Fundraising Update

This morning, Larry Phillips’s campaign sent out a press release announcing he had raised “more than $138,000, with nearly $65,000 reported in January and February.”

A few hours later, Dow Constantine sent out a release announcing that “through the end of February,” he had raised “a total of $47,451,” and more than $8,100 since.

So who raised more money faster? According to the reports, that would be Constantine, whose first reported contribution was on February 20. That means that since he announced on February —ignoring his claims about subsequent contributions, which have not been reported—Constantine has raised an average of more than $24,000 a week, to Phillips’s $8,000 or so a week, not counting the $100,000 or so Phillips transferred from his previous county council campaign.

In other campaign news, here are the latest numbers from city council candidates (and mayoral candidates, such as they are).

Sally Bagshaw, running for Jan Drago’s old seat, reported contributions of $23,992, bringing her total contributions to $30,297, and her cash on hand to 7,749 (from a negative balance). Notable contributors include Tim and Joleen Burgess ($700 total), monorail opponent and zillionaire Belltown activist Mark Baerwaldt ($495), and Bill Block, project director of the Committee to End Homelessness ($500).

David Bloom, who has not declared which seat he’s running for, reported contributions of $6,563, bringing his total contributions to $16,836, and his cash on hand to $16,006. Notable contributors include ROOTS director Sinan Demirel ($140), Win Power Strategies consultant John Wyble ($400), and Washington Low-Income Housing Association Director Rachael Myers ($200).

Sitting council member Richard Conlin reported contributions of $8,525, bringing his total contributions to $52,687, and his cash on hand to $39,296. Notable contributors include Bagshaw and her husband Brad Bagshaw ($150 total), Broadway developer Bob Burkheimer ($700), and downtown developer William Justen ($350).

David Ginsberg, who has not declared which seat he’s seeking, reported contributions of $2,250 (up from nothing). He spent $500 on consulting services from Jason Bennett of Argo Strategies.

Peter Holmes reported contributions of $6525, (up from nothing), bringing his balance to $3,284.

Jesse Israel, who is currently running against sitting council member Nick Licata, reported contributions of $5,607, bringing her total balance to $5,584. Notable contributors include Cascade Land Conservancy program manager Daniel Stonington ($350), Jean Godden’s legislative assistant Tom von Bronkhorst ($150), and Washington State NARAL director Karen Cooper ($250).

Licata raised no money. He has $7,255 on hand.

David Miller, who is running for Richard McIver’s old seat, reported contributions of $8,325, with a total of $13,293 raised and $8,415 on hand. He spent $2,000 of that on the fundraising services of Colby Underwood.

Mike O’Brien, who has not announced which seat he’s running for, has not yet filed his campaign-disclosure papers for February.

Dorsol Plants, who has not announced which seat he’s running for, did not file final campaign-disclosure forms for February but did report a contribution of $360 from his personal funds in February, bringing his total to $370.

Robert Rosencrantz, who is running for McIver’s old position, reported contributions of $6,602, bringing his total contributions to $20,818, with a negative balance of $17,585.

Jordan Royer, running for the same position as Rosencrantz, has not yet reported his February numbers.

Robert Sondheim, who has not picked a position, has not reported anything since last May.

Rusty Williams, who just announced his intention to run this week (and has not chosen a position) has not yet reported any contributions or expenditures.