Cardenas's committee spent the most on food & beverage supplies - 12th ward community events in the quarter, with 50% of this total ($5,000) going to La Bodega Ltd in Chicago. 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
Food & beverage supplies - 12th ward community events
$10,000
13.8%
Signs
$8,431
11.6%
Vehicle purchase - 2 service vans (12th ward)
$5,500
7.6%
Media - radio/production
$5,000
6.9%
Media - radio
$5,000
6.9%
Rent/cam - 38th campaign office
$4,400
6.1%
Election day workers
$3,510
4.8%
Car lease payment
$2,999
4.1%
Postage
$2,828
3.9%
Signs/printing
$2,230
3.1%
Services - 12th ward snow removal
$2,205
3%
Rent & cam - 38th st campaign office
$2,200
3%
Signs/stationery - elections
$1,773
2.4%
Sponsorships
$1,550
2.1%
Campaign work
$1,500
2.1%
Vehicle registration - 12th ward service vans
$1,282
1.8%
Meals/meetings - alderman
$1,196
1.6%
Insurance
$1,114
1.5%
Crm services - elections
$1,044
1.4%
Services
$1,000
1.4%
Website management
$599
0.8%
Coffee - election day
$575
0.8%
Campaign work- door hangers & voter registration
$500
0.7%
Ward services
$500
0.7%
Cable/internet service
$469
0.6%
Mobile & data charges
$431
0.6%
Mobile & data services
$431
0.6%
Mobile phone & data
$424
0.6%
E-marketing services
$370
0.5%
Meetings/meals - alderman
$337
0.5%
Office supplies
$322
0.4%
Merchant processing and reporting
$314
0.4%
Supplies
$261
0.4%
Cleaning service - exterior awning
$250
0.3%
Meals - alderman meetings
$248
0.3%
Coffee = community meetings
$230
0.3%
Merchant card processing & reporting
$221
0.3%
Flowers - community events
$209
0.3%
Donations
$170
0.2%
Meetings - alderman
$160
0.2%
Cleaning services
$160
0.2%
Contact database management svc
$105
0.1%
Contact database management
$105
0.1%
Contact management database service
$105
0.1%
Security/alarm service
$103
0.1%
Security/alarm system
$103
0.1%
Alarm/security system
$103
0.1%
Coffee - community events
$102
0.1%
Merchant processing & reporting
$49
< 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
National Express Corp
2018-03-16
$5,500
Vehicle purchase - 2 service vans (12th ward)
CarLop Marketing & Production Inc.
2018-03-08
$5,000
Media - radio/production
CarLop Marketing & Production Inc.
2018-03-08
$5,000
Media - radio
La Bodega Ltd
2018-02-27
$5,000
Food & beverage supplies - 12th ward community events
La Hacienda Brands Inc
2018-02-27
$5,000
Food & beverage supplies - 12th ward community events
Dot Press.us
2018-03-14
$4,316
Signs
A C Signs & Consulting
2018-03-05
$4,115
Signs
Arturo Romo
2018-03-21
$3,510
Election day workers
US Post Office
2018-03-09
$2,428
Postage
A C Signs & Consulting
2018-03-19
$2,230
Signs/printing
Armando Cardenas
2018-01-11
$2,205
Services - 12th ward snow removal
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2018-02-05
$2,200
Rent/cam - 38th campaign office
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2018-01-02
$2,200
Rent & cam - 38th st campaign office
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2018-03-05
$2,200
Rent/cam - 38th campaign office
Dot Press.us
2018-03-07
$1,773
Signs/stationery - elections
Arturo Romo
2018-03-13
$1,500
Campaign work
IL Secretary of State
2018-03-12
$1,282
Vehicle registration - 12th ward service vans
Insightly CRM
2018-03-28
$1,044
Crm services - elections
Ally Financial
2018-03-28
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2018-02-28
$999
Car lease payment
Ally Financial
2018-01-29
$999
Car lease payment
Omega Delta Youth Baseball League
2018-03-28
$850
Sponsorships
Brighton Kelly Baseball League
2018-02-22
$700
Sponsorships
Epagecity
2018-01-24
$599
Website management
Arturo Romo
2018-03-14
$500
Campaign work- door hangers & voter registration
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