Yesterday, McHenry County Blog covered receipts for Dave McSweeney, candidate for State Rep. McSweeney is running against incumbent St. Rep. Kent Gaffney, who has $36,000 in the bank and Danielle Rowe.
Today, we’ll look at expenses, $129,061, which includes some unpaid bills for mailings.
I’ll group them as well as I can.
Mailings and/or Printing
- $40,340 – Majority Strategies, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, mailings (aqn additional $12,790.02 is still owed to Majority Strategies)
- $5,741.85 – Greatideas! Palatine, mailings
- $1,351.28 – K & M Printing, Schaumburg, printing
Campaign Management, Consulting
- $23,000 – Jim Thacker, campaign management
- $6,775.74 – Drew Veeneman, Elgin, mileage and consulting
- $6,500 – Charles L. Johnston, Boaz, AL, consulting
- $1,000 – Jason Leviskas, Jason, Rockford, consulting
- $750 – Sheila Morgan, Chicago, consulting
Petition Challenges
- $12,000 – Richard Means, Oak Park, legal retainer & petition investigation
- $3,535 – I-Trace, LTD, Rolling Meadows, investigation
- $1,180 – Jill Hupp, Crystal Lake Notary work
- $506 – Rebecca Kramer, Streamwood, notary work
- $312.20 – Statehouse Inn, Springfield, lodging – staff
- $220 – Anthony Luczkiw, Rolling Meadow, petition observer and auto expense reimbursement
- $220 – Andrew Podgorski, Rockford, petition observer and mileage reimbursement
- $220 – Steve Scarabelli, Rockford. help with petition challenges and mileage reimbursement
Record Keeping
- $4,075- CBC Tax & Accounting, Rolling Meadow, Accounting fees, Banking
Polling
- $2,300 – Baselice, Austin, TX 78759, survey
Computer Assistance
- $1,050 – Completecampaigns.com, Washington, DC, computer services, Votermanagement
Miscellaneous
- $159 – Teacon 2011 Hosted by WIND AM. Chicago, tickets
So, to summarize, of the revealed (over 92% of the total) expenditures, here’s the breakdown of what was spent where:
- Mailings and printing – $60,223.15
- Campaign management – $38,025.74
- Petition challenges – $18,193.20
- Record keeping – $4,075
- Polling – $2,300
- Computer assistance – $1,050
- Misc. – $159
So, essentially David McSweeney’s campaign is broke and he still has 2 months to go.
Definitely does not look like a fiscal conservative to me.
Looks like a rich guy that doesn’t understand a budget because he has never had to live within one.