By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 12:01 PM
The candidates seeking to replace term-limited State Sen. Pat Dougherty are Yaphett El-Amin, Jeff Smith, Derio Gambaro, Amber Boykins, and Kenny Jones. Their campaign finance reports for this quarter were due April 15. Over the course of the day, the reports will be made available by the state Ethics Commission. Labels: Fundraising, State_Senate
Jeff Smith, who has led the race for dollars from the start of this contest, raised another $42,000 in the last three months. His campaign now has nearly $130,000 in the bank.
UPDATE: Amber Boykins reported raising more than $21,000 in the first quarter of 2006, including: a $3,000 in-kind donation from the Missouri Democratic Party, $650 each from political action committees called Women About Reform Movement and Loft PAC, $650 from developer Mary "One" Johnson, $650 from state rep candidate Joe Palm, $300 from consultant Tim Person, $300 from 21st Ward Ald. Bennice Jones King, $100 from Board Pres. Jim Shrewsbury, and $100 from a company called "Brown Ass."
After spending $6,763.78, Boykins' campaign had almost $59,000 in the bank as of March 31.
UPDATE 2: Looks like "Brown Ass" is short for a firm called Brown and Associates. The company's office is located in the Chase Park Plaza. The Boykins campaign has amended its report.
UPDATE 3: Yaphett El-Amin now has more than $84,500 in the bank after raising $50,000 since January.
UPDATE 4: Derio Gambaro raised more than $32,500 last quarter (including $3,100 in in-kind donations). After spending more than $37,000, his campaign had $32,243 in the bank on March 31.
Kenny Jones formed his campaign committee after the reporting period for the April 15th reports and therefore will not be filing a report for the period.
So the ranking of the candidates' war chests shapes up like this:
1. Jeff Smith ($130,000)
2. Yaphett El-Amin* ($84,500)
3. Amber Boykins ($59,000)
4. Derio Gambaro ($32,000)
5. Kenny Jones (N/A)
*State Rep. Yaphett El-Amin had the best fundraising quarter of the five candidates, raising over $50,000 since January.
10 Comments:
Brown Ass? What type of business was it?
4/18/2006 7:38 AM
I was thinking Brown Ass is some type of African American porn company.
Now thats hot!
4/18/2006 8:38 AM
Shrewsbury's $100 to Boykins matches a like amount given to Jeff Smith.
We only know about these because both Smith and Boykins listed $100 contributions. The law only requires listing of aggregate contributions "over" $100. Many times people donate exactly $100 so that they won't be disclosed, but then the campaign outs them.
4/18/2006 12:25 PM
Tim Person also gave to two candidates ($600 to El-Amin and $300 to Boykins).
4/18/2006 2:54 PM
1. Jeff Smith ($130,000)
2. Yaphett El-Amin* ($84,500)
3. Amber Boykins ($59,000)
4. Derio Gambaro ($32,000)
5. Kenny Jones (N/A)
final vote
1. Jeff Smith 38%
2. Yaphett El-Amin 30%
3. Derio Gambaro 21%
4. Amber Boykins 10%
5. Kenny Jones 1%
4/19/2006 1:04 PM
Anony, I'll have to write that prediction down. Seems pretty accurate at this point.
4/19/2006 1:26 PM
Ward predictions (* = most votes):
Smith: 8, 14, 15, 17, 23, 24, 28*
El-Amin: 1*, 18, 19, 26, 27
Gambaro: 10, 12, 16*
Boykins: 4*, 21
Jones: 22*
4/19/2006 1:50 PM
I'd say the Anonymous prediction is accurate about Smith winning, but shorts both Boykins and Jones. I think Boykins and El-Amin will run pretty close for second.
The ward predictions rely too heavily on endorsements. I'd switch 10 and 23: 10 is Gambaro's home ward, but the Hill is only half of it. Smith is very strong in the rest of the ward. (In the congressional race in 2003, Favazza edged Smith by just a couple votes, with the endorsed Barry and district winner Carnahan trailing behind.) But Gambaro will take 23 in spite of the Slay organization's endorsement of Smith.
4/20/2006 12:29 PM
I stick by my ward predictions. I think the 10th ward will be close, but higher turnout from The Hill portions will give it to Gambaro. Likewise, I think the 23rd will be close, but sample ballots and ward endorsements will give it to Smith. Even the 22nd ward, the only place where Jones will get the most votes will still be extremely close with El-Amin and Boykins close behind.
4/20/2006 1:08 PM
I know little about these candidates' positions, but based on their biographies, and various other sources, I would expect El-Amin and Boykin to be fighting for the same votes (north-side, black, and women voters), which should mean they both split those segments, and don't do so well.
5/11/2006 6:59 PM
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