Ponto outpaces Speaker in campaign spending
Mayoral candidates file final expense, contribution reports
March 31, 2010 | 2 comments
Alderman Steve Ponto had outspent his opponent in the city's mayoral race, incumbent Jeff Speaker, by $2,884 for campaign efforts as of March 22, according to finance reports filed this week.
To date, Ponto has shelled out $13,159 and Speaker has spent $10,275.
Likewise, Ponto's campaign has received the most contributions, $16,740. He also had about $500 left over from a past election.
Speaker has raised $13,485. He also had about $4,800 from a past election.
Second filing
The candidates filed campaign finance reports before the primary and again this week. During the Feb. 2 to March 22 reporting period, the two brought in more than $16,000 in combined campaign contributions.
Speaker raised $7,365, and Ponto brought in $8,466.
Jeff Speaker
Speaker, who started this reporting period with $9,763 in his campaign coffers, received donations from more than 50 people between Feb. 2 and March 22.
Dentist Tom Tang and real estate appraiser Matt Haasch each donated $380 to Speaker's campaign during that period. Mark Regal of the city's Regal Crest apartment complex donated $350.
Other donors included Hubert McQuestion ($250), president of Lakeshore Vault in Brookfield; Milwaukee real estate developer Barry Mandel ($250); and Mark Wimmer ($250), president of Wimmer Communities, which owns the Brookfield Hills and Georgetown Square residential developments in the city.
Speaker, who is seeking his third term as mayor, spent $9,097 during the reporting period, with $4,960 of that dedicated to printing and mailing out fliers.
Speaker had $8,031 left in his campaign fund on March 29, according to the pre-election report.
Steve Ponto
Ponto started the period with $4,114 in his campaign fund. He received more than $6,000 in contributions from more than 80 donors and contributed $2,000 of his own money.
Ponto's largest donors during the reporting period were Ronald Marten of Cue Cube Corp. in Milwaukee ($387); Edward Partell with Milwaukee real estate firm RFP Commercial ($300); and Peter Stillmark of Brookfield's Unified Data Tech ($287).
Other donors were Francis Brzezinksi, CEO of Interstate Partners of Waukesha ($250) and former Brookfield fire chief John Dahms ($100).
Ponto spent $7,982 during the reporting period, including more than $3,000 on brochures and other mailings.
According to the report, Ponto had a cash balance of $4,599 as of March 29.
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I have NO IDEA how Mr. Ponto received my WORK email address. I received an email from his campaign to "vote for me" to an email address that is NOT freely distributed!!!!! He did not have my permission to email me - I DO NOT KNOW HIM. How did he receive my information? It is against my company’s policy to receive personal emails, especially political ones.
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Back to topStephanie Ponto - Apr 08, 2010 3:12 PM - Report Abuse
Didn't mean any harm, but you listed that e-mail address in your contact information.
Brookfield Fam 4U - Apr 07, 2010 8:54 AM - Report Abuse
Who gives you the right to write to me at my place of employment and jeopardize my job!!!!! Is this the kind of Mayor you will be?