Biss's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 80% of this total ($8,000) going to LBH Chicago in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$10,000
79%
Software
$705
5.6%
Subscriptions
$500
4%
Credit card processing fees
$453
3.6%
Contributions
$250
2%
Office rent
$200
1.6%
Room rental
$195
1.5%
District office utility
$184
1.5%
Campaign office rent
$100
0.8%
District office utilities
$69
0.6%
Table 2 below shows the top 16 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
LBH Chicago
2016-10-14
$4,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2016-11-01
$4,000
Consulting
Justin Horwitz
2016-10-05
$2,000
Consulting
NGP Van, Inc.
2016-10-14
$705
Software
Ahead of our Time Publishing, INC.
2016-12-08
$500
Subscriptions
Men4Choice
2016-10-05
$250
Contributions
Unitarian Church of Evanston
2016-11-18
$195
Room rental
Express Merchant Processing Solutions
2016-12-05
$188
Credit card processing fees
Express Merchant Processing Solutions
2016-10-03
$135
Credit card processing fees
Express Merchant Processing Solutions
2016-11-03
$129
Credit card processing fees
Commonwealth Edison
2016-10-06
$104
District office utility
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-10-06
$100
Office rent
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-11-02
$100
Campaign office rent
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2016-12-02
$100
Office rent
Commonwealth Edison
2016-11-04
$80
District office utility
Commonwealth Edison
2016-12-12
$69
District office utilities