By Mike Odom
Staff Writer
modom@gulfcoastnewspapers.com

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Incumbent candidate for mayor Tim Kant raised more than twice as much in campaign contributions as his next closest rival, according to the first of two required financial disclosure reports.

Kant reported total cash contributions of $40,550, according to the first pre-election disclosure report he filed on July 11 with the Baldwin County Probate Court.

Jack Burrell, Kant’s closest fundraising rival during the first reporting cycle, reported total cash contributions of $19,050 in the report he filed July 14.

The other candidates who filed during the first reporting cycle reported the following amounts in total cash contributions: Dean Mosher, $13,216; Bob Gentle, $9,200; Rick Gambino, $7,575; and Chris Warner, $6,595. Vince Valentim indicated he had not raised the threshold amount requiring the filing of a report.

Alabama law requires that candidates for municipal office file two sets of campaign finance disclosure reports, unless they do not raise the threshold $1,000 amount. The first reports were due July 14, and the second ones must be filed between Aug. 15 and 21.

All but one of the seven candidates have filed the first set of pre-election campaign disclosure forms, which are available online at the Web site of the Baldwin County Probate Court at http://www.deltacomputersystems.com/al/al05/drlinkqueryf.html.

Each candidate must also file a form announcing the persons on his or her campaign committee, although that committee can consist of the candidate alone, which is also available at the probate court Web site.

“Access to campaign finance date enables voters to make informed choices and hold politicians accountable,” said Kim Alexander, president of the California Voter Foundation, which publishes an annual study of campaign disclosure in all 50 states. “Having the data arrive in a digital format enables disclosure agencies to place it on the Internet where it can be accessed immediately by the public.”

Alabama does not provide for such digital reporting, but local campaign disclosure information is available online the day after paper copies are filed.

The second pre-election disclosure report will be available Aug. 22 on the probate court’s Web site, a probate court employee said.

Mayoral candidates’ campaign committees and first pre-election disclosure report information:

Editor’s note: The Fairhope Courier plans to release excerpts of the second pre-election campaign disclosure reports for mayoral and City Council candidates before the Aug. 26 election on our Web site at www.baldwincountynow.com. Our Saturday deadline will prevent us from including the information in that day’s newspaper. Look for an update in Saturday’s newspaper regarding when that information will be posted on the Internet.

The following campaign committee and financial disclosure information was obtained from the probate court’s Web site. Some people have had trouble accessing information on that Web site, a court employee said.

Although the county online system can be frustrating for some, most people can usually obtain the campaign reports through the help functions on the system or when they call for assistance, the employee said.

“While the system could be made more user-friendly, Baldwin County is certainly providing a great public service that voters should take advantage of as they prepare to vote,” said Will Barrett, CVF program manager, who recently evaluated the county’s online campaign report system at the request of the Fairhope Courier.

•Jack Burrell

Principal campaign committee: chairperson, Christopher Cunningham; treasurer, Christopher Klinger; member, Christopher Burgess.

Pre-election report: cash contributions, $19,050; in-kind contributions, $3,350; receipts from other sources, $6,000; expenditures, $22,278, ending balance, $2,771.

Contributions:

Business/Corporation: Pascal Bruijn LLC, $500; James Dorgan PC, $100; Brian Dasinger PC, $250; Fairhope Holdings LLC, $500; Stankoski LLP, $500; Foxfire LLC, $500; Prudential Nichols Real Estate, $100; Self Center PC, $500; The Kennedy Agency, $200; The Wash House, $500; Paradigm LLC, $150.

