Matt Czajkowski has passed the $21,000 fundraising threshold, triggering the release of an additional $4,000 in "rescue" funds for his chief opponent in the race for mayor, fellow Councilman Mark Kleinschmidt.
Czajkowski, who has two years left on his Chapel Hill Town Council seat, has raised $23,629.50, according to a campaign finance report filed Friday.
He has spent $12,857.77, according to the report.
Among Czajkowski's new donors are developer Carol Ann Zinn ($100); retired teacher Lillian Lee, wife of former mayor and state Sen. Howard Lee ($25); UNC political science professor Thad Beyle ($25); former Town Council member Nancy Preston ($50); and former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Donald Boulton ($100).
Kleinschmidt, who gave a up a chance to keep his seat to run for mayor, had raised $4,505.50, according to his latest campaign finance report filed Sept. 28. He is allowed to raise up to $6,000 while receiving an initial $9,000 in public funding and now the additional $4,000 in "rescue" funding.
Kleinschmidt had spent $2,988.85, according to the report.
Comments
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Boss Hogg politics
Thu, 10/15/2009 - 18:17 — kdevansKleinschmidt proposed that the town write the so-called Voter Owned Election law. He then voted to approve the law. Now he is benefiting from the law he proposed. If that ain't Boss Hogg politics, then I don't know what is! At the very least, he should have disqualified himself from tapping into that tax money.
Yes, but
Thu, 10/15/2009 - 21:09 — elvisboy77Kleinschmidt is a non-profit working person. Therefore he is completely oblivious to your concern, which is an important one.
Sadly, many uninformed people will vote for him regardless of the fact that they have unwillingly and without a voice paid for his campaign through their tax dollars.
Simply amazing. Wake up, Chapel Hill!! Quit voting for the anti-profit leeches!!
Contributors
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 14:26 — fhblackReaders might also be interested in knowing that some 50 of his contributions run from $10 to $25 dollars and his contributors come from a wide spectrum of CH citizens.
Some may remember that when he ran in 2007, he didn't ask for money and funded most of it himself. This election he has many people contributing because they want what he is offering as a candidate, so I'm sure he will be criticized because so many supporters are sending him money.
Our Tax Dollars At Work
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 14:25 — ClaudiusMatt Czajkowski goes to the effort of raising $21,000 in private donations from local citizens for his campaign.
Mark Kleinschmidt only has to raise $6,000 and then gets handed an additional $13,000 from the taxpayers.
Does this sound fair to anyone out there?
Response
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:32 — mschultz (author)No bias, just no new information. Czajkowski filed a new report because he passed the threshold. That report contained the names of new donors. Kleinschmidt did not file a new report, so there are no new donors for him to report.
Hmm...
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 15:20 — TerryDiddleSo Kleinschmidt never has to file a report with his donor names because he doesn't go over a threshold? And we the taxpayers have to give him $13,000 regardless?
There IS a list of Kleinschmidt donors
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 20:08 — elvisboy77I saw it on the web:
It reads like this- "Chapel Hill Tax Payers- $13,000"
LOL I guess it is true that a fool and his money is soon parted, Kleinschmidt has voter - "owned" the entire town!
I am sure he could have raised money through his connections and special interest groups. It leads one to wonder why he chose not to and rather stick the taxpayers with another $13,000.00 to pay up.
Your Bias is Showing
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 10:23 — TerryDiddleWould you please provide the names of some of Mark Kleinschmidt's contributors as well?