Thursday, October 29, 2009

City of Miami Campaign Financing. By Geniusofdespair

They say that money is the mother's milk of any campaign. As of October 9th here is the money raised and spent by the candidates in the City of Miami Races:
Mayor:
Tomas Regalado raised $654,954.90 and spent $328,182.70.
Joe Sanchez raised $422,126.35 and spent $262,023.74.
Group 3:
Frank Carollo raised $179,405.24 and spent $73,385.74.
Mavel Lopez raised $90,600.00 ($12,000 loan) and spent $24,825.23.
Luis Morse raised $71,000.00 and spent $35,855.92
Beba Sardina Mann raised $60,643.49 and spent $17,917.36.
Group 4:
Francis X Suarez raised $301,142.07 and spent $192,890.18.
Manolo Reyes raised $118,545.00 and spent $41,510.70.
Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts raised $43,604.34 and spent $36,095.17.
Group 5:
Michelle Spence-Jones raised $187.001.75 and spent $81,792.86.
Jeff Torain raised $12,925.56 and spent $11,385.48.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Everyone who has heard the commission candidates speak find Beba Mann to be the best informed and the best prepared.

Jeff Torain received the Herald endorsement.

Oscar Fonts received the Herald endorsement.

Anonymous said...

Regalado appointed both Fonts and Beba to boards. With all three of them up there it would be the triple threat!

Geniusofdespair said...

I know who got the Herald endorsement, it is in the post above.

Anonymous said...

Beba is very well informed. She studies the issues.

Anonymous said...

If I worked for the $ challenged Dade County,I might have to call their code enforcement division and ask if all of those businesses have applied and paid for their individual certificates of use and occupational/business licenses.
I would think that examining all the lists might bring in a tidy windfall...

youbetcha' said...

Golly, Genius, they were just going door to door like we all do for Halloween. Really, they were practicing a few months ahead.

Ana said...

notice that on Francis Suarez's donations how many housewifes donated the maximum allowed of $500.00. These are well-paid housewifes happen to have the same last name as the previous recorded donor. This is how elections are bought by big money.

Geniusofdespair said...

A lot of these HOUSEWIVES are actually officers in their husband's corporations so they are NOT housewives ONLY and should not list themselves as such.

Why don't any men write HUSBAND?

Anonymous said...

I aspire to list Husband/Mr. Mom as my occupation.

M