Individual: Douglas Clester, $1,000; Gene Bouchillon, $1,000; Henry A. Wise IV, $500; William Mangon, $200; W.B. Simmons Jr., $500; Ron Snow, $100; Pascal Bruijn, $2,000; Alan Henseler, $1,200; Jason Cox, $1,000; Mark Baggerly, $250; Christopher Burgess, $500; Jeff Claunch, $1,000; Darryl Tripp, $75; Mark Taupeka, $100; Bruce Hedrick, $500; Leon Hill III, $200; Gregory Tapscott, $100; Lawrence Lenzi, $200; Joe McCarron, $500; Joseph C. Stankoski, $500; Miles F. Jones, $250; Richard E. Miller Jr., $250; Chris Moss, $1,000; Shaler P. Houser, $500; K.S. Self, $500; Terry J. Thompson, $250; Randy Nix, $500; miscellaneous checks, $85; miscellaneous case, $490.

Receipts from other sources: Loan/Jack Burrell, $6,000.

•Rick Gambino

Principal campaign committee: chairperson, Dick Noel; treasurer, Gari Gambino; members, Kris Wise, John Chadwick and Mark Cramton.

Pre-election report: cash contributions, $7,575; in-kind contributions, $585; receipts from other sources, $25,000; expenditures, $17,874; ending balance, $14,700.

Contributions:

Business/Corporation: Lagenbach Construction, $250.

Individual: Gari Gambino, $500; Gavin Hunter, $100; Keith Lee, $500; Ken Breland, $200; Micah Wright, $500; Brett and Nicole Gambino, $500; Adam and Margaret Gambino, $500; Lucas and Susan Gambino, $1,000; Rich and Josh Gambino, $500; Jackie Allen, $50; Ray Clark, $500; Terry Barksdale, $200; Sue Noel, $1,000; Jackie Calhoun, $100; Frank Potter, $300; Bill Diamond, $20; Ted Gantney, $10; Fred and Melissa Patti, $10; Brian Davies, $100; Wes and Kristina Potter, $50; Joseph and Kyle Sims, $10; Paul Wyckoff, 20; James H. Watkins, $20; Frank Tortorici, $100; James H. Watkins, $25; Bob White, $200; Monique Houghton, $60; Rick Merritt, $250.

Receipts from other sources: Loan/Rick Gambino, $25,000.

Bob Gentle

Principal campaign committee: chairperson, Betsy Hunter; treasurer, Paul Banko; member, Bob Gentle.

Pre-election report: cash contributions, $9,200; expenditures, $3,530; ending balance, $5,670.

Contributions:

Business/Corporation: Stone Creek LLC, $500; Rance Reehl and Associates, $250; Colony Square, $250; Bancorp South, $500.

Individual: Charles Bassett, $1,000; Betsy Hunter, $500; Beverly Shaffer, $250; Gorman Shaffer, $250; Robert Whitely, $200; Arthur Holder, $150; John E. Pate, $1,000; Linda Wilson, $200; Frank Perry, $200; Ron Heveran, $250; Bill May, $250; Peter Gleszer, $500; Arthur Mannich Jr., $500; Will Blackburn, $200; Philip Webb, $200; Robert Doyle, $200.

Tim Kant

Principal campaign committee: chairperson, Tommy Faust Sr.; treasurer, Mason Parker; members, Edward Brinson, Bob Clark and Shirley Jones.

Pre-election report: beginning balance, $8,417; cash contributions, $40,550; in-kind contributions, $500; expenditures, $28,452; ending balance, $20,515.

Contributions:

Business/Corporation: J. Johnson LLC, $500; Colony Square LLC, $300; Sonny Callahan and Associates, $500; Klumpp Enterprises, $200; Eastern Shore Shopping Center, $500; Neel-Shaffer, $500; Corte Realty, $500; Lone Oak Properties, $500; (?) and Snedeker LLC, $1,000; Bethea Properties, $500; Jim Boother Contracting, $500.

Political Action Committee: Alabama Builders PAC, $1,000.

