This is an update to the campaign finance article written on Scott E’s Blog back in January 2022. New finance reports have been filed in April 2022 for the following Carroll County Board of Education candidates: Steve Whisler and Jim Miller.
Steve Whisler
Starting Balance: $0.00
Total Receipts: $5,550.00
Total Expenditures: $2,337.53
Cash Balance: $3,212.47
Other items of note: The report lists $10,037.00 in Outstanding Bills. I am curious if this should be categorized differently (like a loan balance) and something I may follow up on in the future.
Update: I heard back from the candidate and these transactions will be changed from “Outstanding Bills to Loan Balance” in an update to the report.
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15bezC-d7hycap5qvT1g-saW4OgsyaHEZ/view?usp=sharing
Jim Miller
Starting Balance: $0.00
Total Receipts: $100.00
Total Expenditures: $21.00
Cash Balance: $79.00
Other items of note: $100 in Loan Balance noted in the report.
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m08tIiRLVgPoLabsj_Adp_LiCX8MoNqE/view?usp=sharing
Pat Sands
Pat Sands did not file a report and may be subject to fines in the future if a report is not filed soon (we have already seen this once this election cycle from another candidate).
“There is a late filing fee for each campaign finance report or affidavit that is not filed on or before the due date. The new late fee is $20 per day for the first 7 days, $35 per day for the next 7 days and $50 per day after 15 days late. The new maximum late fee is $1000. Campaign funds must be used to pay any late fees.”
These are the finance numbers and reports for the candidates that filed reports back in January 2022:
Tara Battaglia
Starting Balance: $0.00
Total Receipts: $45.00
Total Expenditures: $0.00
Cash Balance: $45.00
Other items of note: None
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pdcEhAUoBJ4F43i-UHGxRfiZnAMbScCg/view?usp=sharing
Patricia Ann Dorsey
Starting Balance: $531.79
Total Receipts: $310.00
Total Expenditures: $59.40
Cash Balance: $782.39
Other items of note: There is a $900 loan balance from the previous election cycle.
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8dtBcyOPltR5lRnvCT-bIhTWb83VEHt/view?usp=sharing
Tom Scanlan
Starting Balance: $0.00
Total Receipts: $3,335.00
Total Expenditures: $499.62
Cash Balance: $2,835.28
Other items of note: $192.11 of In-Kind contributions from the candidate.
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rrl86P2dmp0geCBOmeFCMljDeLt2r73A/view?usp=sharing
Amanda Jozkowski
Starting Balance: $0.00
Total Receipts: $4,952.44
Total Expenditures: $2,754.64
Cash Balance: $2,197.80
Other items of note: $1,500 of outstanding loans in the report.
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fuqQmT4TapkQgMJqE7FSZEDrUOPgU-2R/view?usp=sharing
Steve Whisler
Starting Balance: n/a
Total Receipts: n/a
Total Expenditures: n/a
Cash Balance: n/a
Other items of note: Whilser filed a ALCE for this reporting period… “does not intend to receive contributions or make expenditures in the cumulative amount of $1,000 or more”
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RYWHcjDNUA6jquSuh0PISqVopU-Qrj1Z/view?usp=sharing
Katie Speert
Starting Balance: n/a
Total Receipts: n/a
Total Expenditures: n/a
Cash Balance: n/a
Other items of note: The campaign finance report was filed for Katie Speert on January 25th (after amassing some fines). Speert filed a ALCE for this reporting period… “does not intend to receive contributions or make expenditures in the cumulative amount of $1,000 or more”
Here is a summary view of the latest reports noted above:
There is also a Slate for three of the candidates (Slate for Carroll County Citizens United supporting Battaglia, Miller and Whisler). Here is a look at the Slate campaign finance filing for April 2022:
Starting Balance: $0.00
Total Receipts: $5,436.13
Total Expenditures: $3,439.45
Cash Balance: $1,996.86
Other items of note: None
See the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s927hwaisZOEzdN56eBlsV3uy_K-HAZA/view?usp=sharing
Here is a look at the 2022 campaign finance reporting schedule:
The next set of finance reports is due on June 14th.
