Mike Tryon

State Rep. Mike Tryon did not wait until the last day to file (that’s today) his campaign finance report with the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Here’s where he got his money for the last quarter of 2011.

$15,285.39 in, $15,170.59 out.

A breakeven quarter.

Tryon started with $30,371.89 and ended up the year with $30,486.69.

$7,000 came in amounts high enough to require being reported for public view. another $143 was too under the $150 limit for public access.

• $1,500 – Comcast Financial Agency Corporation, Southfield, MIn
• $1,240 – Annheuser-Busch Cos., St. Louis
• $1,000 – Aqua Illinois, Inc., Bryn Mawr, PA
• $500 – Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Parsippany, NJ
• $500 – Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston, TX
• $500 – Personal Care Insurance of IL, Champaign
• $500 – Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY
• $500 – Royal Management Corporation, Lombard
• $300 – Continental Airlines Empl Fund, Houston, TX
• $300 – Sprint Nextel, Phoenix, AZ
• $250 – Pepsico Inc., Purchase, NY

The above list is from non-political action committees. An addition $5,500 (plus $50 that did not need to be identified) came from Political Action Committees (businesses don’t have to funnel money through a PAC in Illinois):

• $2,000 – Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC, Abbott Park
• $1,000 – Altria Client Services Inc., Richmond, VA
• $500 – Wine & Spirit Dealers of IL PAC, Chicago1,000 – Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Miramar, FL
• $500 – Illinois Construction Industry PAC, Springfield
• $250 – American Council of Engineering Companies of IL PAC, Springfield
• $250 – Citizens for Karen McConnaughay, St. Charles

There is also a category for “Other Receipts.” Here’s what’s reported there:

• $1,027 – Rent reimbursement from Michael & Cathy Tryon
• $474 – Rent reimbursement from Michael & Cathy Tryon
• $553.39 – West Bend Mutual Insurance reimbursement
• $538 – West Bend Mutual Insurance reimbursement

So what does an incumbent State Representative with no opponent spend campaign money for?

First on the form is money transferred to other Political Action Committees.

Pam Althoff’s got $546, which was an insurance refund.

District 3 McHenry County Board candidate received a contribution for $500.

Another $425 went to other PACs in amounts under $150.

There were $12,554 spent with entities whose names are reported below in alphabetical order. An additional

• $74.55 – 1776 Restaurant for a meeting
• $350 – Capitol Fax subscription
• $1,200 – Cheryl L. Meyer Consulting Services, Inc. for consulting
• $306.31 – Countryside Flower Shop for memorials
• $350 – G. Frost Advertising for palm cards
• $226.57 – Tina Hill for office supplies petty cash reimbursement
• $595 – Tom Kantnor of Crystal Lake for campaign petitions assistance
• $1,410 – Liberty Outdoor for advertising – billboards
• $1,890 – Lincoln Square Apartments for rent
• $261,81 – Lou Malnatis Restaurant for public relations
• $197.84 – John McCrory for public relations
• $175 – No Kane County Chamber for Expo
• $370.05 – Office Max for office supplies
• $1,000 – Rohde Marketing & Design Group, Dallas, GA, for Marketing materials
• $253.02 – Sams for PR materials
• $230 – Jean Schober for campaign Filing
• $1,000 – Mike Tryon for reimbursement for staff Xmas gifts, Tina, Cheryl, Susan, Cathy
• $659.21 – Webb Marketing, McHenry for PR materials
• $264 – World of Monogrammming, Crystal Lake for PR monogramming, plus
• $1,175.23 which is not itemized (allowed by law if under $150 to each vendor)