A secretive independent mailing sent into District 19 is in apparent violation of Maryland campaign finance law and is linked to a union that has endorsed one of the competing…
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Following are summaries of candidates’ campaign finance filings for the period of 1/14/10 through 8/10/10, along with our take on what they mean.District 18 The four incumbents (Senator Rich Madaleno…
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Following are summaries of candidates’ campaign finance filings for the period of 1/14/10 through 8/10/10, along with our take on what they mean.District 14 Senate challenger Karen Montgomery’s cash on…
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Following are summaries of candidates’ campaign finance filings for the period of 1/14/10 through 8/10/10, along with our take on what they mean. Money isn’t everything, but it’s a meaningful…
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Pepco’s Money
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Maryland politicians are trying hard to out-bluster each other on Pepco’s poor service quality. But let’s remember that an electric distribution system does not collapse overnight – it degrades over…
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Where Ike is Sending His Money
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County Executive Ike Leggett has no serious opposition to reelection, but he is still raising lots of cash. Leggett started with $400,900 in January, raised $317,724 since then and finished…
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Council District 1 challenger Ilaya Hopkins has sent out a mass email claiming to have 300 contributors and $62,000 in campaign receipts as of her first campaign finance report (which…
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Follow the Money Some More, Part Five
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Who is financed by Maryland residents and who is backed by out-of-state money? Let’s pull back that curtain, shall we?Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family) 1. Steve…
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Follow the Money Some More, Part Four
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Today, we look at self-financing. Which MoCo candidates give themselves the most money? Let’s find out.Total Receipts from Self (Includes Loans) 1. Mike Lenett, Senator (D-19): $364,3522. Ben Kramer, Delegate/County…
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Follow the Money Some More, Part Three
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In our ten-plus-year dataset of MoCo political contributions, business entities and PACs accounted for 25.9% of all receipts and labor PACs and political clubs accounted for 5.2%. Here are the…