Biss's committee spent the most on payroll in the quarter, with 13% of this total ($17,117) going to Abigail Witt in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Biss's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Payroll
$132,177
26.6%
Consulting
$86,500
17.4%
Digital advertising
$68,626
13.8%
Payroll tax
$64,232
12.9%
Research
$42,000
8.5%
Printing
$18,344
3.7%
Credit card processing fees
$12,361
2.5%
Rent
$11,025
2.2%
Software
$10,619
2.1%
Health insurance premium
$8,750
1.8%
Merchandise
$6,862
1.4%
Office equipment
$5,521
1.1%
Parade entry fee
$3,500
0.7%
Photography
$2,963
0.6%
Rent deposit
$2,330
0.5%
Food for event
$1,869
0.4%
Mileage expenses
$1,819
0.4%
Office supplies
$1,792
0.4%
Rental car
$1,583
0.3%
Contribution refund
$1,350
0.3%
Event expenses
$1,185
0.2%
Internet expenses
$1,166
0.2%
Utilities
$1,108
0.2%
Insurance premium
$1,034
0.2%
Video production
$1,000
0.2%
Travel expenses
$924
0.2%
Digital design
$672
0.1%
Shipping
$656
0.1%
Event entertainment
$550
0.1%
Stamps
$539
0.1%
Attendance fee
$500
0.1%
Event equipment
$500
0.1%
Room rental
$432
< 0.1%
Postage
$408
< 0.1%
District office utility
$377
< 0.1%
Office rent
$375
< 0.1%
Fees
$340
< 0.1%
Hotel room
$315
< 0.1%
Event supplies
$111
< 0.1%
Parade supplies
$59
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$58
< 0.1%
Service charge
$4
< 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
270 Strategies
2017-07-06
$68,626
Digital advertising
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, Inc.
2017-07-20
$42,000
Research
LBH Chicago
2017-07-20
$21,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2017-08-16
$21,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2017-07-01
$20,000
Consulting
270 Strategies
2017-07-20
$16,000
Consulting
Internal Revenue Service
2017-09-12
$10,768
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-08-29
$10,572
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-09-26
$8,917
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-08-10
$8,136
Payroll tax
Internal Revenue Service
2017-07-27
$7,676
Payroll tax
Minuteman Press
2017-08-10
$7,242
Printing
Kos Media LLC
2017-07-20
$7,064
Software
Michael Coscia
2017-08-24
$6,862
Merchandise
Internal Revenue Service
2017-07-11
$6,792
Payroll tax
Edward Mullen
2017-08-20
$5,000
Consulting
Amazon.com
2017-08-16
$3,513
Office equipment
Chicago Defender Charities, Inc.
2017-09-01
$3,500
Parade entry fee
Abigail Witt
2017-07-11
$3,447
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-07-27
$3,447
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-08-10
$3,447
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-08-29
$3,388
Payroll
Abigail Witt
2017-09-12
$3,388
Payroll
Wildfire Contact
2017-08-11
$3,349
Printing
ActBlue Technical Services
2017-09-30
$3,332
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