Biss's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 51.5% of this total ($44,000) going to LBH Chicago in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$85,400
32.4%
Payroll
$44,547
16.9%
Digital advertising
$40,000
15.2%
Payroll tax
$23,451
8.9%
Software
$16,925
6.4%
Production services
$14,099
5.4%
Printing
$10,429
4%
Credit card processing fees
$10,385
3.9%
Rent
$5,150
2%
Employee health insurance
$3,500
1.3%
Setup fees
$2,500
1%
Video streaming
$2,400
0.9%
Photography
$1,809
0.7%
Security deposit
$1,400
0.5%
Office supplies
$409
0.2%
Office rent
$250
< 0.1%
Hotel room
$215
< 0.1%
Fees
$210
< 0.1%
Office utility
$163
< 0.1%
April rent
$125
< 0.1%
District office utilities
$88
< 0.1%
District office utility
$87
< 0.1%
Office utilities
$44
< 0.1%
Wire fee
$34
< 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
270 Strategies
2017-04-01
$40,000
Digital advertising
LBH Chicago
2017-04-28
$24,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2017-05-16
$20,000
Consulting
HardPin Media LLC
2017-04-01
$14,099
Production services
Deck Apps LLC
2017-04-28
$14,000
Software
270 Strategies
2017-04-28
$10,000
Consulting
270 Strategies
2017-05-16
$10,000
Consulting
270 Strategies
2017-06-24
$10,000
Consulting
Wildfire Contact
2017-06-24
$8,055
Printing
Internal Revenue Service
2017-06-27
$6,177
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-06-12
$6,058
Payroll tax
MB Political Research
2017-05-16
$5,750
Consulting
Solomon Miller
2017-06-12
$4,737
Payroll
Internal Revenue Service
2017-05-25
$4,120
Payroll tax
Monica Trevino
2017-04-28
$4,000
Consulting
Abigail Witt
2017-05-10
$3,447
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-05-25
$3,447
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-06-12
$3,447
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-06-27
$3,447
Payroll
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-06-30
$3,418
Credit card processing fees
NGP Van, Inc.
2017-05-03
$2,850
Software
Internal Revenue Service
2017-05-12
$2,846
Payroll tax
Han Nguyen
2017-05-25
$2,833
Payroll
Han Nguyen
2017-06-12
$2,833
Payroll
Han Nguyen
2017-06-27
$2,833
Payroll
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