Biss's committee spent the most on staff salaries in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,563) going to Stand for Children, Inc. 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
Staff salaries
$9,563
46.7%
Consulting
$6,500
31.8%
Voter guide
$2,000
9.8%
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
$1,605
7.8%
Accounting fees
$275
1.3%
Legal fees
$210
1%
Mileage expenses
$208
1%
Printing
$104
0.5%
Table 2 below shows the top 21 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Stand for Children, Inc.
2018-03-13
$8,841
Staff salaries
Cullen & Associates
2018-03-08
$4,000
Consulting
Cullen & Associates
2018-02-08
$2,500
Consulting
Stand for Children, Inc.
2018-01-17
$1,605
Principal payment, stand for children, inc.
Stand for Children, Inc.
2018-02-13
$722
Staff salaries
McDonald Jacobs, PC
2018-02-01
$275
Accounting fees
Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg
2018-01-25
$210
Legal fees
Stand for Children, Inc.
2018-03-13
$208
Mileage expenses
BallotReady
2018-03-08
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-01-25
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-01-25
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-01-25
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-01-25
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-03-08
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-03-08
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-03-08
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-03-08
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-01-25
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-01-25
$166
Voter guide
BallotReady
2018-03-08
$166
Voter guide
Stand for Children, Inc.
2018-02-13
$104
Printing