Quarterly finance reports have finally been released via the Federal Election Commission.
Let’s take a look at some highlights:
Jack Conway:
- $508,455.65 itemized from individuals
- $15,402.12 unitemized from individuals
- $523,857.77 total from individuals
- $22,750 from PACs
- $125,000 loaned from the candidate
- Total raised: $673,443.05
- $256,506.40 in expenditures
Notable contributions:
- Edith Bingham $1,000
- Todd Blue $1,000
- Shelby Bonnie $2,400
- Will Coursey $150
- Tom Dorman $780.34
- Carol & Tracy Farmer $4,800 each
- Ed Glasscock $500
- Chris Gorman $250
- Bob Gunnell $1,000
- Gill Holland $2,400
- Darryl Issacs $1,000
- Bill May $2,400
- Jonathan Miller $500 (He probably wants Jack’s job)
- Tim Mulloy $1,000
- Frank Shoop $1,000
- Matt Thornton $2,400
- John Tilley $500
- Burr Travis $2,400
- William T. Young, Jr. $2,400
- Larry Zielke $1,000
- Ann Oldfather $500 (she’s our idol)
- Plumbers & Pipefitters $5,000
Notable disbursements:
- AWF Consulting for fundraising $24,323.02
- Critical mention (on-demand media clips) $6,790
- Fletcher, Rowley, Riddle, Inc (Mark Riddle) for consulting $20,000
- November Strategies, Jeff Groob’s firm for “fundraising & event consulting” $9,757.50
Peep the rest – Mongiardo, Paul and Grayson – after the jump…
Daniel Mongiardo:
- $514,404.42 total contributions
- $248,742.89 total expenditures
- $751,548 cash on hand
- $443,770.17 itemized from individuals
- $56,534.25 unitemized from individuals
- $14,100 from PACs
Notable contributions:
- Perry Clark $250
- Carolyn Belcher $600
- Virginia Woodward $500
- Eleanor Jordan $250
- Bruce Hendrickson $100
- Leslie Combs $2,000
- Robin Webb $1,000
- Aaron Horner $100
- Bill John $2,400
- Tim Longmeyer (Louisville Democratic Party Chair) $100
- RJ Palmer $500
- Plumbers & Pipefitters $5,000
- IBEW $5,500
- David Boswell’s old campaign fund $500
- Thousands from physicians and the health care industry and from attorneys
- $88,525 from the Coal, Oil and Gas industries
Notable disbursements:
- Christina Gilgor – fundraising $10,118.42
- Fundraising Management Group $20,329.97
- Joey Couch – fundraising $10,500
- That’s nearly $41,000 in fundraising fees for a single quarter!
- $4,000 to Lisa L. Tanner Consulting, Inc (Which still doesn’t exist according to the Secretary of State’s office) – She also works as Greg Fischer’s Field Director
- Kim Geveden $10,349.99
- Lee Murphy – consulting – $1,500
- Dick Prelopski $7,643.86
- Squier Knapp Dunn for communications $20,193.59
- $573.15 to Larry O’Bryan’s Pro-Active Media for lapel stickers
It’d be nice if the Mongiardo campaign could file an FEC report that doesn’t include HANDWRITTEN NOTES ON THE REPORT. Hello, 2009. We have putter machines for a reason.
Comparing Lt. Dan & Jack
- Cash on Hand:
Jack $1,648,954
Lt. Dan $751,688 - Receipts:
Jack $2,003,382
Lt. Dan $1,247,479 - Disbursements:
Jack $354,427
Lt. Dan $495,841 - Debt:
Jack $173,810
Lt. Dan $1,213,986
What was that about Lt. Dan being ahead of Jack Conway in each and every way imaginable?
Yeeeaah.