Individual: C. Wayne Loudermilch, $1,500; James C. Simmons, $500; Louis E. Braswell, $500; Paul A. Frederick III, $200; Robert L. Nelson, $100; Louis Mapp, $3,000; Robert E. Jones, $150; Gerald G. Keehn, $500; Robert Donlon, $250; Mary Ollinger, $150; Nicholas Gill, $200; Stephen Broadus, $500; Ronald H. Mischel, $250; Henry Crawford, $250; Stanley Grubin, $200; David J. Cooper, $1,000; Bobby Faust, $500; Dr. and Mrs. Paul Fellers Jr., $250; James H. Griggs, $500; Paul D. Myrick, $250; Angus R. Cooper III, $1,000; Jack Edwards, $500; W. Kenneth Heard, $500; Sam W. Irby, $500; Philip Dyson, $400; Michael Baugh, $100; Caine O’Rear III, $250; Carl M. Adams, $2,000; Joe M. Johnson, $500; Anil K. Vera, $250; Richard Bounds, $500; Robert S. Berglin, $250; Mary and Kenneth Coogan, $200; Xavier Hartman III, $500; R. Leon Hill III, $100; Ben C. Barnhill, $100; David A. Ryan, $250; Christopher M. Gill, $200; William Richmond IV, $500; Newton and Vivian Allen, $500; B.A. Fogarty, $250; Tommy B. Faust, $200; Dennis D. Bryne, $250; Catherine P. King, $100; Scott L. Douglas, $100; J. Thomas Odom, $500; May Moss D. Parker, $500; Rennie Parker Pittman, $150; Xavier Hartman III, $500; Helen Adams-Morales, $250; John H. Baker III, $750; Charles K. Slade Jr., $500; Robert Clark, $250; Michael Manning, $150; Sue N. Stowe, $100; William H. Jones, $500; Kenneth Knutsen, $150; John T. Crowder Jr., $500; Mason and Debra Parker, $100; Terry Thompson, $300; Clifton Inge, $500; David J. Cooper, $1,000; Barbara P. Haas, $500; Gene Brabston, DMD, $200; Vincent A. Boothe, $500; Mary K. Pittman, $100; Robert Clark, $100; Edward L. Brinson, $400; T.K. Jackson III, $200; Terry Thompson, $200; George W. Roberds, $500; Ware M. Porter, $250; J.K. McLean Jr., $1,000; W.D. Bolling, $500; A.I. Corte Jr., $1,000.

Dean Mosher

Principal campaign committee: chairperson, Karin Wilson; treasurer, Mark Will; members, Kelley Lyons and Carol Saltz.

Pre-election report: cash contributions, $13,216; expenditures, $10,818; ending balance, $2,296.

Business/Corporation: (?) Const. LLC $200; Don McGriff, $300; Old Tyme Feed and Garden Supply, $1,000; Cooper Law, $250; Wismar Jewlery Co.-Metal Benders, $250.

Individual: Walter C. Kirkland, $2,000; Gary D.E. Cowles, $500; Steven A. Novak, $250; Leita D. Seaborn, $200; Leon and Carol Saltz, $1,000; Tom Ollinger, $300; Ross Hobbs, $200; Casey Lee, $250; Don McGriff, $280; Freda L. Ward, $150; Barbara Casey, $250; Charles (?), $101; Mary Ellen Hudson, $300; Ellen and Robert Gentle, $1,250; Elizabeth McCawley, $250; C.O. McCawley, $250; Richard Bacon, $250; Tim and Sandra Todd, $500; David and Diane (?), $200; Dee Reynolds, $500.

Vince Valentim

Principal campaign committee: Vince Valentim

Pre-election report: filed form stating he had not raised threshold $1,000 and thus exempt from filing report.

Chris Warner

Principal campaign committee: Chris Warner.

Pre-election report: cash contributions, $6,595; expenditures, $6,152; ending balance, (left blank on form).

Contributions:

Individual: B.B. Stapleton, $100; James Watkins, $250; Aaron Beam, $100; Richard Thompson, $1,000; Ed Schaumburg, $200; Phyllis Klumpp, $300; Richard Macon, $100; Chris Warner, $2,777; Chris Warner, $2,000.

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