The final campaign finance reports due before the Nov. 7 general election show the two Lawrence mayoral candidates raised a combined total of nearly $600,000 through mid-October.
Republican David Hofmann outraised Democrat Deb Whitfield, reporting a year-to-date total of more than $385,000. In comparison, Whitfield’s year-to-date total is approximately $208,000.
Among Whitfield’s donors listed as giving $2,000 or more — in-kind and direct contributions — are:
- The Indiana Democratic Party, for which different year-to-date totals for in-kind services are listed. The two largest are $38,409 and $32,000.
- DSPolitical LLC of Washington, D.C., $12,500
- IN/KY/OH Regional Council of Carpenters, $10,000
- Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, $10,000
- Citizens for Excellence in Government, $6,000
- Hickory Recovery Management LLC, $5,000
- Krieg Devault LLP, $5,000
- Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP of Louisville, $5,000
- ICE PAC, $5,000
- IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund in Washington, D.C., $5,000
- Dennis Otten, $5,000
- Ali for Indy — the PAC for Indianapolis City-County District 5 Councilmember Ali Brown — $4,750
- Greg Hahn, $3,000
- Indiana Laborers District Council, $2,500
- Plumbers, Steamfitters & HVAC Technicians Local 440, $2,500
- Frost Brown Todd PAC, $2,500
- Martha O/Connor, $2,000
Hofmann’s contributors of $2,000 or more — in-kind and direct contributions — are:
- Committee to Elect Steve Collier — the PAC for the outgoing Lawrence mayor — $80,000
- MIBOR, $10,000
- Jason Sondhi, $7,500
- DP B6 PAC, $7,000
- Kroger, Gardis and Regas LLP, $6,000
- IN Republican State Committee, $5,801.25
- RQAW, $5,000
- Central IN Constructors PAC, $5,000
- Amerifence, Inc., $5,000
- Kyle Walker for IN, $5,000
- Gated Properties 1X LLC of Long Beach, Calif., $5,000
- Don Steel, $4,500
- Steven Butz, $4,000
- Andy and Jan Brown, $4,000
- Barnes and Thornburg, $3,450
- Sanjay Paten, $2,750
- Kiel Williams, $2,640
- FOP 86, $2,500
- TJ Farrar, $2,000
- BLA Inc. $2,000
Whitfield reported spending about $181,000 from January through mid-October. Hofmann’s reported spending for that same period is about $380,000.
