12 candidates already fundraising
BY MEGAN ROLLAND NewsOK.com
Monday, November 26, 2012
11/26/12 at 6:08 AM
For those relieved that incessant campaign ads have ceased in the political doldrums after November's elections, the respite might not last long.
Twelve candidates for Oklahoma offices already have launched their campaign funds for 2014, raising a combined $737,000 between them for the election two years away, records from the Oklahoma Ethics Commission database show.
Gov. Mary Fallin leads the pack of early starters, having raised $251,320 in the Mary Fallin for Governor 2014 committee since it was opened in October 2011. Fallin carried forward $216,027 from her campaign fund for 2010 when she spent $4.1 million defeating Democrat Jari Askins to become the first female governor.
Fallin has had 29 donors give the maximum contribution of $5,000.
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Campaign funds for 2014
Twelve candidates have
launched campaign funds for
offices up for election in 2014.
One of those funds, for former
Sen. Jonathan Nichols, has
since been closed, leaving 11
active candidates for 2014.
The amount raised does
not include contributions
of less than $50 or other
sources of money like interest,
reimbursements and personal
loans. All numbers are
rounded.
Gov. Mary Fallin
Republican
Campaign name: Mary Fallin
for Governor 2014
Opened: Oct. 2011
Raised: $251,000
Carry-over: $216,000
Spent: $95,300
Balance: $366,000
Insurance Commissioner John
Doak
Republican
Campaign name: 2014
Friends of John Doak
Opened: Dec. 2011
Raised: $221,000
Carry-over: $66,000
Spent: $56,000
Balance: $231,000
State Schools Superintendent
Janet Barresi
Republican
Campaign name: Friends of
Janet Barresi 2014
Opened: April 2012
Raised: $65,000
Carry-over: $0
Spent: $21,000
Balance: $39,000
Sen. Bill Brown, District 36
Republican
Campaign name: Bill Brown
for State Senate 2014
Opened: Jan. 2012
Raised: $23,000
Carry-over: $39,000
Spent: $17,000
Balance: $45,000
Sen. Brian Bingman, District 12
Republican
Campaign name: Brian
Bingman for Senate 2014
Opened: June 2012
Raised: $10,000
Carry-over: $153,000
Spent: $9,000
Balance: $154,000
Sen. Constance Johnson, District
48
Democrat
Campaign name: Friends of
Connie Johnson 2014
Opened: March 2012
Raised: $3,000
Carry-over: $2,000
Spent: $7,686
Jonathan Nichols, undecided
Republican
Campaign name: Friends of
Jonathan Nichols 2014
Opened: May 2011
Raised: $28,250
Carry-over: $0
Spent: $28,000
Balance: $0 Closed Sept.
2011
Sen. Rob Johnson, District 22
Republican
Campaign name: Friends of
Rob Johnson 2014
Opened: Feb. 2012
Raised: $25,000
Carry-over: $22,000
Spent: $26,000
Balance: $25,000
Sen. Eddie Fields, District 10
Republican
Campaign name: Friends of
Eddie Fields 2014
Opened: Jan. 2012
Raised: $24,000
Carry-over: $3,000
Spent: $18,000
Balance: $9,194
State Treasurer Ken Miller
Republican
Campaign name: Friends of
Ken Miller 2014
Opened: Sept. 2011
Raised: $3,000
Carry-over: $17,000
Spent: $20,000
Balance: $208
District Attorney Greg Mashburn,
District 21
Republican
Campaign name: Greg
Mashburn for D.A. 2014
Opened: August 2011
Raised: $81,000
Carry-over: $80,000
Spent: $19,000
Balance: $142,000
District Attorney Richard Smothermon,
District 23
Democrat
Campaign name: Friends of
Richard Smothermon 2014
Opened: July 2011
Raised: $1,500
Carry-over: $0
Spent: $1,093
Balance: $406
Original Print Headline: 12 Candidates Already Fundraising
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