In case you were curious, we checked on outgoing District Attorney Stan Rebert’s campaign money. (To give credit where it’s due, this was actually managing editor Randy Parker’s idea — just to see how or if Rebert would spend whatever money he had left after losing the primary to Tom Kearney. For example, could or would this powerful figure in county Republican politics donate to other campaigns?).
The headline would be that, as you might expect, Rebert spent almost all his money in the primary. Here are the details, thanks to reporter Teresa Ann Boeckel, who paged through the paperwork:
Rebert’s committee had $31,179.03 available between May 5 and June 8, and spent $29,437.07, leaving a cash balance of $1,741.96. Much of that was spent on advertising during the primary.
Between June 9 and Oct. 19, the current reporting period, his committee received $737.66 in contributions and spent $730.36 on party expenses, repayment of a candidate loan and a stop-payment fee. That leaves a balance of $1,748.76.
Anything else you want to know? Leave a comment here, or e-mail me at sblanchard at ydr.com.
Bless you for your blog post, that’s some fairly useful information.