Cardenas's committee spent the most on 2018 gala de arte in the quarter, with all those payments ($5,000) going to National Museum of Mexican Art 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
2018 gala de arte
$5,000
11.6%
Car lease payment
$3,253
7.5%
Legal fees
$3,060
7.1%
Ward services - landscapping
$3,000
6.9%
Meals/meetings
$2,785
6.4%
Filing penalties
$2,388
5.5%
Ward services & expense reimbursement
$2,270
5.3%
Rent & cam
$2,200
5.1%
Rent + cam
$2,200
5.1%
T-shirts
$2,000
4.6%
Equipment - purchase
$1,930
4.5%
Equipment rental
$1,930
4.5%
Merchant processing & reporting
$1,321
3.1%
Website expenses
$1,250
2.9%
Security services/consulting
$1,250
2.9%
Ward office repairs
$1,077
2.5%
Supplies
$1,056
2.4%
Fund raising (food)
$1,022
2.4%
Staff salaries & expense reimbursement
$692
1.6%
Cleaning services - ward office
$689
1.6%
Mobile & data service
$530
1.2%
Insurance
$446
1%
Car repair - 12th ward service van
$365
0.8%
Ward office - cleaning service
$300
0.7%
Cable & internet
$211
0.5%
Parking tickets
$200
0.5%
Campaign staff
$173
0.4%
Insurance -12th ward van
$162
0.4%
Utilities - fraud item (nipsco)
$151
0.4%
Cleaning service - ward office
$150
0.4%
Ward office - cleaning services
$150
0.4%
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
National Museum of Mexican Art
2018-07-10
$5,000
2018 gala de arte
Illinois State Board of Elections
2018-08-03
$2,388
Filing penalties
Armando Cardenas
2018-09-17
$2,270
Ward services & expense reimbursement
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2018-07-02
$2,200
Rent & cam
2454-60 W 38th Street LLC
2018-09-14
$2,200
Rent + cam
James P Nally, PC
2018-09-26
$2,160
Legal fees
Rogelio Manzano SLP
2018-09-24
$2,000
T-shirts
Digital Copiers Supercenter LLC
2018-09-06
$1,930
Equipment - purchase
Digital Copiers Supercenter LLC
2018-09-24
$1,930
Equipment rental
Jake Muellner
2018-09-24
$1,250
Website expenses
Alexandra Paramo
2018-07-16
$1,250
Security services/consulting
Chrysler Capital
2018-07-25
$1,084
Car lease payment
Chrysler Capital
2018-09-25
$1,084
Car lease payment
Chrysler Capital
2018-09-20
$1,084
Car lease payment
Fidel Amates
2018-07-16
$1,077
Ward office repairs
Mi Tierra - South
2018-07-06
$1,022
Fund raising (food)
Ramon Lopez
2018-09-17
$1,000
Ward services - landscapping
Ramon Lopez
2018-09-28
$1,000
Ward services - landscapping
Ramon Lopez
2018-07-02
$1,000
Ward services - landscapping
James P Nally, PC
2018-09-26
$900
Legal fees
Bavette's
2018-09-04
$700
Meals/meetings
Samie Martinez
2018-07-02
$692
Staff salaries & expense reimbursement
Maria Fernandez
2018-09-25
$689
Cleaning services - ward office
Gilt Bar
2018-09-02
$644
Meals/meetings
Staples
2018-07-27
$388
Supplies
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