Following the money in the Everett council race part 2
Published 11:18 am Friday, October 21, 2011
Business leaders, unions and notable Everett politicians are pulling out their checkbooks for two City Council challengers: Erv Hoglund and Scott Bader.
The two both identify themselves as fiscal conservatives who want Everett to stick to paying for essential city services and little else.
Contributors have given Hoglund $12,433. He’s garnered the monetary support of the Everett firefighters union, the Washington Association of Realtors, the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, and three Skotdals — a prominent real estate family.
So far, Nielsen has raised $8,525 to run his campaign. The only organization to write a check so far is the Business Alliance for Snohomish County. The rest of his contributors are individuals, many of them notable Everett north-enders such as Ed and Betty Morrow.
Bader has secured campaign money from organizations including firefighters, Everett municipal employees and the Washington State Council of County and City Employees. Notable individual contributors include former Everett leaders Carl Gipson and Ed Hansen and developers Arthur Skotdal and Craig Skotdal. In total, he’s raised $8,530.
Stonecipher has received a total of $10,520 in campaign contributions. Those contributions reported so far are from individual donors and all are $200 or less.
It’s normal for challengers to raise more money than incumbents; it makes sense, given how they have to work harder to get their names out. It’s hard to say how much those endorsements and dollars actually matter to voters. Does it matter to you? Let me know below. Also, you can see for yourself who is supporting candidates by going here.
