How did Nick Sauer spend campaign funds in the second quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Jul 7, 2017

Republican Nick Sauer's election campaign committee, Friends of Nick Sauer, spent $14,836 in the second quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Sauer's committee spent the most on fundraising and mailing in the quarter, with all those payments ($3,750) going to The Newberg Group in Morris. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Sauer's committee spent its money in the second quarter.

Table 1: Second-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Fundraising and mailing

$3,750

25.3%

Mailing

$2,199

14.8%

Office rent

$1,250

8.4%

Communication

$983

6.6%

Communicaton

$877

5.9%

Rent-office

$625

4.2%

Rent/office

$625

4.2%

Membership

$560

3.8%

2 banners

$430

2.9%

Fundraisers

$425

2.9%

Fundraiser/golf hole sponsorship

$375

2.5%

Golf outings

$340

2.3%

Girls state sponsorship

$330

2.2%

Photography

$300

Candy for parades

$273

1.8%

Fundraiser/taste of towns

$250

1.7%

Picture frames for office

$247

1.7%

Internet access

$244

1.6%

Insurance/office

$205

1.4%

Stamps

$196

1.3%

Phone bill

$180

1.2%

Decor for parade float

$92

0.6%

Vendor table fee

$75

0.5%

Table 2 below shows the top 25 largest single expenditures during the quarter.

Table 2: Largest expenses of the second quarter

Recipient

Date

Amount

Purpose

The Newberg Group

2017-04-11

$3,750

Fundraising and mailing

The Newberg Group

2017-04-01

$2,199

Mailing

Facebook Advertising

2017-05-15

$750

Communication

Facebook Advertising

2017-04-07

$671

Communicaton

Property Services Inc.

2017-06-28

$625

Office rent

Property Services Inc.

2017-04-01

$625

Rent-office

Property Services Inc.

2017-04-27

$625

Rent/office

Property Services Inc.

2017-05-24

$625

Office rent

North Shore Sign Co.

2017-06-30

$430

2 banners

Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce

2017-05-19

$375

Fundraiser/golf hole sponsorship

Northern IL Police K9 Org.

2017-06-08

$340

Golf outings

American Legion Auxiliary

2017-05-30

$330

Girls state sponsorship

GLMV Chamber of Commerce

2017-05-13

$310

Membership

Julie Carlson-Linnekin Photography

2017-04-29

$300

Photography

Party City

2017-06-14

$273

Candy for parades

Lake County Republican Federation

2017-04-04

$250

Membership

Lake County Republican Federation Gala

2017-04-17

$250

Fundraisers

Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce

2017-05-15

$250

Fundraiser/taste of towns

Amazon, Inc.

2017-04-17

$247

Picture frames for office

Comcast

2017-06-01

$244

Internet access

Facebook Advertising

2017-05-31

$233

Communication

Facebook Advertising

2017-05-01

$206

Communicaton

Erie Insurance

2017-06-19

$205

Insurance/office

At&t

2017-04-04

$180

Phone bill

Libertyville Township Rep. Club

2017-04-10

$175

Fundraisers

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