How did Tom Hartwell spend campaign funds in the first quarter?

By Local Labs News Service

Apr 7, 2016

Republican Tom Hartwell's election campaign committee, Friends of Tom Hartwell, spent $2,334 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Hartwell's committee spent the most on campaign staff in the quarter, with all those payments ($1,500) going to George Rawlinson in Elgin. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hartwell's committee spent its money in the first quarter.

Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose

Purpose

Amount

Percent of total spending

Campaign staff

$1,500

64.3%

Fund raising (food)

$834

35.7%

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

Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter