Biss's committee spent the most on tv advertising in the quarter, with all those payments ($4,452,277) going to Canal Partners Media in Atlanta. 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
Tv advertising
$4,452,277
76.3%
Digital advertising
$300,500
5.2%
Payroll
$205,469
3.5%
Consulting
$177,350
3%
Media production
$149,694
2.6%
Payroll tax
$94,536
1.6%
Production
$91,297
1.6%
Mail
$72,833
1.3%
Research
$66,860
1.2%
Printing
$65,489
1.1%
Software
$53,947
0.9%
Credit card processing fees
$30,273
0.5%
Rent
$17,262
0.3%
Health insurance premium
$6,586
0.1%
Event space
$6,436
0.1%
Mileage expenses
$6,379
0.1%
Photography
$4,189
< 0.1%
Shipping
$4,123
< 0.1%
Insurance
$3,837
< 0.1%
Fees
$3,080
< 0.1%
Food for event
$2,278
< 0.1%
Office supplies
$2,194
< 0.1%
Food
$1,976
< 0.1%
Event rentals
$1,919
< 0.1%
Event supplies
$1,754
< 0.1%
Postage
$1,607
< 0.1%
Internet expenses
$1,315
< 0.1%
Merchandise
$1,087
< 0.1%
Catering
$1,074
< 0.1%
Utilities
$999
< 0.1%
Office space
$975
< 0.1%
Website expenses
$930
< 0.1%
Fuel
$796
< 0.1%
Event assistance
$732
< 0.1%
Office clean out
$605
< 0.1%
Office and event supplies
$600
< 0.1%
Contribution refund
$500
< 0.1%
Transportation
$444
< 0.1%
Event fee
$400
< 0.1%
Parking
$351
< 0.1%
Office equipment
$303
< 0.1%
Office rental
$300
< 0.1%
Parking permits
$240
< 0.1%
Sales tax
$201
< 0.1%
Video production
$200
< 0.1%
Av equipment
$196
< 0.1%
Event rental equipment
$190
< 0.1%
Food and event supplies
$183
< 0.1%
Event rental
$180
< 0.1%
Subscriptions
$87
< 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
Canal Partners Media
2018-03-12
$700,000
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-03-05
$600,000
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-02-26
$450,000
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-02-20
$425,000
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-01-16
$412,550
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-01-08
$377,450
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-02-12
$376,496
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-01-19
$369,905
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-01-26
$348,565
Tv advertising
Canal Partners Media
2018-02-05
$348,565
Tv advertising
270 Strategies
2018-01-10
$200,000
Digital advertising
Three Point Media
2018-01-31
$84,769
Media production
Three Point Media
2018-01-01
$64,924
Media production
Three Point Media
2018-03-18
$60,457
Production
Canal Partners Media
2018-03-19
$43,746
Tv advertising
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, Inc.
2018-03-01
$41,600
Research
Wildfire Contact
2018-02-26
$37,617
Mail
Wildfire Contact
2018-03-09
$36,759
Printing
Wildfire Contact
2018-03-05
$35,215
Mail
270 Strategies
2018-03-12
$32,500
Digital advertising
270 Strategies
2018-03-26
$32,500
Digital advertising
Three Point Media
2018-02-24
$30,840
Production
LBH Chicago
2018-01-01
$23,000
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2018-03-26
$21,500
Consulting
LBH Chicago
2018-01-31
$21,500
Consulting
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