Kellner, Lucan, MacLeamy Top Fundraisers in City Council Race

The city of Novato has released fresh campaign finance statements for the seven people running for three open seats on the Novato City Council.

All dollar figures listed below are year-to-date numbers through Oct. 22, the end of the most recent filing period.

The candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

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JEROME GHIGLIOTTI

Contributions: $2,575

Loans to own campaign: $515

Expenditures: $1,525

Largest contributions: $400 (Roland Underhill, Giti Underhill).

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MANNY FERNANDEZ

Contributions: $4,802

Loans to own campaign: $1,309

Expenditures: $4,794

Largest contributions, monetary and in-kind: $300 (Diane Levy), $250 (Allstate Insurance).

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MADELINE KELLNER

Contributions: $16,760

Loans to own campaign: $5,000

Expenditures: $7,100

Largest contributions: $400 (North Bay Leadership Council, Mark Kellner, Katherine Crecelius, Northern California Carpenters, Dietrich Stroeh, David Sawi, Laurel Kellner, Marin Builders Association), $300 (Fireman’s Fund Insurance, Sandeep Karkal), $250 (Jared Huffman, Marin Women’s PAC, Jordan Shields, Neil and Kathy Hennessy), $200 (Lorraine Kellner, Julie Merrill, Peter Rubens, Denise Athas, Sandra Koehler, Dennis and Suzie Sato, Regina Rus, Larry Harrison, Richard Nave)

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ERIC LUCAN

Contributions: $14,600

Loans to own campaign: $100

Expenditures: $12,362

Largest contributions this reporting period: $400 (North Bay Leadership Council, Jonathan Frieman, CREPAC, Bill Cardoza, John Lucan, Loretta Lucan, Joan Maniscalco, Connie Medeiros, John Quigley, Sandeep Karkal, Dietrich Stroeh, Michele Forsythe, George Mychajluk, Lucia Mychaljuk, Gregory Crabtree, Marin Builders Association, Beverly James, Goe & Forsythe), $250 (Sunita Bhatt, Neil Hennesssy, Suzie Fox, Wes Carter), $200 (Nave Enterprises, Burt Hoffman, Christopher Mychaljuk, Davi Krause, Earlene Forsythe)

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JEANNE MacLEAMY

Contributions: $12,595

Loans to own campaign: $3,000

Expenditures: $10,237

Largest contributions this reporting period: $400 (North Bay Leadership Council, Pacheco Plaza, Greg Seal, Victoria Seal, Paul Price, Steve Rempe), $300 (Fireman’s Fund Insurance), $250 (Ghirardo CPA, Coree Cameron), $200 (Sandy Daniels, Preston Cook, Vickie Fong, Tom MacDonald, Denise Athas, Rich Nave, Larry Harrison, Leonard Shaw)

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LESLIE PETERSON SCHWARZE

Contributions: $10,365

Loans to own campaign: None

Expenditures: $7,734

Largest contributions this reporting period: $400 (Trish Boorstein, John Turner, Phyllis Garratt, Robert Koch, Toni Shroyer, Jim Shroyer, Giti and Roland Underhill, Jane Sime, Tom James, Jane Gianino), $350 (Martha Mouer), $250 (Jay Lehman, Steve Ghirardo) $225 (James Phelps), $200 (Debbie Basile, Trish Boorstein, Jan and Gary Hamilton)

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ELEANOR SLUIS

Contributions: $2,000

Loans to own campaign: $2,000

Expenditures: $1,427

Largest contributions this reporting period: None

Two candidates were issued letters from the city clerk for accepting contributions of more than $400, a violation of a city ordinance.

• Jerome Ghigliotti listed a donation of $1,000, from Roland Underhill, in his filing of Sept. 24.
• Leslie Peterson Schwarze listed a nonmonetary donation of $5,000, from Zan Media, in her filing of Sept. 24. The campaign form was amended and the donation was removed.

 
There is more information about the candidates on the city’s website as well as the League of Women Voters website. Also, videos from four recent candidate forums can be found here. The also has a story about campaign fundraising.