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Grimes’ Report Reveals Appearance Of Impropriety

June 22nd, 2011 · 4 Comments

The race for Secretary of State on the Democratic side was a little crazy this past Primary and that’s reason enough to be interested in how our candidates are raising and spending cash. So let’s take a look.

ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES

  • $53,625 raised
  • $3,875 in unitemized contributions
  • $319,459.10 spent (JESUS)
  • $45,911.51 on-hand at the close of reporting period
  • $2,550 came from political organizations and PACs

Notable Contributions

  • Elmer George $1,000
  • Elmer George, Jr. $1,000
  • Leonard Lawson $1,000
  • Bill Haeys $500
  • Judi Patton $250
  • Wayne T. Rutherford $250
  • Greg May $1,000
  • Ray Jones $1,000
  • Keith Hall $1,000
  • Linda Belcher $250
  • Junior Stotts $1,000
  • Don Blevins $500
  • David Boswell $492.20
  • Cathy Guilfoyle $999.42

Notable Disbursements

  • $316,364.73 on staff. Of that $316K, $105,614.73 went to Jonathan Hurst (whom I know made very little) and $200,000 to Dale Emmons (typically only keeps $20-30K) – funds used to pay campaign walkers and other expenses, which should totally be illegal. It’s the worst of the worst of good old boy politicking and Mrs. Grimes should – if she wants to be taken seriously – IMMEDIATELY produce documentation detailing how every cent of those funds were spent. Absolutely shady and irresponsible. If she wants to beat the teabagger, she needs to act like she gives a flip about transparency. UPDATE: $56K of the Hurst amount was for printing, $33K postage.
  • $1,101.39 on telephone & internet
  • $415.31 on travel
  • $254.41 on equipment, supplies, rent
  • $90.49 on food & events
  • $522.32 on printing
  • $346.32 on postage
  • $360.40 on advertising

Peep the drama from Some Dude Named Bill Johnson after the jump…

SOME DUDE NAMED BILL JOHNSON

  • $1,650 raised
  • $350 in unitemized contributions
  • $1,560.91 spent
  • $1,860.74 on-hand at the close of reporting period
  • $0 came from political organizations and PACs

Notable Contributions

  • Brave Patriot Marilyn Parker $150

Notable Disbursements

  • $243.91 on telephone & internet
  • $16,901.03 in debt to himself – including what he paid for wages AND previous unreported advertising ($12,418), which we called them out for a month or so ago. Still no word on the individual who allegedly paid for thousands in advertising and signage in support of Johnson without reporting it.

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Tags: Campaign Finance · Election 2011

4 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Bruce Maples // Jun 22, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    So here’s a question — and I really don’t know the answer, that’s why I’m asking:

    If I’m a candidate, would it be legal for me to hire a “Campaign Management Company,” pay them pretty much whatever I take in, and only have to report one expense? Is there any flow-through of the reporting rules from the campaign to the vendors and consultants the campaign hires? If not, what’s to prevent some campaign from outsourcing the whole thing and spending the money illegally?

  • 2 Bruce Maples // Jun 22, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    And I’m not saying Grimes did that — I just wondered about it after reading the story.

  • 3 jake // Jun 22, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    Nope, can’t do that.

    You can pay a firm to, say, do mail – which would encompass production and postage. Or pay a firm to do research and polling and such.

  • 4 ROBERT ERICKSON // Jun 23, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    YOU DID NOT MENTION MY FIVE BUCKS .
    I’VE SUPPORTED ALISON SINCE DAY ONE BACK IN THE SNOWS OF JANURARY

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