As the Weekly has reported in the past, the GOP challengers for Tucson City Council have had trouble raising funds this year.
The news hasn’t gotten much better for the Republicans with the latest campaign finance reports, which were due today and covered fundraising through Sept. 14.
In Ward 1, Republican Bill Hunt had raised just under $11,000 and had less than $4,900 in the bank. Hunt hopes to unseat Democratic incumbent Regina Romero, who had raised more than $54,000 and received an additional $20,000 in city matching funds. Romero had already spent more than $60,000 and had about $14,200 in the bank.
In Ward 2, Republican Kelly Lawton has raised just over $13,000 and had about $10,100 in the bank. Lawton is up against Democratic incumbent Paul Cunningham, who had raised more than $40,600 and supplemented that with more than $34,000 in public matching funds, bringing his total campaign warchest to more than $75,000. Cunningham had more than $24,000 in the bank at the end of the reporting period.
IIn Ward 4, Republican Margaret Burkholder had raised just over $12,000 and had about $6,500 left in the bank. Democratic incumbent Shirley Scott had raised nearly $41,000 and has applied for city matching funds. Scott had about $3,500 left in the bank at the close of the reporting period.
Early voting in the Nov. 3 election begins in less than two weeks.
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2015.
Keep Tucson ‘moving forward’. Re-elect Rothschild and his three commie clowns. 5th poorest city in the country, and dammit, we CAN be number ONE!
We are #1.Stupid sanctuary city where criminals roam free. Push for federal prosecution of M&C.
Roger and What, Again: You seem pretty good at venting, but how good are you at taking more active roles, perhaps supporting candidates who might be more to your liking? Have you made any contributions to the campaigns of the Republican Council candidates, Bill Hunt, Kelly Lawton or Margaret Burkholder? It seems that not very many people have. Have you read their platforms or proposals for changing the way Tucson conducts its municipal business? Have you watched or listened to them on local TV and radio shows? Do you agree with them that none of the seven Pima County bond measures on the November ballot deserves a ‘yes’ vote? Do you know why they oppose the bonds and do you have any clue as to how they would fund the measures they support — they haven’t offered any hints. I could go on but I have no slightest expectation of turning on light bulbs. Enjoy your day