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

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Non partisan Edward M Burke's election campaign committee, Friends of Edward M Burke, spent $50,128 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burke's committee spent the most on donations in the quarter, with 30.7% of this total ($5,000) going to Merit School of Music in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Donations
$16,300
32.5%
Secretarial
$12,182
24.3%
Taxes - federal
$6,548
13.1%
Printing
$5,436
10.8%
Table
$5,000
10%
Golf outings
$2,000
4%
Contributions
$1,000
2%
State taxes
$780
1.6%
Books
$346
0.7%
Mass cards
$330
0.7%
Promotional items
$204
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
Rider Dickerson, Inc.
2017-05-09
$5,436
Printing
Cure
2017-04-01
$5,000
Table
Merit School of Music
2017-04-20
$5,000
Donations
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-05-10
$2,154
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-04-12
$2,154
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2017-06-14
$2,154
Taxes - federal
Brother Rice High School
2017-04-20
$2,000
Donations
Giordano Dance Chicago
2017-04-06
$2,000
Donations
Irish American Partnership
2017-04-06
$2,000
Golf outings
Marlene Buckley
2017-05-30
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2017-06-28
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2017-04-27
$1,932
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2017-04-01
$1,932
Secretarial
Giordano Dance Chicago
2017-06-21
$1,600
Donations
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-04-11
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-05-09
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2017-06-13
$1,483
Secretarial
Build On
2017-06-01
$1,000
Donations
Father George Clements
2017-04-12
$1,000
Donations
Extollo Educational Foundation
2017-04-05
$1,000
Donations
Kennedy Forum Illinois
2017-04-05
$1,000
Donations
Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute
2017-05-03
$1,000
Donations
Storycatchers Theatre
2017-04-12
$1,000
Contributions
Midwesterners
2017-04-01
$500
Donations
National Book Network
2017-04-28
$346
Books

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