Ross Raises, Spends More To Capture Senate Seat
By CARRA HIGGINS, Staff WriterAds, buttons, flyers - they all cost money. State Senate candidates have spent as little as $222 and as much as $158,882 to keep or take over a seat in the state Legislature. Campaign financial statements were submitted to the West Virginia Secretary of State's office between Sept. 22 and Sept. 26.
In the 15th District, Mike Ross of Coalton, a Democrat, has raised more than twice as much as his Republican opponent, Sen. Clark Barnes. Ross has also outspent Barnes by more than $120,000.
Barnes has spent $33,254.52 and received $30,804.59 in contributions to date.
Contributors to Barnes' campaign of $250 or less include: Drema Pierson, $200; Tracey Scott, $150; Committee to Elect Vic Sprouse, $250; Randolph County Executive Committee, $250; Michael Bond, $100; Roger Sharp, $50; Holly Lantz, $25; Daryl Cowles, $50; Thomas Swaim, $100; and Terry Miller, $100.
Contributors to Barnes' campaign of more than $250: Rachel Barnes of Shepherdstown, employed by Habitat for Humanity, $513; Coke Employee Committee, PAC, Charlotte, N.C., $500; American Federation of Teachers, PAC, Charleston, $1,000; Kevin Cox of Elkins, employed as a physician, $500; WV Laborer's Council, PAC, Charleston, $1,000; William Chambers of Cross Lanes, project manager, Cross Lanes, $600; J.P. Kesecker of Berkley Springs, employed as a realtor, $500; Stuart Thayer of Oakland, Md., businessman, $500; J.C. Fisher of Berkley Springs, businessman, $500.
Barnes loaned himself $50,000 on Sept. 19 for the campaign.
According to campaign financial statements, Ross has spent $158,882.28 to date for his campaign. Ross has received $87,050 in contributions for the campaign.
Contributors to Ross' campaign of $250 or less include: Ira D. Bartram, $100; Timothy E. Comer, $100; David H. Criss, $50; Rich Heffelfinger, $200; William Hennessey, $200; David McKain, $100; R. Holt Poling, $100; Kenneth Pote, $100; Edwin T. Stitt, $50; David M. Flannery, $100; Bradford E. Ritchie, $200; Steven S. Robey, $100; Roy E. Hamilton, $100; Robert L. Person, $200; Gary L. Swingle; Ellen Maxwell Hoffman, $200, T. William Signorelli, $100; Michael J. Basile, $100; Eric Von Schubel, $200; Tammie S. Means, $25; Roland M. Bogert, $100; Christopher Joseph, $100; Frank O. Northrup, $50, Chris Cline, $100; Steven Allred, $100; Berkley County Democratic Association, $150; Roger Murray of Bridgeport, employed by Murray Hill Energy, $250; Ann Bradley of Clarksburg, employed by Spilman Thomas and Battle, $250; Robert S. Tissue of Lewisburg, employed by Summit Financial Group, $250; Michael Baker of Gassaway, employed by J.C. Baker and Sons Inc., $250; John W. Kee of Charleston, CPA, Arnett and Foster, $250; Joseph M. Minard of Clarksburg, employed by Minard's Restaurant, $250; George V. O'Malley Jr. of Charleston, employed by Energy Corp. of America, $250; Ralph W. Hoyer, employed by Hoyer and Hoyer, $250; David L. Rossi of Scott Depot, employed by Quality Woods, $250; Robin K. Bailey of Hurricane, employed by Chapman Printing, $250; Phillip Reale of Charleston, employed by Phillip A. Reale, Attorney at Law, $250; G. Keith Stonestreet of Charleston, employed by Stonestreet Agency, $250; David and Susie Hofstetter of Charleston, $250; Kenneth R. Mason of Alma, employed by D.A.C, $250; and Harry G. Deitzler, $200.
Contributors to Ross' campaign of more than $250 include: John Jay White of Hamlin, oil and gas producer, Mahue Construction Co., $500; Charles R. Sutton of Bridgeport, $1,000; Dean H. Bucher of Buckhannon, oil and gas producer, $500; Robert L. Radabaugh of Sand Fork, president/partner, S & R Ventures LTD, $500; Patrick D. Deem of Bridgeport, lawyer, Steptoe and Johnson, $500; Mike Shaver of Bridgeport, oil and gas producer, $1,000; James McElwain of Indiana, Pa., president, S.W. Jack, $1,000; Michael Hall of Ellenboro, president, Hall Drilling, $1,000; Gregory Barton of Ellenboro, president, Hall Drilling, $1,000; Joseph Pettey of Charleston, owner, Pettey Oil Field, $1,000; Alvin L. Sorcan of Buckhannon, employed by Hydrocarbon Well Service, $500; Farukah Khan, M.D. of Elkins, employed by Urgent Care Center, $1,000; Jan E. Chapman of Weston, employed by Key Oil Production, $1,000; Shelly Demarino of Glenville, employed by I.L. Morris, $1,000; Betty Sue Morris of Glenville, $1,000; I.L. Morris of Glenville, employed by Waco Oil and Gas Inc., $1,000; Rodney Keith Pettit of Sand Fork, employed by Waco Oil and Gas Inc., $500; Douglas S. Morris of Glenville, employed by Waco Oil and Gas Inc., $1,000; Gregory A. Smith of Glenville, employed by Smith Land Surveying, $1,000; Charles Maddy of Old Fields, $1,000; M.T. Reynolds of Huntington, employed by Champion Industries, $1,000; Jack Rossi of Charleston, employed by Arnett and Foster, $1,000; William H. McKee Jr. of Charleston, self employed CPA, $300; Thomas B. Kugel of Nitro, retired, $500; David Hill of Charleston, employed by Arnett and Foster, $1,000; W.J. Sutton of Lost Creek, retired, $1,000; Franklin L. Sutton of Clarksburg, $1,000; Leonard and Wilma Anderson of Hinton, Dairy Queen owner, $1,000; William Johnson of Elkins, employed by Citizens National Bank, $1,000; Teddy D. Adkins of Arnoldsburg, oil and gas producer, $1,000; W. Kent Carper of Charleston, employed by Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee and Deitzler, $1,000; Mark J. Caroll of Buckhannon, employed by Appalachian Forest Products, $500; Mack R. Worl of Glenville, retired, $500; Steve Holbrook of West Charleston, employed by Holbrook Insurance Agency, $500; William B. Abruzzino of Destin, Fla., $500; Marc Monteleone of Charleston, employed by David, Bowles, Rice and Graff, $500; F.T. Graff Jr. of Charleston, employed by David, Bowles, Rice and Graff, $500; Christine Fazzi of Charlotte, N.C., $500; Stanley M. Hosteler of Morgantown, employed by Protea Biosciences Inc., $1,000, John C. Allen of Coalton, employed by J.F. Allen Company, $2,000; D.R. and Kathleen Whittlesey of Redondo Beach, Calif., retired, $500; and Ralph L. Ballard of Charleston, $500.
