Emanuel's committee spent the most on salaries in the quarter, with 64.6% of this total ($12,567) going to April Figueroa in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emanuel's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Salaries
$19,443
26.7%
Professional fees/media consulting
$14,000
19.2%
Payroll taxes
$12,743
17.5%
Event cost
$4,295
5.9%
Merchant services fee
$3,973
5.5%
Insurance cost
$3,921
5.4%
Research expense
$3,795
5.2%
Office rental
$3,546
4.9%
Travel expenses
$3,267
4.5%
Hotel/lodging
$1,515
2.1%
Email services
$900
1.2%
Telephone cost
$686
0.9%
Food expense
$677
0.9%
Website services
$155
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Kupper Communications, LLC
2016-02-22
$14,000
Professional fees/media consulting
An Executive Decision
2016-01-07
$4,295
Event cost
Amtrust North America
2016-01-20
$3,921
Insurance cost
Internal Revenue Service
2016-01-04
$3,149
Payroll taxes
NGP VAN Inc.
2016-01-06
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2016-01-28
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-02-12
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-03-01
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-03-15
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-01-04
$2,513
Salaries
Internal Revenue Service
2016-01-14
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-02-16
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-03-16
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-02-01
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-03-02
$1,572
Payroll taxes
James Harney
2016-03-01
$1,375
Salaries
James Harney
2016-01-28
$1,375
Salaries
James Harney
2016-03-15
$1,375
Salaries
James Harney
2016-02-12
$1,375
Salaries
James Harney
2016-01-14
$1,375
Salaries
73 W Monroe dba LEVEL Office
2016-01-01
$1,182
Office rental
73 W Monroe dba LEVEL Office
2016-02-01
$1,182
Office rental
73 W Monroe dba LEVEL Office
2016-03-01
$1,182
Office rental
First Data North America
2016-02-03
$1,135
Merchant services fee
First Data North America
2016-02-03
$848
Merchant services fee
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