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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 $132,151 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 consulting services in the quarter, with 66.7% of this total ($30,000) going to Anne Olaimey 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
Consulting services
$45,000
34.1%
Salaries
$23,139
17.5%
Professional fees/media consulting
$12,500
9.5%
Payroll taxes
$11,686
8.8%
Merchant services fee
$11,181
8.5%
Event expense-catering
$7,637
5.8%
Professional fees/legal
$6,000
4.5%
Research expense
$3,982
3%
Travel expenses
$2,009
1.5%
Health insurance expense
$1,627
1.2%
Office rental
$1,577
1.2%
Transportation cost
$1,437
1.1%
Telephone cost
$1,235
0.9%
Professional fees/accounting
$1,150
0.9%
Email services
$900
0.7%
Storage rental
$747
0.6%
Payroll processing fees
$195
0.2%
Federal tax payment
$145
0.1%

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
Anne Olaimey
2017-04-05
$10,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2017-05-03
$10,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2017-06-01
$10,000
Consulting services
Kupper Communications, LLC
2017-04-26
$7,500
Professional fees/media consulting
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-04-05
$5,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-05-03
$5,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-06-01
$5,000
Consulting services
Kupper Communications, LLC
2017-06-05
$5,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Internal Revenue Service
2017-06-08
$4,645
Payroll taxes
First Data North America
2017-04-03
$4,149
Merchant services fee
First Data North America
2017-05-03
$3,383
Merchant services fee
Internal Revenue Service
2017-05-04
$3,097
Payroll taxes
Mayer Brown LLP
2017-04-26
$3,000
Professional fees/legal
Mayer Brown LLP
2017-06-05
$3,000
Professional fees/legal
First Data North America
2017-04-03
$2,791
Merchant services fee
NGP VAN Inc.
2017-04-05
$2,550
Research expense
April Figueroa
2017-04-05
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-04-19
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-05-03
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-05-15
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-06-01
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-06-14
$2,480
Salaries
Fooda Inc.
2017-06-07
$2,461
Event expense-catering
Lia's Catering
2017-06-13
$2,101
Event expense-catering
RPM Steak Chicago
2017-06-29
$2,090
Event expense-catering

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