Cardenas's committee spent the most on fund raising - green fees, food, venue - 7th annual golf outing in the quarter, with all those payments ($9,270) 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 fourth quarter.
Table 1: Fourth-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Fund raising - green fees, food, venue - 7th annual golf outing
$9,270
14.9%
Thanksgiving turkeys - 12th ward
$6,740
10.8%
Legal fees
$4,670
7.5%
Accounting & consulting services
$3,500
5.6%
Car lease payment
$2,999
4.8%
Meetings/meals - alderman
$2,616
4.2%
Printing - signs (dog yard & we call police)
$2,610
4.2%
Acctg, reporting, consulting services
$2,500
4%
Rent/cam/utilities - campaign office
$2,200
3.5%
Rent & cam - campaign office
$2,200
3.5%
12th ward community art
$1,500
2.4%
12th ward health & nutrition fair
$1,500
2.4%
Insurance
$1,485
2.4%
Printing
$1,342
2.2%
Silk screening - 12th ward t shirts
$1,320
2.1%
Sponsorship - nov 2016 tournament
$1,200
1.9%
Ward services - holiday bonus
$1,200
1.9%
Mobile phone & data service
$1,149
1.8%
Meetings/meal - alderman/council
$1,058
1.7%
Event management/coordination - 12th ward annual golf outing
$1,000
1.6%
Holiday gift cards - 12th ward toy & xmas drive
$1,000
1.6%
Newspaper advertising
$950
1.5%
Cable & internet service - campaign office
$816
1.3%
Printing/silk screen - tshirts & signs
$770
1.2%
Printing/silk screening - 12th ward items
$715
1.2%
Leasehold repairs
$653
1.1%
Fund raising entertainment
$570
0.9%
Supplies
$527
0.8%
Postage
$517
0.8%
Ward services
$500
0.8%
Donations
$500
0.8%
Sponsorships
$495
0.8%
Alderman meeting w/ miami mayor
$472
0.8%
Parking tickets
$320
0.5%
Turkeys - 12th ward thanksgiving and xmas luncheons
$316
0.5%
Security/alarm service
$280
0.5%
12th ward events
$250
0.4%
Meetings - alderman
$225
0.4%
Coffee - gift cards 12th ward events
$200
0.3%
Database management
$128
0.2%
Database management - voter/contact lists
$128
0.2%
Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the fourth quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Silver Lakes Country Club
2016-12-14
$9,270
Fund raising - green fees, food, venue - 7th annual golf outing
Pete's Fresh Market #6
2016-11-25
$6,740
Thanksgiving turkeys - 12th ward
James P Nally, PC
2016-10-11
$4,670
Legal fees
Carlos Cardenas
2016-12-05
$3,500
Accounting & consulting services
A C Signs & Consulting
2016-11-07
$2,610
Printing - signs (dog yard & we call police)
Carlos Cardenas
2016-10-03
$2,500
Acctg, reporting, consulting services
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-12-05
$2,200
Rent/cam/utilities - campaign office
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2016-11-09
$2,200
Rent & cam - campaign office
Jesus Acuna
2016-10-06
$1,500
12th ward community art
Haby Perales Nutricion y Medicina Estetica
2016-11-18
$1,500
12th ward health & nutrition fair
Dot Press.us
2016-11-07
$1,342
Printing
Star & Stripes
2016-10-04
$1,320
Silk screening - 12th ward t shirts
Chicago Youth Boxing Club
2016-10-31
$1,200
Sponsorship - nov 2016 tournament
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
2016-11-18
$1,058
Meetings/meal - alderman/council
Luxe Marketing/Digital Dojo
2016-10-03
$1,000
Event management/coordination - 12th ward annual golf outing
Target
2016-12-23
$1,000
Holiday gift cards - 12th ward toy & xmas drive
Ally Financial
2016-12-28
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-10-28
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2016-11-28
$999
Car lease payment
Star & Stripes
2016-10-04
$770
Printing/silk screen - tshirts & signs
Star & Stripes
2016-10-04
$715
Printing/silk screening - 12th ward items
Fidel Amates
2016-12-17
$653
Leasehold repairs
Progressive Insurance
2016-11-21
$563
Insurance
US Post Office
2016-12-01
$517
Postage
Jose D. Cardenas
2016-11-30
$500
Ward services
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