third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting - fundraising
$15,000
45.4%
Consulting
$6,000
18.1%
Consulting - financial
$3,000
9.1%
Sponsorships
$1,500
4.5%
Hall rental for raising funds
$1,500
4.5%
Graphic design
$1,250
3.8%
Legal fees
$867
2.6%
Postage
$801
2.4%
Donations
$750
2.3%
Website expenses
$750
2.3%
Communication - email
$632
1.9%
Promotional items
$360
1.1%
Office supplies
$260
0.8%
Photography
$200
0.6%
Meals
$200
0.6%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-08-13
$7,500
Consulting - fundraising
For The Win Campaigns, LLC
2018-09-11
$7,500
Consulting - fundraising
Ryan Hurley
2018-07-31
$2,000
Consulting
Ryan Hurley
2018-08-31
$2,000
Consulting
Ryan Hurley
2018-09-29
$2,000
Consulting
4th Ward Strong Community Service Organization
2018-08-13
$1,500
Sponsorships
Buddy Guy's Legends
2018-09-19
$1,500
Hall rental for raising funds
Charis Tripplet
2018-07-31
$1,000
Consulting - financial
Charis Tripplet
2018-09-03
$1,000
Consulting - financial
Charis Tripplet
2018-09-29
$1,000
Consulting - financial
PB Hobson Law LLC
2018-08-17
$867
Legal fees
NGP VAN, Inc.
2018-09-11
$750
Website expenses
U. S. Postal Service
2018-08-21
$750
Postage
JNJ Creative
2018-08-31
$600
Graphic design
JNJ Creative
2018-07-19
$450
Graphic design
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2018-09-29
$360
Promotional items
Bessemer Park Advisory Council
2018-08-24
$250
Donations
Equality Illinois Education Project
2018-08-04
$250
Donations
Woodlawn Community Development Corporation
2018-08-24
$250
Donations
John Berry Jr.
2018-07-31
$200
Photography
Kroll's South Loop
2018-08-13
$200
Meals
Sarah Matheson Photos
2018-09-13
$200
Graphic design
Office Depot
2018-08-20
$172
Office supplies
Constant Contact
2018-07-13
$105
Communication - email
Constant Contact
2018-08-16
$105
Communication - email

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