Campaign finance update

Have you been receiving a lot of direct mail political ads for local candidates?  It's like a snowstorm!

Ever wonder what happens to your paper recyclables?  What is the carbon footprint of each direct mailer?   Here is an article to consider how "green" all that advertising is.  The problem with this campaign is that some candidates have

TOO MUCH MONEY!  

This is my last update before the election.  After the election, final accounting will reveal who gave money to whom and for what, and how much each candidate spent per vote.

All figures are YTD.

Mayor.                                                                                                                                            
Dave Berg
Largest contributor:                        $  1,500 - Esther / Gerry Good
Contributions:                                 $  7,542
Expenditures:                                  $  1,374
Balance:                                          $  6,168
Biggest Expense:                            $     895 - Community Newspapers

Jon Gustafson
Largest contributor:                        $  2,000 - Portland Metropolitan Assn. of Realtors
Contributions:                                 $29,931
Expenditures:                                  $25,004
Balance:                                          $. 5,791
Biggest Expense:                            $10,000 - Contributions to Friends of Lake Oswego PAC

Kent Studebaker
Largest contributor:                        $  9,000 - Erika Miller
Contributions:                                 $40,079
Expenditures:                                  $18,127
Balance:                                          $22,553
Biggest Expense:                            $  8,433 - Lowell's Print-Inn Inc.

City Council                                                                                                                              
Charles Collins
Largest contributor:                       $    500 - Jim Fulwiler; Darrell Brett; Tony Christler
Contributions:                                $ 9,225
Expenditures:                                 $ 8,499
Balance:                                         $    725
Biggest Expense:                           $ 4,127 - Pamplin Media Group

John Lamotte
Largest contributor:                       $ 1,000 - Local 1159 Firepac
Contributions:                                $14,297
Expenditures:                                 $ 9,367
Balance:                                         $ 4,929 (-$9,727 outstanding personal loan)
Biggest Expense:                           $ 2,736 - Community Newspapers

Theresa Kohlhoff
Largest contributor:                       $    900 - Speingwater Partners Inc. (Paige Richardson)
Contributions:                                $23,103
Expenditures:                                 $14,100
Balance:                                         $  9,002
Biggest Expense:                           $  4,500 - Friends of Lake Oswego PAC

Skip O'Neill
Largest contributor:                       $  1,350 - SE Oak Properties (owned by Skip O'Neill)
Contributions:                                $  4,625
Expenditures:                                 $  3,297
Balance:                                         $  1,346
Biggest Expense:                           $  1,350 - PatMacDesign

Other PACs                                                                                                                              
Friends of Lake Oswego  (PAC supporting Gustafson and Kohlhoff)
Largest contributor:                       $10,000 - Jon Gustafson
Contributions:                                $31,425
Expenditures:                                 $27,967
Balance:                                         $  3,457
Biggest Expense:                           $27,494 - Morel Ink