Lake County Board member Tom Weber is running against Trisha Zubert.
Earlier, an analysis of Zubert’s campaign finances showed that 73% of her contributions came from public employee unions.
This article is about where Weber has gotten his money since March.
He started the second quarter of 2018 with $9,189.46.
- $5,700 came from those contributing $150 or more:
- $3,000 – William Weber, Retired, Lake Villa
- $1,000 – Frank Rayniak, Occupation: Model maker, Employer: ITW Paslode, Lake Villa
- $726.91 – in-kind contributions from the candidate for web and Facebook advertising and parade supplies
- $500 – Bill Burns, Lake Villa
- $250 – Contractors for Free enterprise, no address provided
- $250 – Freeborn & Peters, Chicag
- $250 – Grant Township Republican Club, Ingleside
- $250 – Wake To Wood Inc., Antioch
- $200 – KCF Enterprises Inc. DBA The Grout Medic, Lake Villa
- $344.29 came from donations under $150
What did Weber spend almost $2,400 on during the second quarter?
- $800 – rent
- $500 – fundraiser food
- $391 – printing
- $279 – parade and sign supplies
- $200 – Mano a Mano sponsorship
- $162 – Hotel
Weber took in $20,700 during the months of July, August and September, plus $7,500 in digital advertising paid for by the House Republican Organization, plus a loan from himself of $3,709.
There was $2,350 in unitemized donations and $14,650 in amounts over $150 listed by name, which you can see below:
- $3,000 – Lake Villa Township Republican Club PAC, Lake Villa
- $2,000 – INCS Action PAC, Chicago
- $1,000 – AT&T, Chicago
- $1,000 – Betty Burns, Retired, Lake Villa
- $1,000 – Bill Burns, Retired, Lake Villa
- $1,000 – Illinois State Medical Society, Chicago
- 1,000 – NFIB Illinois PAC, Washington, DC
- $1,000 – Citizens for Pritchard, Sycamore
- $1,000 – Realtor Political Action Committee, Springfield
- $500 – Robert Gray, Robert, Prairie Grove
- $500 – Great Lakes Construction PAC, Libertyville
- $500 – BL Weber Construction Co, Ingleside
- $200 – Neil Garrett, Lake Villa
- $300 – Thomas Agos, Beach Park
- $250 – Petroleum Political Education, Springfield
- $200 – Frank Rayniak, Lake Villa
- $200 – IFSA PAC, Springfield
An additional $8,300 was provided by the House Republican Organization on October 8th.
Here’s how Weber spend his money during July, August and September:
- $3,749 – printing
- $2,560 – parade expenses
- $1,200 – rent
- $700 – graphic design and social media
- $423 – fund raising
- $300 – Lake County Republican Central Committee
- $500 – postage
- $345 – web services
- $275 – Lake Villa Republican Club PAC
- $225 – McHenry Township Republicans
- $105 – supplies
The itemized spending does not include $1,091 spent in amounts of less than $150.
Weber ended September with a bit under $20,000 in the bank and received $8,300 from the House Republican Organization on October 8th, probably for the mailing he made.