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How did Rahm Emanuel spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

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Democratic Rahm Emanuel's election campaign committee, Chicago for Rahm Emanuel, spent $89,601 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Emanuel's committee spent the most on contribution refund in the quarter, with 16.7% of this total ($5,000) going to 735 Junior Terrace Building Corp. in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emanuel's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Contribution refund
$30,000
33.5%
Salaries
$13,041
14.6%
Payroll taxes
$10,092
11.3%
Fundraising expenses
$8,419
9.4%
Consulting services
$5,250
5.9%
Professional fees/legal
$5,000
5.6%
Event expenses
$4,953
5.5%
Research expense
$3,795
4.2%
Office rental
$3,546
4%
Transportation cost
$1,843
2.1%
Professional fees/accounting
$1,000
1.1%
Email services
$900
1%
Telephone cost
$689
0.8%
Payroll processing fees
$390
0.4%
Subscriptions
$345
0.4%
Merchant services fee
$334
0.4%

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
735 Junior Terrace Building Corp.
2016-05-09
$5,000
Contribution refund
Anne Olaimey
2016-06-02
$5,000
Consulting services
Benefit Services Group Inc.
2016-05-09
$5,000
Contribution refund
Distillers Distributing Company
2016-05-09
$5,000
Contribution refund
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-06-01
$5,000
Professional fees/legal
Forman Realty Corporation
2016-05-09
$5,000
Contribution refund
Lex Heartland LLC
2016-05-09
$5,000
Contribution refund
Pearl Tavern Chicago
2016-05-05
$4,953
Event expenses
Internal Revenue Service
2016-05-27
$4,718
Payroll taxes
Chef Freddy Cuisine
2016-05-18
$3,294
Fundraising expenses
IL Porcellino
2016-06-27
$2,895
Fundraising expenses
NGP VAN Inc.
2016-04-05
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2016-04-01
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-05-26
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-05-27
$2,513
Salaries
Chauffeurs Offering Protective Services
2016-04-04
$1,722
Transportation cost
Internal Revenue Service
2016-04-04
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-05-27
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Goettsch Partners
2016-06-13
$1,500
Contribution refund
Richard Melman
2016-05-24
$1,500
Contribution refund
Wirtz Corporation
2016-05-24
$1,500
Contribution refund
James Harney
2016-04-01
$1,375
Salaries
James Harney
2016-05-26
$1,375
Salaries
James Harney
2016-05-27
$1,375
Salaries
James Harney
2016-05-26
$1,375
Salaries

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