Politics & Government

Primary Candidates Report Last-Minute Donations

Candidates must report any donation or loan of $1,000 or more in final two weeks leading up to primary, by 5 p.m. next day.

Primary election voting will soon be underway in the state of Virginia, including several competitive races in the Northern Virginia area.

As the clock ticks closer to Tuesday, some primary candidates are reporting, by state law, any campaign donations or loans of $1,000 or more to the State Board of Elections. After receiving a donation or loan, candidates must report the amounts and donors by 5 p.m. the next day.

The Virginia Public Access Project tracks donations and plans to update the list daily through Tuesday, the day of the primary.

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Here's a sampling of some of the last-minute donations and loans to area primary candidates, according to VPAP:

Senate District 30 Democratic Primary Race: Adam Ebbin reported a $5,000 donation from LiUNA Mid-Atlantic Community Fund (LiUNA is short for the Laborers' International Union of North America), Washington, D.C. on August 16; and a $1,000 donation from David Colley on Aug. 16.

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Senate District 39 GOP Primary Race: Miller Baker reported $1,000 from William P. Cook of Washington, D.C., on August 17; $2,500 from Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., on Aug. 16; $2,000 from Justiss Oil Company, Jena, La., on Aug. 13

Scott Martin: $2,500 from Robert Johnson, McLean, on Aug 5.

Cash on Hand, Campaign Expenses

Senate District 36 GOP Primary Race: As of Aug. 10, reported $78,966 cash on hand. Opponent reported $30,313 on hand.

Frederick's largest expense was $16,992 to Jamestown Associates of Princeton, N.J. for creating brochures and postcards. His second-largest expense was for $12,060 to American Express to pay for "USPS Verizon LogoWear Campaign Marketing."

Munoz' largest expense was for Desumo Strategies or Richmond for print ads, mailing and bumper stickers. His second-largest expense was $7,500 for media consulting, to Timothy Murtaugh.

Senate District 39 GOP Primary Race: As of Aug. 10, in the 39th District Senate race, GOP primary candidate Miller Baker had $83,157 cash on hand as of Aug. 10. His opponent Scott Martin had $40,375 cash on hand.

Baker's largest expense was for $21,586 for printing and mailing to Creative Direct LLC of Richmond; his second-largest expense was $8,906 to Dan Letovsky of Vienna for consulting work and office supplies.

Martin's largest expense was $9,895 to Red Maverick Media of Harrisburg, Pa. for mailings; his second-largest expense was $8,250 for campaign consulting to Matthew Stockhaus of Springfield.

Senate District 30 Democratic Primary Race: As of Aug. 10, in the 30th District Senate race, had $30,606 cash on hand; Adam Ebbin had $48,406; had $30,604.

Krupicka's largest expense has been for mailing services, spending $103,773; his second-largest expense was $28,000 for political consulting work, paid to . According to its Web site, Englin Consulting is owned by David Englin and Shayna Englin. David Englin, who is a state delegate and not facing a primary challenger, in the race.

Englin Consulting was also paid $17,500 this year from the campaign of primary candidate , who is running for a state Senate seat. Del. Englin also endorsed Areizaga-Soto.

Ebbin's largest expense was $34,746 for direct mail services from the Pivot Group of Washington, D.C.; his second-largest expense was $28,187 to Richard Kirk McPike, a staff member from Alexandria.

Garvey's largest expense was for $79,801 to Mission Control of Manchester, Conn. for mail and printing. Her second-largest expense was $44,726 to Paychex, Inc., a company that processes payroll.


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