In battles for state Legislature districts that include Cayuga County, incumbents are overwhelmingly winning the fundraising game.
The latest campaign finance reports filed with the state Board of Elections revealed large disparities in fundraising levels in each of the four contested races.
The biggest gap between opponents is in the 54th state Senate District, where incumbent Repubican Sen. Michael Nozzolio's campaign has reported a closing balance of $514,243 as of Friday. His Democratic challenger, Paloma Capanna, has $25,068. In the period since the July campaign disclosure report, Nozzolio has raised $155,620 and spent $206,813. Capanna reported $10,013 in receipts and $12,126 in expenses.
In the other local Senate race, the battle for the 49th state Senate District, Democratic incumbent David Valesky has $165,481 compared with $35,894 for his Republican opponent, James DiStefano. Valesky received $46,827 and spent $73,016, including a $50,000 transfer out to the state Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. DiStefano raised $14,194 and spent $9,963.
Republican state Assemblyman Gary Finch has the smallest campaign warchest of the local incumbents at $10,625, but that's still a considerable advantage over his challenger for the state Assembly's 123rd District. Democrat Barbara Abbott King has a $97.25 balance in her campaign. She received $4,089 during the latest reporting period, but that included $2,764 in personal loans from herself to the campaign. She spent $4,707. Finch received $28,612 and spent $16,568.
Republican state Assemblyman Brian Kolb has $77,240 in his campaign for re-election in the 129th state Assembly District. His opponent, Noah Sargent, has $4,241. Kolb reported receipts of $51,310 during the recent filing period and expenses of $25,688. Sargent raised $2,185 and spent $2,843.
The biggest gap between opponents is in the 54th state Senate District, where incumbent Repubican Sen. Michael Nozzolio's campaign has reported a closing balance of $514,243 as of Friday. His Democratic challenger, Paloma Capanna, has $25,068. In the period since the July campaign disclosure report, Nozzolio has raised $155,620 and spent $206,813. Capanna reported $10,013 in receipts and $12,126 in expenses.
In the other local Senate race, the battle for the 49th state Senate District, Democratic incumbent David Valesky has $165,481 compared with $35,894 for his Republican opponent, James DiStefano. Valesky received $46,827 and spent $73,016, including a $50,000 transfer out to the state Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. DiStefano raised $14,194 and spent $9,963.
Republican state Assemblyman Gary Finch has the smallest campaign warchest of the local incumbents at $10,625, but that's still a considerable advantage over his challenger for the state Assembly's 123rd District. Democrat Barbara Abbott King has a $97.25 balance in her campaign. She received $4,089 during the latest reporting period, but that included $2,764 in personal loans from herself to the campaign. She spent $4,707. Finch received $28,612 and spent $16,568.
Republican state Assemblyman Brian Kolb has $77,240 in his campaign for re-election in the 129th state Assembly District. His opponent, Noah Sargent, has $4,241. Kolb reported receipts of $51,310 during the recent filing period and expenses of $25,688. Sargent raised $2,185 and spent $2,843.
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Farmer's Gal wrote on Oct 7, 2008 6:14 PM:
Finch had the nerve to send out self-promotional materials in the past year about how much he has done for the people of this area -- by supporting more hand-outs to CORPORATE agribusiness -- which is destroying our environment, our ability to enjoy our homes safely, our economy (check the research across the past 40+ years and you'll see that corporate agribusiness leaches the financial good OUT of the pockets of everyone in the community except the owners of those businesses) and more. As if he hadn't already made it clear enough whose side he was on -- NOT the majority of residents, but the already-well-to-do corporate agribusiness men whose are damaging our communities -- he announced his candidacy STANDING ON A CAFO!
Yes, indeed, vote that incumbent out and give a shot to someone who stands for more of the people, including the small farms, the ones who actually ARE struggling and trying not to go under, as well as the rest of the working folks in our region. "
cheeko wrote on Oct 7, 2008 11:47 AM: