1. Matt Meyer Raised A Shit-Ton Of Money. We’re talking ‘trying to clear the field’ money. Over $188K raised, over $418K cash on hand. Bethany Hall-Long also has a large war chest, around $159K cash on hand. Strong, but less than half of what Meyer has raised. I know that some politicians are complaining how Matt is handing out federal money as if it were his own. Wonder if the same politicos complain about John Carney giving BHL the rub every single time he hands out some governmental largesse. To me, both candidates are taking advantage of the fact that they have money to give out. It would be political malpractice not to.
2. Becca Cotto Reports Impressive Haul. $18K in contributions in less than three months. With no corporate PAC money, as she has pledged not to accept any of those strings-attached $$’s. Her candidacy in RD 6 is for real.
3. Candidate Files In RD 32! No, it’s not Kerri Evelyn Harris–yet. It’s perennial R loser Cheryl Precourt. Precourt ran against Andria Bennett in both 2018 and 2020. Got 37.7% in 2018, and 36.8% in 2020. Consistent, but not particularly competitive. Trend will continue in 2022.
4. One More Filing. R Jason Bonner for a Kent County Levy Court position.
5. Finance Report Deadline Has Passed. It’s a (figurative and literal) treasure trove. It’s easy to check out candidates and PACs of interest. Just go here, click on ‘View Filed Reports’, then fill in the name of each candidate you’re interested in, and peruse the reports. Let me know if you find anything interesting.
Oh, here’s one: John Paradee (Trey’s brother), he of the dubious Kent County rezoning, has given $1200 to Kathleen McGuiness, a contribution made right at year’s end.
Here’s another one: Not one, not two, but three Buccinis have maxed out to Stephanie Bolden. $600 each from Christopher, Elizabeth, and Maria. Hey, it’s only polite to say ‘thank you’ to someone who threw her constituents overboard for campaign lucre. Based on her report, it looks like she’s running again. Mayor Mike’s executive assistant at the Riverfront Development Corporation (for all intents and purposes, a subsidiary of Buccini/Pollin) and her husband also coughed up $600 each (Megan and Brian McGlinchey). If I had all day, I could comb through every report. I don’t, so help do some detective work for me.
What’d I miss, and whaddayathink?