Emanuel's committee spent the most on salaries in the quarter, with 15.3% of this total ($50,687) going to Jay Rowell in Oak Park. 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
Salaries
$332,395
22.7%
Consulting services
$261,284
17.8%
Professional fees/legal
$229,797
15.7%
Payroll taxes
$139,600
9.5%
Professional fees/polling & research
$114,684
7.8%
Donations
$78,700
5.4%
Field expense
$55,686
3.8%
Professional fees/media consulting
$42,500
2.9%
Health insurance expense
$25,235
1.7%
Software
$20,765
1.4%
Consulting fees
$20,000
1.4%
Stipends
$20,000
1.4%
Rent
$15,140
1%
Event expenses
$12,099
0.8%
Returned contribution
$12,000
0.8%
Merchant services fee
$11,882
0.8%
Contributions
$11,000
0.8%
Research expense
$9,802
0.7%
Fundraising expenses
$8,517
0.6%
Printing
$6,815
0.5%
Email services
$6,518
0.4%
Legal fees
$5,000
0.3%
Printing cost
$4,133
0.3%
Photographer
$4,123
0.3%
Food
$2,963
0.2%
Telephone/internet cost
$2,255
0.2%
Office supplies
$2,209
0.2%
Event cost
$2,112
0.1%
Insurance cost
$1,573
0.1%
Media-advertisement
$1,400
0.1%
Office expense
$1,205
< 0.1%
Digital advertising
$1,075
< 0.1%
Telephone cost
$952
< 0.1%
Ventra cost
$871
< 0.1%
Payroll fees
$520
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$500
< 0.1%
Meeting expense
$366
< 0.1%
Transportation cost
$310
< 0.1%
It consulting
$270
< 0.1%
Staff meal
$250
< 0.1%
Website services
$153
< 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
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2018-09-19
$108,000
Professional fees/legal
Forde Law Offices, LLP
2018-07-02
$70,000
Professional fees/legal
Anzalone Liszt Research, Inc.
2018-07-24
$65,600
Professional fees/polling & research
Mayer Brown LLP
2018-09-25
$51,797
Professional fees/legal
James M. Sweeny Golf Classic
2018-07-09
$50,000
Donations
Anzalone Liszt Research, Inc.
2018-07-02
$49,084
Professional fees/polling & research
Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC
2018-07-13
$45,000
Consulting services
Addison Group
2018-08-31
$37,764
Field expense
Internal Revenue Service
2018-09-20
$24,835
Payroll taxes
Anne Olaimey
2018-07-02
$20,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2018-07-31
$20,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2018-09-05
$20,000
Consulting services
Anne Olaimey
2018-09-27
$20,000
Consulting services
Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC
2018-07-02
$20,000
Consulting fees
Internal Revenue Service
2018-08-22
$19,961
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2018-08-30
$19,628
Payroll taxes
Internal Revenue Service
2018-08-08
$18,183
Payroll taxes
Youth Guidance
2018-08-23
$16,700
Donations
Internal Revenue Service
2018-07-19
$15,227
Payroll taxes
AKPD Message & Media LLC
2018-07-02
$15,000
Professional fees/media consulting
Kupper Communications, LLC
2018-09-20
$15,000
Consulting services
Internal Revenue Service
2018-07-06
$12,785
Payroll taxes
AKPD Message & Media LLC
2018-09-20
$12,500
Professional fees/media consulting
Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC
2018-09-19
$10,765
Consulting services
Internal Revenue Service
2018-07-06
$10,181
Payroll taxes
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