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What has the City spent on Council District 13 Candidates?

$1.5M across 47 payments, March 25, 2022 to August 27, 2026 — 10 purchase orders and 10 vendors, run by City Ethics Commission.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: COUNCIL DISTRICT 13 CANDIDATES

Spans more than one contract

This budget line has run for 4 fiscal years across 10 separate purchase orders. A single payment in the register shows none of that — the commitment outlives any one order, and the orders are how it gets renewed.

$1.5MTotal spent
10Purchase orders
10Vendors
13%Largest vendor's share

Spending by fiscal year

FY2021-22
$610K
FY2022-23
$376K
FY2025-26
$426K
FY2026-27 *
$86K

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $0.

Who was paid

Hugo Soto-Martinez for City Council 2022 General$201K

3 payments

Hugo Soto-Martinez for City Council$189K

4 payments

Mitch O'Farrell for City Council 2022 General$175K

2 payments

Hugo Soto-Martinez$161K

3 payments

Kate Pynoos$161K

2 payments

Mitch O'Farrell$161K

1 payment

Rich Sarian for LA City Council$149K

12 payments

Albert Corado$127K

2 payments

Dylan Kendall for City Council 2026$110K

17 payments

Carlisle for Council 2026$63K

1 payment

Under which orders

GAEAE17AE23875010M$201K

3 payments · July 6, 2022 to October 24, 2022

GAEAE17AE26875008M$189K

4 payments · April 14, 2026 to June 1, 2026

GAEAE17AE23875009M$175K

2 payments · July 6, 2022 to October 24, 2022

GAEAE17AE22875034M$161K

1 payment · April 14, 2022 to April 14, 2022

GAEAE17AE22875035M$161K

2 payments · April 1, 2022 to April 27, 2022

GAEAE17AE22875036M$161K

3 payments · March 25, 2022 to April 11, 2022

GAEAE17AE26875021M$149K

12 payments · May 7, 2026 to July 16, 2026

GAEAE17AE22875032M$127K

2 payments · March 31, 2022 to June 2, 2022

GAEAE17AE26875020M$110K

17 payments · May 18, 2026 to July 8, 2026

GAEAE17AE26875024M$63K

1 payment · August 27, 2026 to August 27, 2026

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Grouped by account_name, the budget line a payment is booked against — populated on every row, and the most useful field for understanding what a payment actually bought. Back to the checkbook.