Yesterday, a broad outline of the $69,700 spent by State Rep. Mike Tryon spent trying to make sure the Democrats will not challenge him again.
He won with 61.3%.
That’s a landslide by any accounting.
Here are the big expenditures:
Campaign management – $9,320
Billboards – $7,030
Radio Advertising – $5,974
Campaign office rent – $4,000
Apartment – $3,600
Fund Raising Restaurants – $2,739
Printing – $2,547
Signs – $2,138
Promotional Items – $1.641
Newspaper Advertising – $1,038
Crystal Lake Library Foundation – $1,000
Here are the spending details to Tryon’s victory:
- 1776 Restaurant – $839.44 for fund raising and staff party
- ABC’s to Z’s Signs – $2,138.22 for signs
- AT&T – $639.40 for phone service
- Capitol Fax – $350 for newsletter subscription
- CITI Advantage World MasterCard
$120 for Ed’s Rental – Parade
$361 for E 2 Promotions – Parade
$104 for Parkside Fundraiser
$84.40 for postage for fundraiser
$251.55 for LKL Images – Campaign Stickers
$317.70 Capitol Promotions for Sticker Promotional Items
$313.20 Payment for IContact Corp. - Comcast – $181.98 for Campaign office service
- Countryside Flower Shop – $334.74 for Memorial Flowers
- Creager Press Inc., Schaumburg $2,508.45 – printing
- Crystal Lake Imports – $4,000 for Campaign Office
- Crystal Lake Jaycees – $500 to sponor an event
- Crystal Lake Library Foundation – $1,000 for a sponsorship
- Tina Hill – $705.17 for Walmart, Postage, Baskets, etc., Reimbursements
- Home State Bank – $224 for bank charges
- Huntley Chamber – $400 for Membership and Fall Fest Sponsor
- Huntley Dairy Mart – $227
- John Evans – $195 for meeting
- Kathleen Kuchta – $1,443.96 for Reimbursement of Campaign Office Expenses
- Kwik Kopy – $408.62 for printing
- Susan Lane, Springfield – $300 for Staff Christmas Gifts
- Liberty Outdoor – $7,030 for Billboards and Banners
- Lincoln Square Apartments – $3,600 for Rent
- McHenry Analytical Water Lab Inc – $787.33 for Paper Direct Fundraiser Supplies
- McHenry County Council of Governments – $200 for Golf Day Event Sponsorship
- Andrew Meyer – $319 for IT, Campaign Office Reimbursements & Work
- Cheryl L. Meyer Consulting Services Inc – $9,320
- Cheryl Meyer – $274.47 Reimbursements for McCain & Pallin Events, IFRL Campaign List, Office Depot
- Next Media – $5,974 for Radio Advertising
- Northwest Herald – $1,038 thru Citi Card for Advertisement
- Office Depot
$268.18 thru Citi Card for Office supplies
$23.69 reimbursement to Cheryl Meyer for labels - Parkside Pub, Huntley – $1,900 for Fundraiser
- Quill – $221.46 for Campaign Office Supplies
- Sams – $809.90 to Cheryl Meyer for Reimbursement for Office and Parade Supplies
- Jean Schober – $225 for Campaign Reporting
- Systems Live Ltd., Crystal Lake – $180 for Computer Repair
- TJS & Associates, McHenry – $775 for Campaign Filing
- Cathy Tryon – $504.95 Reimbursement – Eds Rental for Parade & Campaign Expenditures & Staff Christmas Presents
- Mike Tryon – $138.55 for Meeting Reimbursement – Village Squire
- Oriental Trading – $192.50 for Reimbursement – Fundraiser Supplies
- United Airlines – $285.94 for Trip to DC thru Citibank
- United States Postal Service – $2,259 for Postage
- Rita Unzner – $272.78 for Reimbursement for Soda for Picnic
- Webb Marketing, McHenry – $1.641.25 Promotional Items, Campaign Shirts
- Chris Weitlespach – $54
Cheryl L. Meyer Consulting Services Inc – $9,320
Ah yes, she also paid handsomely as a consultant to Advance 300 – the front organization for the District 300 thefterendum.
What’s with Tryon and surrounding himself with controversial figures from local schools? He’s cozy with a spark plug on the Huntley BOE too.