Alexandria City Council Democrats Raise $343K in Primary Race
Voter turnout in Alexandria is low on Tuesday, but the money Alexandria City Council candidates have raised is high.
Recent campaign finance reports show that Alexandria City Council Democrats raised $343,485 in the most recent quarter, doubling the amount since the previous filing deadline in March and spent $230,180, according to recent numbers from the Virginia Public Access Project. The figures in the chart below contain amounts from candidates' campaign reports from Jan. 1 to June 1 of this year. Sean Holihan collected the most money, raising $49,750 and is leading the 14 candidates who are seeking one of six competitive Democratic nominations for City Council. Virginia currently has no campaign contribution limits so candidates and corporations can raise unlimited funds. However, candidates must file reports and identify donors who give more than $…
R Lindell
11:37 am on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
It's the day after and we know how it turned out. The richest campaign attacked the poorest campaign, and both lost!! Boyd lost because he should have. Sean should have won but he lost because he did a really stupid thing and then denied it. I still think there is more to that story that will come out in the coming days. I hope we don't find out that Chapman was involved. I can't wait to see the… more ›