CheckbookBudget line

What has the City spent on Council District 9 Candidates?

$1.0M across 33 payments, May 9, 2022 to September 9, 2026 — 7 purchase orders and 7 vendors, run by City Ethics Commission.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 CANDIDATES

Spans more than one contract

This budget line has run for 3 fiscal years across 7 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.

$1.0MTotal spent
7Purchase orders
7Vendors
18%Largest vendor's share

Spending by fiscal year

FY2021-22
$322K
FY2025-26
$457K
FY2026-27 *
$265K

* 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

Estuardo Mazariegos for City$189K

4 payments

Jose Ugarte for City Council 2026$184K

9 payments

Mazariegos for City Council 2026$175K

2 payments

Curren Price$161K

6 payments

Dulce Vasquez$161K

1 payment

Elmer Roldan for City Council 2026$126K

10 payments

Jose Ugarte for City Council$47K

1 payment

Under which orders

GAEAE17AE26875017M$189K

4 payments · May 12, 2026 to May 12, 2026

GAEAE17AE26875001M$184K

9 payments · March 23, 2026 to September 3, 2026

GAEAE17AE27875008M$175K

2 payments · July 13, 2026 to September 9, 2026

GAEAE17AE22875026M$161K

6 payments · May 9, 2022 to May 26, 2022

GAEAE17AE22875027M$161K

1 payment · May 12, 2022 to May 12, 2022

GAEAE17AE26875018M$126K

10 payments · May 4, 2026 to May 28, 2026

GAEAE17AE27875007M$47K

1 payment · July 13, 2026 to July 13, 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.