Rand Paul:
- $1,040,668.56 total contributions
- $195,044.98 total expenditures
- $912,416 cash on hand
- $471,592.19 itemized from individuals
- $536,576.37 unitemized from individuals
Notable contributions:
- Nearly all funds come from outside Kentucky, which does not translate into votes
- Tons of contributions from wealthy physicians and bankers
- Very few contributions from women
Notable disbursements:
- $12,500 in salary to David Adams
- $9,000 in salary to Chris Hightower
- $14,744.10 to Direct Mail Management for a mailing
- $10,428.75 to The Magnolia Group for a fundraising consultant
- $65,350.38 to The Printing Express for printing
Trey Grayson:
- $642,857.11 total contributions
- $99,258.86 total expenditures
- $1,117,655.96 cash on hand
- $46,260.08 debts
- $422,865.00 itemized from individuals
- $60,492.11 unitemized from individuals
- $159,500 from PACs
Notable contributions:
- Owsley Brown Frazier $2,400
- Alex Campbell, Jr. $4,800
- Rose Harris $1,000
- Bill Stone $1,000
- Bill Samuels $1,000
- Matt Thornton $4,800
- Dan Jones (21st Century Parks in Louisville) $1,000
- Junior Bridgeman $500
- Scott Cox $1,000
- Bob DeWeese $250
- James Patterson $3,400
- Jon Draud $500
- David Huber $1,000
- Daniel Groves $250
- Fran Thornton $4,800
- Basil Turbyfill $500
- Ed Glasscock $1,500
- Mark Lamkin $250
- Holly Harris $2,400
- Billy Piper $300
- Riggs Lewis $1,000
Notable disbursements:
- Lukens Company – printing – $21,502.07
- Spalding Group – printing – $4,725.08
Comparing Grayson & Paul
- Cash on Hand:
Grayson $1,117,655
Paul $912,416 - Receipts:
Grayson $1,247,975
Paul $1,121,693 - Disbursements:
Grayson $130,318
Paul $208,651 - Debt:
Grayson $46,260
Paul $0
So Rand Paul is raising less money at a slower rate and has a burn rate far exceeding Grayson’s. Not exactly a great thing for an unknown who’ll need tons more cash than Grayson in order to compete.
15 responses so far ↓
1 Terri // Oct 22, 2009 at 1:55 pm
I wonder why Paul spent so much more on printing than Grayson. Seems quite steep for this early in the campaign.
2 Talkfan // Oct 22, 2009 at 2:24 pm
My ignorance prompts a question. Do the mayoral candidates have to file with the FEC, even though it’s obviously not a federal office?
Be interesting to see the notables there, especially for Councilman King.
3 jake // Oct 22, 2009 at 2:26 pm
They file with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
I’ve discussed their reports in the recent past.
4 MarshallDem // Oct 22, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Yo Jake
how much of jack’s money came from attorneys?
5 Dan // Oct 22, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Trey Grayson received “nearly” 2,200 donations from Kentucky in the 3rd quarter according to his press release.
Paul got more donations from Kentucky residents.
6 jake // Oct 22, 2009 at 4:40 pm
MD: Dunno the number just yet. But I’ll count if I get some free time tonight.
Looked like DM got more from attorneys and firms than JC, but that’s just going from memory, no real numbers.
7 Dan // Oct 22, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Also, yesterday or the day before that, you posted that Conway press release where he basically bragged about how his ability to raise money outside Kentucky was a good thing.
So Paul is getting just as many donations from Kentucky and showing a skill at raising money from average people outside the state. Hmm….
8 jake // Oct 22, 2009 at 5:26 pm
If you look at Paul’s report? It’s pretty easy to see that he got very few contributions from Kentucky that’ll translate into votes.
9 Larry West // Oct 22, 2009 at 6:06 pm
You’re right on this one, Jake. Even though Rand Paul got more Kentuckians to donate to him than Trey Grayson (~2,500 vs. ~2,200, if you believe the numbers from both camps), Paul’s numbers are more skewed towards the younger demographics, who traditionally are less likely to vote.
Paul needs to work on getting more of the age-endowed people of Kentucky to support him if he wishes to win election.
10 jake // Oct 22, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Something else: Trey really is the establishment’s choice. Just check those PAC dollars.
11 Rod // Oct 22, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Hey Jake, guess what your saying is that Paul’s 2,200 or so conributors must be all from those “outsider” Kentuckians that Grayson talked about this week? Guess 75 bucks from a little voter in KY isn’t worth as much a 2K from some KY banker? Why is it with you and the MSM that Conway being able to raise money outside the state in addition to Kentuckians is a good thing and Paul being able to do it is a bad thing?
12 Larry West // Oct 22, 2009 at 6:39 pm
True, but the establishment would have gone to Cathy Bailey, had she run. David Williams even had a fund-raiser for her. [There is a Kentuckian named David Williams that donated to the Rand Paul campaign, but I doubt if it is THE David Williams.]
PACs have less of an influence on votes on the Republican side than Democratic. Whereas each Democratic labor union represents thousands of union voters, the number of voters in Republican-leaning PACs is very minimal.
Personally, I think it will come down to whomever Kentucky Right-to-Life endorses, which is why Rand Paul issued a statement recently affirming his strong pro-life stance.
13 jake // Oct 22, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Rod: Actually, until I see proof of WHO is contributing, no, Rand Paul’s unitemized and alleged in-state contribs mean nothing.
Some random Jim Bob who isn’t registered to vote in a Republican primary contributing $5 here and there means a lot less than a prominent Kentuckian who influences votes contributing $1,000. At least in this case.
14 Dan // Oct 23, 2009 at 1:53 pm
How much in salary did Nate Hodson receive?
15 jake // Oct 23, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Go look it up: fec.gov
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