Comments on: Campaign Finance – 2013 Cambridge City Council candidates

By: Philip Michael Mitza

Philip Michael Mitza — Wed, 28 May 2014 01:56:01 +0000

Mr. Moree’s camp. spent $4,000 and earned only 38 1#’s?

If he decides to launch a FIFTH consecutive campaign for a seat on the Council, he definitely needs too re-examine his strategies.

By: Robert Winters

Robert Winters — Mon, 26 May 2014 08:23:57 +0000

It’s quite stunning to see how much money continues to be raised and spent by some candidates even though the election happened half a year ago. Campaign managers are still being paid significant amounts of money.

By: Robert Winters

Robert Winters — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 05:35:37 +0000

Partial results at the end of October:
Ken Reeves leads with $52,239.32 in receipts. Dennis Benzan is next with $50,936.06.
Ken Reeves leads with $62,143.54 in expenses. Dennis Banzan is next with $48,029.59.
David Maher has the greatest account balance with $22,309.07.
Total receipts so far is $472,090.61. Total expenditures so far is $388,238.41

By: Robert Winters

Robert Winters — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 16:43:24 +0000

Note: The Reeves campaign just recorded $14,349.32 in recent receipts (last half of September). None of these are itemized yet, but this should be interesting if and when that happens. There’s still no record of the donated campaign headquarters at Norfolk St. and Mass. Ave. (shared with the Harding campaign). If rent was required it would certainly be thousands of dollars per month. This is significant because the law puts a $500 per year cap on campaign donations from any individual.

As of the end of September:
Dennis Benzan is the current leader in receipts with $45390.06.
Reeves leads with $42145.16 in expenses.
David Maher has the greatest account balance with $31950.74.

By: Robert Winters

Robert Winters — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:57:15 +0000

The mid-August bank reports show that David Maher received $25,260 in campaign donations during the first half of August. This catapults him into the lead with a current campaign balance of $38,253.52. The next closest is Denise Simmons with $16,277.28.

Dennis Benzan leads with $38,065.06 in receipts. Ken Reeves leads with $28,542.94 in expenditures so far this year.

By: Robert Winters

Robert Winters — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:49:22 +0000

As of July 15, the biggest campaign balances are:
Benzan $22,014.05
Reeves $17,274.14
Simmons $16,630.63
This promises to be quite a battle.

By: Patrick Barrett

Patrick Barrett — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:52:25 +0000

Its a strange sensation to be excited yet bored out of one’s mind at this stuff. I have to give a big “ho hum” to what I’ve seen and heard from candidates either incumbent or contending.