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Monday, November 25, 2024

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

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Democratic Rahm Emanuel's election campaign committee, Chicago for Rahm Emanuel, spent $291,631 in the third quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Emanuel's committee spent the most on consulting services in the quarter, with 54.1% of this total ($60,000) going to Anne Olaimey in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Emanuel's committee spent its money in the third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$111,000
38.1%
Professional fees/legal
$55,007
18.9%
Professional fees/media consulting
$35,000
12%
Salaries
$16,930
5.8%
Contribution refund
$13,500
4.6%
Travel expense/lodging
$11,206
3.8%
Payroll taxes
$8,814
3%
Merchant services fee
$8,681
3%
Fundraising expenses
$7,484
2.6%
Insurance cost
$6,774
2.3%
Office rental
$5,245
1.8%
Research expense
$3,920
1.3%
Travel expenses
$2,540
0.9%
Telephone cost
$1,297
0.4%
Email services
$900
0.3%
Event expenses
$731
0.3%
Health insurance expense
$542
0.2%
Catering cost
$528
0.2%
Media-advertisement
$500
0.2%
Transportation cost
$345
0.1%
Storage rental
$245
< 0.1%
Fundraising expense - flowers
$244
< 0.1%
Website services
$192
< 0.1%

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
Anne Olaimey
2016-07-05
$60,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2016-07-05
$50,000
Consulting services
Kupper Communications, LLC
2016-07-01
$35,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Mayer Brown LLP
2016-07-01
$30,007
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-07-01
$15,000
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2016-08-01
$10,000
Professional fees/legal
LDG Yachts Ltd.
2016-09-01
$7,000
Fundraising expenses
Larry Goodman
2016-08-17
$5,000
Contribution refund
Richard Jaffee
2016-08-17
$5,000
Contribution refund
Amtrust North America
2016-08-01
$4,814
Insurance cost
Courtyard Marriott - Philadephia
2016-07-20
$3,737
Travel expense/lodging
Cub Terminal LLC
2016-09-01
$3,500
Contribution refund
Internal Revenue Service
2016-07-06
$3,145
Payroll taxes
First Data North America
2016-08-03
$3,114
Merchant services fee
Courtyard Marriott - Philadephia
2016-08-01
$2,906
Travel expense/lodging
Courtyard Marriott - Philadephia
2016-07-20
$2,905
Travel expense/lodging
NGP VAN Inc.
2016-07-08
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2016-07-05
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-07-14
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-08-01
$2,513
Salaries
April Figueroa
2016-08-12
$2,513
Salaries
First Data North America
2016-07-05
$2,425
Merchant services fee
Jos. Cacciatore & Co Insurance
2016-09-08
$1,960
Insurance cost
Internal Revenue Service
2016-07-15
$1,572
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2016-08-15
$1,572
Payroll taxes

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