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Bernero mayoral campaign account grows to $109,260

August 9, 2016

 

According to its latest campaign finance report, the Virg Bernero for Lansing campaign took in $54,400 in the period 10/21/2015-7/20/2016 and spent $9,496, with an ending balance of $109,260. The report says the entire $54,400 was contributed at a SOC breakfast at the Lansing Center on March 24.

 

 

500 people attended. 124 contributions were reported. This is from the last page of the report:

 

 

$12,400 came from political action committees:

 

MI Assoc of Broadcasters PAC 3/15/2016 300
Realtors PAC 3/9/2016 1,000
GM PAC - Michigan 3/8/2016 1,000
Dykema Gossett State PAC 3/18/2016 300
Friends of Sparrow PAC 3/20/2016 500
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC 3/21/2016 1,000
MI Insurance Coalition PAC 3/9/2016 1,000
Clark Hill PAC 2/29/2016 1,000
Christman PAC 3/1/2016 1,000
Delta (Dental) PAC 3/16/2016 300
CAP PAC (Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce) 3/9/2016 1,000
Miller Canfield PAC 3/22/2016 2,000
Great Lakes Community Investment PAC 3/14/2016 1,000
MRA PAC (Michigan Restaurant Association) 3/7/2016 1,000
  TOTAL: $12,400

 

$5,550 came from Board of Water & Light employees (and board members):

 

Atkins, Trent Emergency Management 3/11/2016 1000
Davis, Thomas D Manager 3/14/2016 150
Ekron, Brandie F Attorney 3/8/2016 150
Ekron, Brandie F Attorney 3/16/2016 300
Flowers, Michael E Human Resources 3/10/2016 300
Hamelink, Scott Water Director 3/10/2016 150
Jones, Calvin L Community Outreach 2/26/2016 150
Louney, Dennis Board Member 3/21/2016 150
Matus, Mark Attorney 3/9/2016 150
Peffley, Dick General Manager 3/16/2016 1000
Serkaian, Steve Director 3/7/2016 1000
Shawa-DeCook, Heather CFO 3/10/2016 600
Stojic, George Assistant General Manager 3/10/2016 450
    TOTAL: $5,550

 

$1,350 came from City of Lansing employees:

 

Bennett, Angela M Finance Director 3/22/2016 150
Jackson-Johnson, Joan Director, Human Relations & Comm Services 3/15/2016 300
Johnson, Robert E Planning Director 3/21/2016 150
Kaschinske, Brett D Parks & Recreation Director 3/22/2016 150
Marchand, Valerie Digital Media Manager 3/22/2016 150
Swope, Christopher J City Clerk  3/22/2016 150
Tallifaro, Randall Fire Chief 3/21/2016 150
Yankowski, Michael Police Chief 3/22/2016 150
    TOTAL: $1,350

 

$1,150 came from Tetra Tech employees. Tetra Tech is the engineering firm that supervises the sewer separation project. What ever happened to that project, anyway? Early this year, I emailed Chad Gamble, Lansing's Public Service Department director, and Pat Lindemann, Ingham County Drain Commissioner, asking them about the status of the project. Neither of them answered. See August 29, 2016 WLNS story.

 

Christian, Daniel P Engineer 2/17/2016 125
Daavettila, Robert H Engineer 3/20/2016 125
Daukss, Regina Engineer 2/22/2016 125
Falkowski, Deann Project Engineer 3/18/2016 150
Hufnagel, Carol Engineer 2/19/2016 125
Killips, John Engineer 3/22/2016 125
Markstrom, Gary VP 3/29/2016 125
McPherson, Nicole M Engineer 2/29/2016 125
Nault, Jayson Engineer 2/20/2016 125
    TOTAL: $1,150

 

$775 came from McLaren Hospital employees:

 

Brown, Brian M VP 3/21/2016 125
Cossen, Ronald L Director 3/17/2016 125
Cossen, Ronald L Director 3/17/2016 125
Cross,  Glenda J Director 3/15/2016 125
Jensen, Camille R Chief Nurse 3/15/2016 125
Mee, Thomas CEO 3/21/2016 150
    TOTAL: $775

 

$750 came from Dewpoint employees. Dewpoint has a contract with the City of Lansing for data processing services.

 

Coyne, Michael W Director 3/20/2016 250
Findlater, Joseph Executive 3/21/2016 250
Maltby, Patrick W COO 3/21/2016 250
    TOTAL: $750

 

There was a $1000 contribution from Gary Jones of Los Angeles, owner of Jones Development Company of Kansas City. Jones Development gave $5000 to the mayor's 527 account earlier this year. I wrote a story about it.

 

 

A complete list of contributions is here. Expenditures are here. The biggest expenditure was $2010 for SOC mugs.

 

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