Incumbents Hold Edge in Linn and Johnson Fundraising
Legislators from Linn and Johnson counties lead early in fundraising while challengers call money crucial. Officials note incumbents enjoy advantages but expect spending to rise toward the Nov. 3 election, with candidates totaling $94,042 in campaign costs and many funds coming from outside districts.
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Peverill Squire
University of Iowa
Paul Pate
Marion
Kay Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Jim Carney
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa LawPac
Carney
Linn
Johnson
Senate
Pate
Sylvia Kelley
PACs Contribute 18 Percent of Linn Johnson Funds
PACs provided 21 931 dollars of 118 169 raised by Linn and Johnson County legislators from Jan 1 1991 to May 15. LawPac led with 3 300 dollars. Kay Chapman and Andy McKean received 2 500 and 500 respectively. IS EA and labor groups also gave to candidates. Carlson Nielsen cited disclosure and campaign cost relief as PAC benefits.
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Pate
J.S. Day and Associates
West Des Moines
Mike Day
Jeanette Schmett
Republican Party of Town
Kay Williams
Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Kelley
Shawn Gallagher
Hiawatha
Gallagher
Andy McKean
Anamosa
Chuck Larson Jr
GOP
Joyce Nielsen
Eau
Senate
Richard Drake
Paul Pate
Sylvia Kelley
Wally Horn
Andy Hasley
HOUSE
Minnette Doderer
Marc Libants
Mary Neuhauser
Cindy Philips
Mark Shearer
Barry Brauns
Kay Chapman
Ron Corbett
Phil Brammer
Rich Running
Frank Frostestad
Jerry Welter
Iowa
Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
John Kirsch
Linn
Ocrvitser County
Political Action Committees
Iowa LawPac
Iowa State Bar Association
Cedar Rapids
LawPac
Chapman
Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
Common Cause
Legisla
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Frostestad
PAC
R-Muscatine
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Larson
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