It’s always interesting to see how elected officials spend campaign money in a non-election year.

While I was looking up how much McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren had in his campaign fund while writing a story about his “posse” fundraiser, I glanced at what he had spent $13,640 on during the first six months of 2009.

Just in case you might be interested, here’s what is on the Illinois State Board of Elections web site:

Each month A T & T – Charge for Campaign Cell Phone $523.57

1/13 & 6/8 Armanetti (Woodstock) – Campaign Beverages (1/13 & 6/8) $217.50

5/6 Blue Coyote Business & Social Club (Fort Myers, FL) – Campaign Meal (5/6) $562.86

1/13 Cardinal Wines & Liquor (Crystal Lake) – Campaign Beverages $254.25

1/19 Continental Little League (Crystal Lake) – Community Relations $800

4/2 Duke University For Brain Cancer C/O M.Robison (Cape Coral, FL) $250.00

3/12 Dunnhill’s Restaurant (McHenry) – Campaign Meal $210.85

1/13 % 2/3 Fannie Mae (Crystal Lake) – Campaign Candy $498.33

4/22 Hall, Pat (Mt.Pleasant, SC) – Gifts for campaign workers $172.50

1/13, 3/12 & 5/6 Harry and David #587 (Estero, FL) – Campaign Gifts $365.68

6/12 Harvard Milk Day – Community Relations $1,050

1/13 & 4/3 Hollihans (Cape Coral, FL) – Campaign Meal $176.96

5/6 Kalck’s Butcher Shop Inc. (Crystal Lake) – Purchase of Steaks for Auction Dinner $159.01

4/3 McHenry Co. Prayer Breakfast (Prayer Breakfast Committee) $175.00

Nygren, Keith (Hebron) –

• 1/2 Reimburse Out of Pocket Cost of 5 Meals $138.38
• 3/10 Reimburse For Out of Pocket Cost of 6 Meals $118
• 5/28 Reimburse out of pocket cost 14 campaign meals $268.60
• 5/28 Reimburse out of pocket postage cost $8.40
• 5/28 Reimburse out of pocket cost 1 raffle ticket $5
• 6/9 Reimburse out of pocket cost 2 campaign meals $36.94
• 6/9 Reimburse out of pocket cost of gas for parade car $10
• 6/9 Reimburse out of pocket cost for parade candy $86.08
• 6/9 Reimburse out of pocket cost for Aiden Davis Fund $78.98

4/22 Police Benevolent Protective #192 (Harvard) – community relations $630.00

3/12 Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Bonita Springs, FL) – Campaign Meal $380.67

1/13 + 4/3 Total Wine and More (Fort Myers, FL) – Campaign Beverages $496.41

1/12 + 21 & 2/2 USPS Woodstock – postage $400.72

5/29 + 6/22 Woodstock Country Club – Campaign Lunch & Dinner $341.25

4/3 Yucatan Beach Stand (Fort Myers, FL) – Campaign Meal $272.45

In addition $250 was given to State Rep. Mike Tryon’s campaign fund and $1,450 to the McHenry County Republican Central Committee. $800 more in contributions of $150 and less was donated to other political action committees.

$2,430.56 in expenditures was not itemized because of being $150 or less.

The only contribution reported was $500 from McHenry County Coroner Marlene Lantz’ campaign fund.