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

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 7, 2018

Non partisan Edward M Burke's election campaign committee, Friends of Edward M Burke, spent $109,389 in the fourth quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Burke's committee spent the most on contractual expenses in the quarter, with all those payments ($39,979) going to Haymarket in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Burke's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.

Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Contractual expenses

$39,979

36.6%

Promotional items

$14,757

13.5%

Secretarial

$10,159

9.3%

Deposit

$7,336

6.7%

Quarterly

$7,334

6.7%

Printing

$6,260

5.7%

Hams

$4,950

4.5%

Dinner

$4,347

Events

$3,840

3.5%

Dues/donation

$3,005

2.8%

Fund raising entertainment

$1,900

1.7%

Donations

$1,800

1.7%

Graphic design

$1,497

1.4%

Breakfast

$647

0.6%

Postage

$490

0.5%

Flowers

$470

0.4%

Gifts

$250

0.2%

Flag

$190

0.2%

Subscriptions

$175

0.2%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

Haymarket

2017-11-14

$13,529

Contractual expenses

Haymarket

2017-10-24

$10,900

Contractual expenses

Ram Racing Productions

2017-12-14

$8,507

Promotional items

Randa Accessories

2017-12-08

$6,250

Promotional items

Haymarket

2017-12-12

$6,145

Contractual expenses

Rider Dickerson

2017-11-07

$5,888

Printing

Sheraton Chicago

2017-11-01

$5,000

Deposit

Hof Haus

2017-12-26

$4,950

Hams

Haymarket

2017-10-31

$4,400

Contractual expenses

Inspired Catering

2017-10-01

$3,670

Dinner

Midwesterners, The

2017-11-13

$3,005

Dues/donation

Donning Company Publishers

2017-10-10

$2,336

Deposit

Haymarket

2017-11-21

$2,335

Contractual expenses

Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment

2017-12-13

$2,154

Quarterly

Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment

2017-10-13

$2,154

Quarterly

Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment

2017-11-15

$2,154

Quarterly

Marlene Buckley

2017-11-29

$1,902

Secretarial

Marlene Buckley

2017-10-01

$1,902

Secretarial

Marlene Buckley

2017-10-31

$1,902

Secretarial

Prism Entertainment, Ltd.

2017-11-07

$1,900

Fund raising entertainment

Haymarket Center

2017-10-11

$1,500

Events

Haymarket

2017-10-24

$1,497

Graphic design

Dorothy J. Gergits

2017-12-12

$1,483

Secretarial

Dorothy J. Gergits

2017-10-12

$1,483

Secretarial

Dorothy J. Gergits

2017-11-14

$1,483

Secretarial

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