High-spending mayoral race
Published 8:37 pm Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Candidates for local election, especially the mayor’s race, raised and spent heavily just before and just after the November election.
Incumbent mayor Linda T. Johnson, who was re-elected, spent nearly $30,000 alone. She was in a five-way race for the mayor’s seat and took about 45 percent of the vote.
This story covers activity from Oct. 28 to Dec. 1, lasting from just before the election to nearly a month after it.
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
Mayor
Brian Bass
Itemized contributions
Samuel Bass, $1,000
Commonwealth Vascular Institute, $750
Dwight Schaubach, $1,000
Expenditures
Economy Printing, yard signs, $1,943
Thelma Hinton, $300
Facebook, Facebook promotion, $118
Economy Printing, sample ballots and T-shirts, $1,239
Cash for employees, $1,650
Facebook, Facebook promotion, $250
Thelma Hinton, campaign poll worker, $500
Oliver’s Grocery, campaign lunches, $72
Cash on hand — $320
Kerry Holmes
Itemized contributions
Self, $5,000
Self, $583
Expenditures
ICY Designs, online advertising, $3,400
UPrinting, direct mailing materials, $5,001
Suffolk News-Herald, advertising, $275
East Coast Taco Company, catering, $1,100
Cash on hand — $0
Linda T. Johnson
Itemized contributions
Hampton Roads Realtors Association, $1,000
James Harrell, $500
Vincent J. Mastracco Jr., $1,000
Shirley and Eric Sasser, $1,000
Lawrence M. Smith, $500
The Taylor Johnston Group, $3,000
Expenditures
Harambee Communications, canvassing walkers, $2,500
Creative Direct, campaign materials, $18,000
Salvatore’s Pizzeria Ristorante, victory party, $1,000
Copico, handouts for polls, $356
Subway, lunch for poll workers, $425
Ricky Barnes, removal of signs, $250
Jacqueline Peebles, pollworker, $120
Shantalie Peebles, pollworker, $120
Douglas Parr, pollworker, $150
Jenny Seebo, pollworker, $120
Kamille Ward, pollworker, $120
Wayne White, pollworker, $120
Debra White, pollworker, $120
Alton White, pollworker, $120
Richard Ward, pollworker, $120
Alfred Lewis, pollworker, $120
Reginald Bivins, pollworker, $120
Ashley Cross, pollworker, $120
Malik Cross, pollworker, $120
Deidre Dildy, pollworker, $120
Garry Outlaw, pollworker, $120
John Towns, pollworker, $120
Mary Hill, poll worker and sign removal, $300
David Baker, two poll workers, $360
Joan Odom, pollworker, $240
Carrie Diggs, pollworker, $120
Patricia Artis, pollworker, $120
Gloria Diggs, pollworker, $120
Matthew W. Spencer, pollworker, $120
Donna Williamson, pollworker, $120
Joanne Skeeter, pollworker, $120
Carol Blount, pollworker, $120
Alvin Wright, pollworker, $120
Lorraine Wright, pollworker, $120
Ernest Boone, pollworker, $120
Orelaniere Saunders, pollworker, $120
BJ’s Wholesale Club, poll boxes, $358
WKQA Radio, advertisement, $320
Tidewater Builders Association, advertising, $500
Campaign Partners Website, webpage maintenance, $300
Lowe’s of Suffolk, sign materials, $840
Hardee’s, lunches for workers, $133
Mark Weiss Associates, freight costs, $321
Walmart, precinct boxes, $173
Cash on hand — $5,834
Charles Scott Sr.
Has not filed report due Dec. 8
Geral “Bishop” Staten
No itemized contributions
Expenditures
Ayden’s Lab, marketing materials, $500
Facebook, ad promo, $300
Cheap Yard Signs, yard signs, $400
Walmart, fliers, $500
Travis Peebles, sign service day, $500
Norine Edwards, sign placement day, $500
Cash on hand — $465
Nansemond Borough
Ben Fitzgerald III
Has not filed report due Dec. 8
Lue Ward Jr.
Itemized contributions
Tower 112 LLC, $500
Expenditures
Johnnie Edwards, literature drop, $265
Johnnie Edwards, poll workers, $600
Johnnie Edwards, poll workers, $80
Cash on hand — $380
Sleepy Hole Borough
Raymond Batton III
Self, $180
Expenditures
Innovative Advertising LLC, $4,081
Cash on hand — $0
Roger Fawcett
Itemized contributions
Belleharbour Apartments, $500
Belleville Senior Apartments, $500
Taylor Franklin, $500
Franklin Asset Management, $500
Math Mechanical Inc., $200
Expenditures
Creative Direct LLC, 3,500 mailings, $6,400
Jason Fawcett, picked up, paid for and delivered food on Election Day, $500
Cash on hand — $808
Whaleyville Borough
LaTroy Brinkley
No contributions
Expenditures
Office Max, print media, $58
Walmart, volunteer items, $50
2 Teez Custom Printing, volunteer items, $262
Economy Printing, print media, $143
Walmart, volunteer items, $122
Cash on hand — $0
Harold Faulk
No contributions
Expenditures
Copico, making signs, $360
Gethsemane Baptist Church, close out of account, $289
Cash on hand — $0
Vanessa Harris
No contributions
Expenditures
Farmers Bank, T-shirts, campaign, decorations, $330
Farmers Bank, service charge, $5
Farmers Bank, meals for workers, $150
Cash on hand — $32
Curtis Milteer
No itemized contributions
Expenditures
Albert Milteer, poll worker, $105
Elizabeth Whitfield, poll worker, $105
William Collins, poll worker, $105
Sheila Bailey, poll worker, $105
Robert Clayton, poll worker, $105
Vanessa Booth, poll worker, $105
John West, poll worker, $105
Calvin Prince, poll worker, $105
Food for poll workers, $115
Postage stamps, $45
Suffolk News-Herald, advertisement, $458
Cash on hand — $7,878