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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 $200,245 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 taxes - federal in the quarter, with all those payments ($107,084) going to Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment in Ogden. 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
Taxes - federal
$107,084
53.5%
State taxes
$22,745
11.4%
Events
$17,960
9%
Secretarial
$10,159
5.1%
Dinner
$6,766
3.4%
Quarterly
$5,179
2.6%
Consulting
$5,000
2.5%
Printing
$4,359
2.2%
Membership
$3,000
1.5%
Tickets
$2,807
1.4%
Promotional items
$2,220
1.1%
Donations
$2,100
1.1%
Services
$2,004
1%
Compliance
$1,900
1%
Accounting fees
$1,416
0.7%
Graphic design
$1,000
0.5%
Contributions
$1,000
0.5%
Books
$876
0.4%
Contractual expenses
$620
0.3%
Masses
$555
0.3%
Flowers
$400
0.2%
Ticket
$350
0.2%
Banners
$252
0.1%
Postage
$250
0.1%
Frames
$163
< 0.1%
Dues
$75
< 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
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2018-05-29
$72,000
Taxes - federal
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2018-06-15
$35,000
Taxes - federal
Illinois Dept of Revenue
2018-05-29
$13,000
State taxes
Chicago Historical Society
2018-05-22
$10,000
Events
Illinois Dept of Revenue
2018-06-15
$9,620
State taxes
Peter Andrews, Jr.
2018-04-01
$5,000
Consulting
Inspired Catering
2018-04-02
$4,391
Dinner
Kevron Printing
2018-05-04
$4,359
Printing
Malta, Order of American Assn.
2018-04-03
$3,000
Membership
Inspired Catering
2018-05-08
$2,374
Dinner
Macon Resources, Inc.
2018-04-17
$2,220
Promotional items
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2018-05-14
$2,154
Quarterly
Internal Revenue Service USA Tax Payment
2018-06-14
$2,154
Quarterly
Selena Rodriguez
2018-06-28
$2,004
Services
Brother Rice High School
2018-04-19
$2,000
Donations
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
2018-06-13
$2,000
Events
Irish American Partnership
2018-04-24
$2,000
Events
Marlene Buckley
2018-04-01
$1,902
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2018-05-01
$1,902
Secretarial
Marlene Buckley
2018-05-30
$1,902
Secretarial
Rebecca Fawaz
2018-05-15
$1,900
Compliance
Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago
2018-06-05
$1,600
Events
Dorothy J. Gergits
2018-06-13
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2018-04-12
$1,483
Secretarial
Dorothy J. Gergits
2018-05-15
$1,483
Secretarial

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