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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 $171,095 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 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 third quarter.

Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting services
$45,000
26.3%
Donations
$25,000
14.6%
Salaries
$22,959
13.4%
Returned contribution
$20,500
12%
Payroll taxes
$10,540
6.2%
Event expense-catering
$10,398
6.1%
Professional fees/media consulting
$10,000
5.8%
Merchant services fee
$7,075
4.1%
Insurance cost
$4,327
2.5%
Research expense
$4,126
2.4%
Office rental
$2,366
1.4%
Health insurance expense
$1,713
1%
Telephone cost
$1,365
0.8%
Printing expense
$1,287
0.8%
Travel expense - lodging
$1,263
0.7%
Media-advertisement
$900
0.5%
Email services
$900
0.5%
Storage rental
$771
0.5%
Event expenses
$452
0.3%
Transportation cost
$150
< 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
James M. Sweeny Golf Classic
2017-08-04
$25,000
Donations
Anne Olaimey
2017-07-07
$10,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2017-08-02
$10,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2017-08-30
$10,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-07-03
$5,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-08-02
$5,000
Consulting services
Jeremy Hallahan
2017-08-30
$5,000
Consulting services
Kupper Communications, LLC
2017-07-18
$5,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Kupper Communications, LLC
2017-08-01
$5,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Paramount Events
2017-09-22
$4,742
Event expense-catering
Internal Revenue Service
2017-09-07
$4,645
Payroll taxes
Technology Insurance Company Inc.
2017-08-15
$4,327
Insurance cost
Mastro's Steakhouse
2017-09-27
$3,631
Event expense-catering
Internal Revenue Service
2017-08-03
$3,097
Payroll taxes
NGP VAN Inc.
2017-07-07
$2,550
Research expense
Clark Loft LLC dba Beatrix
2017-07-31
$2,500
Returned contribution
French Cafe LLC dba Mon Ami Gabi
2017-07-31
$2,500
Returned contribution
Joe's of Las Vegas LLC
2017-07-31
$2,500
Returned contribution
Joe's Stone Crab
2017-07-31
$2,500
Returned contribution
River North Italian LLC dba RPM Italian
2017-07-31
$2,500
Returned contribution
Shaw's Chicago
2017-07-31
$2,500
Returned contribution
Three Dots & A Dash
2017-07-31
$2,500
Returned contribution
April Figueroa
2017-07-03
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-08-02
$2,480
Salaries
April Figueroa
2017-07-19
$2,480
Salaries

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