Bernero campaign fund grows by $20,354 in first

half of 2015

October 15, 2015

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A campaign finance report filed by the "Virg Bernero for Lansing" campaign for the period 1/1/2015-7/20/2015 gives an ending balance of $65,555. The balance at the end of 2014 was $45,201, so the fund grew by $20,354.

 

The election is not until 2017 and Bernero has not announced his candidacy.

 

$33,825 in contributions were received, all from 200 supporters at an "SOC Breakfast & Reception" at the Lansing Center on January 29, as this amended report shows. (103 of the attendees were apparently freeloaders, since only 97 contributions were reported.) The cost of the event was $10,248.58. That included $6560.40 for room rental and $1065.18 for "invites."

 

I reported on a similar event last year.

 

I've compiled lists of contributions and expenditures from the 1/1/2015-07/20/2015 report, as I've done for Bernero's mayoral campaigns each year since 2010:

Year

Ending Balance

    

2010

$7,305.08

    

2011

$8,434.67

    

2012

$28,692.22

    

2013

$41,652.18

    

2014

$45,201.06

    

I've also compiled lists of contributions to and expenditures from his 527 account going back to 2006, and I've compiled a list of contributions to both accounts, sorted by employer. And from that, I've put together a list of the highest-contributing employers to both funds. I've included only those whose contributions totaled at least $5,000:

  Number of  
Employer Contributions $Amount
Christman Company 36 34,200
Blue Cross Blue Shield 12 22,425
Miller Canfield 56 18,700
Clark Construction 16 15,625
Board of Water & Light 67 13,050
City of Lansing 69 12,025
UAW 3 11,600
AT&T 5 10,400
Eyde Company 13 9,600
DLZ Michigan 8 9,200
Foster Swift 17 8,700
Loomis Ewert Parsley etc 14 8,325
Demmer Corporation 9 8,050
E.T. Mackenzie Company 9 7,875
Granger Group 9 7,525
Gillespie Development 9 7,300
Plumbers & Pipefitters 5 6,900
Clark Hill 12 6,850
Neogen Corporation 6 6,575
Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber 8 6,550
Riverview Associates 4 6,500
Jackson National Life Insurance 5 6,250
Malcolm Pirnie 5 6,200
Fraser Trebilcock 33 6,000
Accident Fund 5 5,600
Emergent Biosolutions 15 5,420
Tetra Tech 20 5,400
Dykema Gossett 16 5,000

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