Jackson tops list of campaign big-spenders

Hamilton Spectator

$53,736. Thats the difference between what councillor Tom Jackson and councillor Robert Pasuta paid to be re-elected last October. Jackson spent the most of any of the successful city hall candidates on his re-election campaign $53,836. Pasuta, who was acclaimed, easily took the title for spending the least at $100. I have never ever taken anything for granted come election time. I had five worthy opponents this time the most, probably, since elections in the 90s, Jackson said. I consider myself blessed to have a cross-section of support. The average amount sitting councillors spent on their re-election campaigns in the 2010 municipal election was $19,586. Other big spenders were Mountain councillors Scott Duvall and Terry Whitehead, who each spent around $32,000. Other spendthrifts were Brian McHattie and newcomer Judi Partidge, at about $7,350 each. The majority of the 92 contenders filed their expenses by Fridays deadline, though 19 people including former councillor Dave Mitchell did not submit their documents. That means they are not permitted to run in the 2014 election or any byelection, said Tony Fallis, the citys elections manager. Six people have requested extensions for their campaign periods to lower their debt, said Fallis. Those individuals will have until June 30 to raise money and will be required to file an additional financial statement in the fall. In terms of donors, Brian McHattie, Brenda Johnson and Russ Powers do not list any corporate or union donations. All other successful candidates accepted corporate and union donations. The names of businesses run by the Spallaci, Mercanti, Valeri and Weisz families appear several times on multiple donor lists. W ilson Nolan, CEO of Liberty Energy the company currently lobbying the city for a waste incinerator deal donated to Bernie Morelli and Sam Merulla.
What did councillors spend on their campaigns?

Brian McHattie $7,347 Jason Farr $21,307 Bernie Morelli $24,565 Sam Merulla $21,497 Chad Collins $16,804 Tom Jackson $53,836 Scott Duvall $35,979 Terry W hitehead $31,352 Brad Clark $9,247 Maria Pearson $9,588 Brenda Johnson $19,266 Lloyd Ferguson $16,943 Russ Powers $8,564 Robert Pasuta $100
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Judi Partridge $7,405

Which candidates didnt file their expenses?

Ian Deans Mayor (withdrew prior to nomination day) Edward H.C. Graydon Mayor Andrew Haines Mayor Victor Veri Mayor Marty Zuliniak Mayor (withdrew prior to nomination day) Liban Abdi Ward 2 Marvin Caplan Ward 2 Shane Coleman Ward 2 Lloyd Ferguson Ward 2 Matteo Gentile Ward 2 James Novak Ward 2 Frank Bedek Ward 3 (withdrew prior to nomination day) Bob Black Ward 3 (withdrew prior to nomination day) Giulio Cicconi Ward 4 Jaswinder Bedi Ward 5 Michelle Febers Ward 6 Stan Hmiel Ward 10 (withdrew prior to nomination day) David Mitchell Ward 11 Marty Zuliniak Ward 13 ereilly@thespec.com (mailto:ereilly@thespec.com) 905-526-2452

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