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COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL – AT LARGE
Laurie Booher (R)
No campaign report received as of April 14.
Josh Burnett (R)
Total receipts: $5,107
Total disbursements: $3,538
Cash on hand: $1,570
Contributors (addresses of contributors not included on report)
$1,699 – Fundraiser kickoff on Feb. 20
$500 to $599: Mark and Myra Foster, JAB Media Group (corporate contribution)
$200 to $299: Jeff Rocker; Ryan and Morgan Myers.
$100 to $199: Tom Ganns; Pat Myers; Lisa Shaw; Jill and Brad Jones; Tina Dodd; Denise Storm.
Expenditures: Textedly, a division of SMS Marketing (text message campaign), $100; Red Bridge Media (video production),$1,060; Ryan Furr Design (campaign services), $200; U.S. Postal Service (stamps), $220; Zach Pierce (video production), $60; Rev.com (transcriptions), $44; UPS Store (printing), $283; Harcourt Political (signs), $1,242; Kroger (supplies), $15; Bartholomew Republican Ladies League (item donations for fundraisers),$230; Ahlemeyer Farms Bakery (Lincoln Day donation), $39.
John D. Counceller (R)
Contributions: $197
Expenses: $197
Cash on hand: $0
Contributors: John D. Counceller, $197
Expenditures: Not listed
COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL – DISTRICT ONE
Dascal Bunch (R)
Contributions: $150
Expenses: $0
Cash on hand: $150
Contributors: None listed
Christopher Rutan (R)
Contributions: $830.
Expenses: $855
Cash on hand: $25
Contributors: Christopher Rutan, Columbus, $830. Rutan also reports raising $370 during a March 2 fundraiser.
Expenditures: Donuts N’ Coffee, Columbus (food and drink), $25; George Uppling and Associates, North Vernon, Indiana (yard signs), $370; Christopher Rutan, Columbus (reimbursement for campaign materials), $430; Lowes Home Improvement, Columbus (zip ties and stakes), $30.
COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL – DISTRICT THREE
David Bush (R)
Contributions: $0
Expenses: $0
Cash on hand: $0
Russ Poling, Sr. (R)
Contributions: $2,668
Expenses: $2,650
Cash on hand: $18
Contributors:
$900 to $999: Russ Poling, Sr., Columbus.
$200 to $299: John and Sue Green, Columbus. In-kind contributions ($268) from Russ Poling, Sr, Columbus.
$100 to $199: Frederick and Christine Poling, Atwater, Ohio; Russell (Jr.) and April Poling, Columbus.
Expenditures: Doteasy Technology, Inc, Burnaby, British Columbia (website fees), $97; Sam’s Club, Columbus (printer ink), $139; U.S. Postal Service, Columbus (postage), $16; Hoosier Sporting Goods, Columbus (printing supplies), $40; Prestige Printing, Columbus (various campaign materials), $1,895; UPS Store, Columbus (shipping services), $26; White River Broadcasting, Columbus (advertising), $420; Amazon.com, Seattle, Washington (plastic bags), $17.
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Over the last decade, Republican candidates have dominated local city and county politics.
With the exception of Democrats Tom Dell and Elaine Wagner winning city council seats in 2015, all other city and county offices are currently occupied by Republicans.
But the Bartholomew County Democratic Party seems to have one advantage over the GOP as the 2019 city primary approaches: money.
As of April 12, the Democrats have raised $35,229, which includes over $20,000 they had in reserve at the start of this year.
In contrast, the Bartholomew County Republican Central Committee reported they had raised $19,367 by mid-April. They started off the year with $7,742, according to finance reports.
However, the local GOP has spent more money on this primary than the Democrats. The Republicans have spent $13,404 so far this year, compared to $10,903 by the Democrats, the reports state.
Although the Republicans will have four contested races on the May primary, there are no contested races for Democrats.
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