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While the Secretary of State’s office on Monday extended the deadline for campaigns to turn in their campaign finance disclosure reports, some reports have already been posted on the Secretary of State’s new Web site.
Totals in the statewide races for the fundraising period from October to April 5 are posted, by race, after the jump.
Attorney General:
Matthew Chandler, Republican: Chandler began the reporting period with $3,548.41 in the bank and raised $67,883.43 throughout the fundraising period. Chandler spent $8,711.57 and has $62,720.27 cash on hand.
Commissioner of Public Lands:
Mike Anaya, Democrat: Anaya began with no money in the bank and raised $15,655.22 throughout the fundraising period. Anaya’s campaign spent $15,586.97 and now has $68.25 cash on hand.
Errol Chavez, Republican: Chavez began with no money and raised $2,364.64 throughout the fundraising period. Chavez’s campaign spent $883.80 and now has $1,480.84 cash on hand. The campaign also reported $314.64 in loans to the campaign and $1,045.10 in in-kind donations.
Spiro Vassilopoulos, Republican: Vassilopoulos dropped his bid for public lands commissioner earlier this month. He reported raising $25,800.00, including $25,750.00 in loans. Vassilopoulos reported no cash in hand.
Lieutenant Governor:
Brian Colón, Democrat: Colón began the filing period with $251,049.01 and raised $156,489.80 throughout the filing period. His campaign spent $201,651.91 and finished with $205,886.90 cash on hand. Colón also reported $14,427.62 in in-kind donations.
Kent Cravens, Republican: Cravens began the filing period with no money and raised $57,990. Cravens’ campaign spent $34,583.91 and finished the period with $23,406.09 cash on hand. Cravens reported $1,525.00 in in-kind donations.
J.R. Damron, Republican: Damron also dropped his bid for elected office. He reported raising $24,975 in the filing period, spending $24,451 and finished the fundraising period with $524 cash on hand. Damron reported $7,000 in loans and $2,555 in in-kind donations.
Secretary of State:
Mary Herrera, Democrat, incumbent: Herrera began the fundraising period with $33,459.03 and raised $17,086. Herrera reported spending $7,634.28 and finished the fundraising period with $42,910.75 cash on hand. Herrera also reported $9,590 in in-kind donations.
Dianna Duran, Republican: Duran began the fundraising period with $2,867.44 and spent $1,525.37. This left Duran with $1,342.07 cash on hand.
State Auditor:
Hector Balderas, Democrat, incumbent: Balderas began the fundraising period with $110,182.02 and raised $24,379.80 in the fundraising period. Balderas spent $8,330.33 and finished the fundraising period with cash on hand $126,231.49. Balderas reported $1,080.70 in in-kind donations.
Errol Chavez, Republican: Chavez began the fundraising period with no money and raised $5,764.84 in the period. Chavez spent $1,086.20 in the period and had $4,678.64 cash on hand. Chavez reported $3,239.00 in loans.
State Treasurer:
James Lewis, Democrat, incumbent: Lewis began the fundraising period with $31,028.28 and raised $8,590 in the period. Lewis reported $11,081.67 in expenditures and finished the fundraising period with $28,536.61 cash on hand.
Update, 5:25 p.m.: The fundraising totals for Lt. Gov. candidate Lawrence Rael, a Democrat, are now available.
Rael had $105,283.08 coming into the fundraising period and raised $183,000, but $105,000 of that was money he loaned himself. Rael’s campaign spent $162,175.43 in the period and finished the fundraising period with $126,195.42 cash on hand.
