Indiana

Money Matters and Other Stuff

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

It’s amazing what you come across when you’re playing on the Internet and scanning through local campaign finance reports.  For the record, I do have a life, I was just killing time before meeting up with friends for cocktails.

You come across the usual things; Greg Ballard raised more than $1.3 million in 2009, with about half the donations being between $250 and $750.  John Layton, Democratic candidate for Sheriff had $108,000 in cash on hand, etc. etc.   But there were also some other interesting tidbits.  For example…

• Up until December 2008 it looked like  County Auditor Billie Breaux was raising money for a run for Treasurer.
• Former City-County Councilman Ike Randolph still has City-County Council political action committee.
• Up until he got out of the race for Sheriff Kerry Forestal raised $88,000.
• Frank Anderson’s “exploratory committee” for something raised about $13,000.
• The fund raising arm of the Marion County Republican Party pulled in about $33,000 last year.   The Marion County Democrats fund raising arm didn’t do anything in 2009.
• And believe it or not, former Indy Mayoral candidate Jocelyn Adande still has a Mayor political action committee.  It’s empty, but still there.  Insert your own joke here.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).