Cardenas's committee spent the most on fund raising - consulting in the quarter, with all those payments ($11,250) going to KJD Strategies in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Cardenas's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising - consulting
$11,250
16.4%
Rent/cam
$6,600
9.6%
Marketing/promotion - golf outing
$5,000
7.3%
Donation - 2016 gala de arte
$5,000
7.3%
Consulting services
$3,900
5.7%
Accounting/reporting/consulting services
$3,500
5.1%
Leasehold improvements
$3,000
4.4%
Car lease payment
$2,999
4.4%
Ward services
$2,900
4.2%
Event promotion & coordination - 2016 golf outing
$2,500
3.6%
Event marketing & promotion - 2016 golf outing
$2,500
3.6%
Rent & cam
$2,200
3.2%
Donations
$2,000
2.9%
Production media expenses
$1,500
2.2%
Media - radio
$1,500
2.2%
Nsf returned check
$1,500
2.2%
Catering - saucedo school
$1,323
1.9%
Meetings - latino caucus lunch
$1,127
1.6%
Internet/cable service
$948
1.4%
Insurance
$905
1.3%
Computer - hardware
$870
1.3%
Meetings/meals - alderman
$778
1.1%
School supplies - 12th ward back to school event
$753
1.1%
Merchant processing
$513
0.8%
Mobile phone/data service
$475
0.7%
Merchant processing/reporting
$464
0.7%
Meetings/meals
$441
0.6%
Telephone/mobile service
$432
0.6%
Mobile phone & data
$426
0.6%
Car rental
$250
0.4%
Candidate lodging
$203
0.3%
Coffee - 12th ward events
$200
0.3%
Alarm system
$186
0.3%
Subscriptions
$173
0.3%
Cable/internet service
$173
0.3%
Merchant credit card processing
$98
0.1%
Alarm service
$93
0.1%
Merchant services/reporting
$19
< 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
KJD Strategies
2016-08-03
$11,250
Fund raising - consulting
National Museum of Mexican Art
2016-07-25
$5,000
Donation - 2016 gala de arte
Anabel Abarca
2016-07-22
$3,900
Consulting services
Carlos Cardenas
2016-07-27
$3,500
Accounting/reporting/consulting services
Luxe Marketing/Digital Dojo
2016-07-12
$2,500
Event promotion & coordination - 2016 golf outing
Luxe Marketing/Digital Dojo
2016-07-29
$2,500
Event marketing & promotion - 2016 golf outing
Luxe Marketing/Digital Dojo
2016-08-15
$2,500
Marketing/promotion - golf outing
Luxe Marketing/Digital Dojo
2016-08-29
$2,500
Marketing/promotion - golf outing
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-07-05
$2,200
Rent & cam
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-08-03
$2,200
Rent/cam
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-09-06
$2,200
Rent/cam
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-09-30
$2,200
Rent/cam
Fidel Amates
2016-07-05
$1,500
Leasehold improvements
Fidel Amates
2016-09-01
$1,500
Leasehold improvements
CarLop Marketing & Production Inc.
2016-08-01
$1,500
Production media expenses
CarLop Marketing & Production Inc.
2016-08-31
$1,500
Media - radio
Elemento SA, Inc. dba JLG Recycling Inc
2016-07-14
$1,500
Nsf returned check
La Villita Community Church
2016-09-12
$1,500
Donations
Ramon Lopez
2016-07-14
$1,500
Ward services
Fuentes Family Inc DBA Mi Tierra South
2016-08-01
$1,323
Catering - saucedo school
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
2016-09-16
$1,127
Meetings - latino caucus lunch
Ramon Lopez
2016-08-23
$1,000
Ward services
Ally Financial
2016-09-28
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-08-29
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-07-28
$999
Car lease payment
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