Biss's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 47.1% of this total ($25,177) going to 270 Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$53,467
72.6%
Digital advertising
$10,000
13.6%
Credit card processing fees
$4,508
6.1%
Design
$1,425
1.9%
Printing
$852
1.2%
Software
$705
1%
Contributions
$655
0.9%
Taxes
$634
0.9%
Ticket
$300
0.4%
Office rent
$250
0.3%
Rooms for candidate and staff
$244
0.3%
District office utility
$200
0.3%
Office utility
$140
0.2%
Rent
$117
0.2%
Gala program book
$75
0.1%
Office utilities
$56
< 0.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
270 Strategies
2017-03-18
$25,177
Consulting
HardPin Media LLC
2017-03-18
$14,099
Consulting
270 Strategies
2017-03-27
$10,000
Digital advertising
LBH Chicago
2017-01-13
$8,000
Consulting
MB Political Research
2017-03-18
$5,750
Consulting
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-23
$2,104
Credit card processing fees
Margot Harrington
2017-03-03
$1,425
Design
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-30
$1,017
Credit card processing fees
Breaker Press Co., Inc.
2017-02-28
$852
Printing
NGP Van, Inc.
2017-01-06
$705
Software
Department of the Treasury
2017-03-13
$634
Taxes
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-31
$618
Credit card processing fees
Blue State Digital
2017-03-27
$390
Consulting
Equality Illinois
2017-01-05
$300
Ticket
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-27
$283
Credit card processing fees
Chicago Votes Action Fund
2017-03-30
$250
Contributions
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
2017-01-18
$250
Contributions
Baymont Inn & Suites
2017-03-28
$244
Rooms for candidate and staff
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-03-26
$238
Credit card processing fees
Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago
2017-02-03
$155
Contributions
Express Merchant Processing Solutions
2017-01-03
$146
Credit card processing fees
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2017-02-01
$125
Office rent
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2017-02-28
$125
Office rent
Dempster Skokie Partnership
2017-01-03
$117
Rent
Nicor
2017-02-23
$83
Office utility
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