Cardenas's committee spent the most on fundraising - consulting & compliance in the quarter, with all those payments ($7,500) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cardenas's committee spent its money in the second quarter.
Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fundraising - consulting & compliance
$7,500
16.2%
Printing
$4,635
10%
Rent & cam
$4,400
9.5%
Consulting/compliance
$4,000
8.6%
Car lease payment
$2,999
6.5%
Legal fees
$2,500
5.4%
Donations
$2,240
4.8%
Rent & cam - campaign office
$2,200
4.7%
Radio advertising
$2,100
4.5%
Insurance
$1,458
3.1%
Mobile phone service
$1,399
3%
Advertising production
$1,250
2.7%
Leasehold improvements
$1,146
2.5%
Repairs - campaign office
$1,000
2.2%
Car lease payment - 12th ward service van
$938
2%
Flowers - 12th ward morther's day brunch
$687
1.5%
Repair broken window
$590
1.3%
Fund raising - food & beverage
$554
1.2%
Transportation - campaign volunteers
$500
1.1%
Food catering - thanksgiving brunch 2015
$472
1%
Internet access & cable service
$469
1%
Fleet service - 12th ward service van
$428
0.9%
Fleet services - 12th ward service van
$371
0.8%
Internet/cable service
$366
0.8%
Subscriptions
$345
0.7%
Credit card processing fees
$325
0.7%
Security/alarm service
$280
0.6%
Meals - 12th ward community event
$253
0.5%
Meals - alderman meetings
$230
0.5%
Bank charges
$210
0.5%
Bouncy castle - 12th ward community event
$200
0.4%
Contact management service
$179
0.4%
Merchant credit card processing
$156
0.3%
Merchant processing & reporting
$59
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
KJD Strategies
2016-05-13
$7,500
Fundraising - consulting & compliance
KJD Strategies
2016-06-27
$4,000
Consulting/compliance
James P Nally, PC
2016-05-24
$2,500
Legal fees
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-05-02
$2,200
Rent & cam
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-06-03
$2,200
Rent & cam
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-04-04
$2,200
Rent & cam - campaign office
Dot Press.us
2016-04-14
$2,199
Printing
Univision Chicago
2016-06-01
$2,100
Radio advertising
Dot Press.us
2016-05-23
$1,343
Printing
Me Chicano Inc
2016-06-29
$1,250
Advertising production
Fidel Amates
2016-05-02
$1,000
Repairs - campaign office
Ally Financial
2016-05-31
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-06-28
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-04-28
$999
Car lease payment
Quality Auto Sales Inc
2016-05-25
$938
Car lease payment - 12th ward service van
The Home Depot #1986
2016-05-23
$933
Leasehold improvements
Dot Press.us
2016-04-01
$720
Printing
Brighton Kelly Baseball League
2016-04-22
$700
Donations
Thorn
2016-05-11
$687
Flowers - 12th ward morther's day brunch
Broken Glass & Mirrors
2016-04-04
$590
Repair broken window
Progressive Insurance
2016-05-23
$562
Insurance
The Ogden
2016-04-11
$554
Fund raising - food & beverage
Omega Delta Youth Baseball League
2016-04-19
$500
Donations
Thomas Kelly High School
2016-04-13
$500
Donations
Ventra Card/CTA
2016-04-04
$500
Transportation - campaign volunteers
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