Cardenas's committee spent the most on 2015 annual golf outing in the quarter, with all those payments ($12,622) going to Silver Lakes Country Club in Orland Park. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cardenas's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
2015 annual golf outing
$12,622
14.8%
Fund raising compliance services
$10,000
11.7%
Fund raising - compliance services
$10,000
11.7%
Campaign staff
$7,610
8.9%
Donations
$6,600
7.7%
Signs
$5,744
6.7%
Rent - 12th ward public service office (3476 s archer ave)
$4,500
5.3%
Rent - campaign office
$4,200
4.9%
Car lease payment
$2,999
3.5%
Rent/cam - campaign office
$2,200
2.6%
Campaign work
$1,960
2.3%
Ward services
$1,925
2.3%
Mobile phone service
$1,864
2.2%
Office equipment
$1,273
1.5%
Postage
$1,266
1.5%
Services
$1,250
1.5%
Election day workers
$1,115
1.3%
12th ward services - public art
$1,000
1.2%
Insurance
$869
1%
Newspaper advertising
$750
0.9%
Coffee - campaign staff
$630
0.7%
Meals - campaign staff
$600
0.7%
Website maintenance
$599
0.7%
Mailing services
$559
0.7%
Fleet services - 12th ward service van
$527
0.6%
Transportation - campaign staff
$500
0.6%
Car repair - 12th ward service van
$389
0.5%
Meals - alderman meetings
$360
0.4%
Ward services/expense reimbursement
$339
0.4%
Credit card merchant processing & reporting
$319
0.4%
Cable/internet service - campaign office
$291
0.3%
Uncategorized expenses
$280
0.3%
Credit card processing fees
$118
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
KJD Strategies
2016-01-12
$10,000
Fund raising compliance services
KJD Strategies
2016-03-04
$10,000
Fund raising - compliance services
Silver Lakes Country Club
2016-03-03
$7,000
2015 annual golf outing
Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation
2016-03-30
$6,600
Donations
A C Signs & Consulting
2016-02-04
$5,744
Signs
Silver Lakes Country Club
2016-03-16
$5,622
2015 annual golf outing
Xenos Management
2016-01-04
$4,500
Rent - 12th ward public service office (3476 s archer ave)
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-02-02
$2,200
Rent/cam - campaign office
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-03-07
$2,200
Rent - campaign office
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-01-04
$2,000
Rent - campaign office
NeoPost Leasing
2016-01-11
$1,273
Office equipment
Me Chicano Inc
2016-03-14
$1,250
Services
Gabriel Alvarado
2016-03-21
$1,115
Election day workers
Jesus Acuna
2016-01-26
$1,000
12th ward services - public art
Hugo Onejel
2016-01-28
$1,000
Ward services
Hugo Onejel
2016-02-29
$1,000
Campaign work
Ally Financial
2016-03-28
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-02-29
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-01-28
$999
Car lease payment
AT&T Bill Payment Center
2016-02-22
$810
Mobile phone service
US Post Office
2016-03-07
$776
Postage
Maricela Rodriguez
2016-03-10
$720
Campaign staff
Maricela Rodriguez
2016-03-18
$675
Campaign staff
Josefina Hernandez
2016-03-24
$645
Campaign staff
El Asador
2016-03-18
$600
Meals - campaign staff
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