As of Oct. 28, Mayor-elect Mark Kleinschmidt had spent about $16,000 out of just over $18,000 available to his campaign, according to a campaign-finance report he filed about a week late last Friday. It says he had raised about $5,300 -- close to his limit of $6,000 -- and received $13,000 from the voter-owned elections program. If he has any money left over, it must be returned to the town, regardless of where it came from.
Matt Czajkowski, one of the only three candidates who managed to file the special pre-election report by the Oct. 29 deadline, had raised $30,000 and spent more than $25,000.
Gene Pease had spent nearly $6,300 by Oct. 19, more than any other Town Council candidate, but he didn't file his report on time and it doesn't yet appear on the State Board of Elections web site. Matt Pohlman, the second-leading spender at $5,000 as of Oct. 19, did file his special pre-election report on time, and he had spent about $8,500 as of Oct. 28.
A post-election report is due on Nov. 19 and will reveal the final numbers.
Comments
What penalty is there
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 17:29 — elvisboy77for filing late?
Question
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 15:25 — ClaudiusDoes anyone know if he pays any of the taxpayer's money back from donations he received from private donations?
Yes. See above. "If he has
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 16:12 — jessedeconto (author)Yes. See above. "If he has any money left over, it must be returned to the town, regardless of where it came from." He can raise up to $6,000 and take up to $13,000 from the town. Anything left over between what he spends and $19,000 goes back to the town's voter-owned election fund. If he raised more than $6,000, any excess would also go to the town.
Thanks, Jesse
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 17:55 — ClaudiusDoh. I'm an idiot.