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How did Edward M Burke spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

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Non partisan Edward M Burke's election campaign committee, Friends of Edward M Burke, spent $126,894 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burke's committee spent the most on quarterly in the quarter, with 73.2% of this total ($41,000) going to United States Treasury in Ogden. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Quarterly
$56,044
44.2%
Events
$14,825
11.7%
Promotional items
$12,672
10%
Tickets
$11,570
9.1%
Secretarial
$10,249
8.1%
Consulting
$5,000
3.9%
Dues
$3,000
2.4%
Donations
$2,850
2.3%
Contractual expenses
$2,490
2%
Event balance
$2,082
1.6%
Dinner
$1,770
1.4%
Ad books
$1,000
0.8%
Gifts
$612
0.5%
Membership
$600
0.5%
Breakfast
$513
0.4%
Contributions
$500
0.4%
Mailing
$478
0.4%
Flowers
$400
0.3%
Ticket
$235
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
United States Treasury
2017-03-15
$41,000
Quarterly
Chicago Club
2017-01-31
$9,225
Events
Illinois Department of Revenue
2017-03-15
$7,800
Quarterly
Ram Racing Productions
2017-01-18
$6,422
Promotional items
Randa Accessories
2017-01-01
$6,250
Promotional items
Peter Andrews, Jr.
2017-01-01
$5,000
Consulting
Chicago Historical Society
2017-03-09
$5,000
Tickets
Landmarks Illinois
2017-01-17
$5,000
Events
Malta, Order of American Assn.
2017-01-11
$3,000
Dues
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-03-08
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-01-13
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-02-08
$2,154
Quarterly
Sheraton Chicago
2017-01-01
$2,082
Event balance
Haymarket
2017-01-31
$1,990
Contractual expenses
Marlene Buckley
2017-02-28
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2017-01-01
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2017-01-31
$1,932
Secretarial
Inspired Catering
2017-01-06
$1,770
Dinner
Irish Fellowship Educational
2017-02-15
$1,750
Tickets
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-01-12
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-01-31
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-03-07
$1,483
Secretarial
Catholic Theological Union
2017-02-15
$1,000
Tickets
Gastro Intestinal Research
2017-03-16
$1,000
Ad books
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation
2017-03-01
$1,000
Donations

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