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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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, 14th Ward Regular Democratic Org, spent $58,916 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 postage in the quarter, with all those payments ($10,500) going to Reserve Account in St. Louis. 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
Postage
$10,500
17.8%
Contractual expenses
$10,000
17%
Services
$5,685
9.7%
Utilities
$4,066
6.9%
Election day expenses
$3,858
6.6%
Car payment
$3,428
5.8%
Accounting fees
$3,307
5.6%
Postage meter
$3,299
5.6%
Printing
$3,197
5.4%
Donations
$1,700
2.9%
Newspaper advertising
$1,434
2.4%
Car insurance
$1,395
2.4%
Postage machine
$1,312
2.2%
Events
$1,200
2%
Rent
$1,100
1.9%
Graphic design
$600
1%
Subscriptions
$485
0.8%
Supplies
$478
0.8%
Telephones
$454
0.8%
Sign permit
$300
0.5%
Magazine advertising
$274
0.5%
Water
$234
0.4%
Vehicle sticker
$227
0.4%
Furnace repair
$208
0.4%
Checks
$157
0.3%
Bank charges
$9
< 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
Haymarket, The Group
2018-06-26
$10,000
Contractual expenses
Purchase Power
2018-04-11
$3,299
Postage meter
Reserve Account
2018-05-16
$3,000
Postage
Reserve Account
2018-06-12
$3,000
Postage
Polish Highlanders
2018-04-01
$2,680
Election day expenses
Breaker Press
2018-04-03
$2,590
Printing
Reserve Account
2018-04-11
$2,500
Postage
Reserve Account
2018-05-01
$2,000
Postage
Mcguire, Cpa, Thomas J
2018-04-01
$1,890
Accounting fees
Selena Rodriguez
2018-05-31
$1,872
Services
Selena Rodriguez
2018-04-01
$1,476
Services
Kipnis, Rosen & Bloom, Ltd
2018-06-05
$1,417
Accounting fees
Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services
2018-05-22
$1,312
Postage machine
Selena Rodriguez
2018-05-01
$1,224
Services
Polish Highlanders
2018-06-14
$1,200
Events
Peoples Gas
2018-05-01
$734
Utilities
Peoples Gas
2018-04-01
$693
Utilities
Chicago Dept of Finance
2018-04-24
$687
Utilities
State Farm Insurance
2018-04-01
$624
Car insurance
Dianna Coreas
2018-06-05
$620
Services
State Farm Insurance
2018-04-01
$607
Car insurance
Terry Austin
2018-05-04
$600
Graphic design
Comed
2018-06-07
$596
Utilities
Ally
2018-04-04
$588
Car payment
Ally
2018-05-01
$588
Car payment

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