Aubry Wilson, Republican candidate for the 11th Senatorial District, has received $2,297.84 in contributions for the election year to date and spent $222.74. No contributors have donated to Wilson's campaign since the post-primary report was due May 30 to the Secretary of State's Office.
William Laird, Democratic candidate for the 11th Senatorial District, has received $38,583.85 in contributions. Laird's year-to-date expenditures total $28,927.34.
Contributors of $250 or less to Laird's campaign: Steven A. Bailey, $250 and West Virginia Society of CPS PAC, $50.
Contributors of more than $250 to Laird's campaign since the last report period: Keep Nick Rahall in Congress Committee, Beckley, $1,000; Charles E. Mahan of Fayetteville, employed by Fayette County National Bank, $500; Pfizer PAC, New York, N.Y., $1,000; West Virginia AFL-CIO COPE, Charleston, $1,000; Building and Construction Trades PAC, $1,000; Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Employee Committee for Good Government, Charlotte, N.C., $500; West Virginia AFT - COPE, Charleston, $300; West Virginia Regional Council of Carpenters - PAC Fund, Charleston, $750; West Virginia Laborers District Council - PAC, Charleston, $1,000.
Gary Howell of Keyser, Republican candidate for the 14th Senatorial District has received $23,425.97 and spent $12,714.88.
Contributors of $250 or less to Howell's campaign: William Hennessey, $200; George Litte, $35; Harry Boggs, $50; Edwin C. Runner, $50; and Mary Anne Hardesty, $35. The West Virginia Republican Legislative Committee donated $400 to Howell's campaign. Howell has loaned himself $4,777.42 for the campaign.
Bob Williams, Democratic candidate for the 14th Senatorial District, has received Williams' $36,095 and spent $31,380.51.
Contributors to Williams' campaign of $250 or less: Bill and Marge Burke, $100; Cameron Hackney, $150; T.M. Boggs, $250; Roger Nicholson, $100; Ann Bradley and Randolph Cox, $100; Bernard Folio, $250; West Virginia Car, $250; West Virginia Omega PAC, $250; Ruth Lemmon, $100; Nancy Tonkin, $200; David McMahon, $35; Brenda Nichols Harper, $100; M. Patrick McCune, $150; West Virginia Motor Carriers PAC, $250; West Virginia Senior PAC, $200; R. Dennis and Linda Xander, $250; and Greg Skinner and Carrie Webster, $100.
Contributors to Williams' campaign of more than $250: Joseph Pettey of Charleston, employed by Pettey Oilfield Services, Inc., $1,000; ARCH PAC of Charleston, $500; J and K State Legislative PAC of Charleston, $1,000; Pepsico Concerned Citizen Fund of Raliegh, N.C., $500; F. Scott Rotruck of Morgantown, employed by Chesapeake Energy, $500; NiSource PAC of Columbus, Ohio, $400; Equitable Production PAC of Charleston, $500; West Virginians for Coal PAC of Charleston, $500; Pfizer PAC of Columbus, Ohio, $1,000; James H. Harless of Gilbert, employed by International Industries, $500; AEP Committee for Responsible Government of Charleston, $500; and West Virginia Farm PAC of Buckhannon, $1,000.
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audyhaze
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10-31-08 4:02 PM
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Oh, one other thing! If Mike Ross would sell some of his land's he picked up at tax sales and etc., he would not need to get any donations.
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audyhaze
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10-31-08 4:00 PM
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Hee,hee.. see all the people lining the pockets of the politicians so they can get there "wish" list fullfilled when election is over! Isn't this the typical senerio of West Va politics! All the way back to Arch Moore days and before! Wonder why West Va is relagated to 48th in everything because we citizens have to take whatz left over when the politicians and lobby'est(sp)get there promises...we citizens who voted (1) time get the shaft. Just like a divorce...we get nothing but bills and tax's to pay these DW's IOU's.
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abby12
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10-31-08 2:11 PM
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There's something wrong. I've gotten toooo many slick large post cards from Barnes. One mailing costs a lot...plus postage. One mailing is probably more than he declares he has spent.
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