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http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tFU9rN8GpRv9_aVTHRYG8pA&single=true&gid=0&output=html
(via Batesline and Roemerman)

Biggest Fundraiser = Taylor
Biggest Spender = Taylor
Smallest Fundraiser = Grizzle
Smallest Spender = Grizzle


While I raised $707 during the first part of my campaign, my competitors raised over $100,000 combined.
Fiscal conservatives? Ha!

I think you should spend your $707 raised on a political consultant.

I'll do it next Wednesday for $700 an hour if you buy the pizza.

Read the rest of the report, I spent $600 already.

The amount of my unspent donations is roughly $97 and two pairs of socks. I'm not kidding about the socks.

OK...I'll give you a discount to $100 an hour, but your wife has to bake a cake for me.

Here's the full breakdown on Tulsaworld.com:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=298&articleid=20090831_298_0_hrimgs647898

Play count the Kaiser $'s.

OT, but Grizz, I got this today, might interest you:
Dear PTA Parent,
 
Cedar Ridge Elementary PTA is in need of your help and support. The PTA will be circulating a petition for a traffic signal to be placed at the intersection of S. Mingo Road and the entrance into Cedar Ridge Park at E. 97th Street. Due to the heavy traffic flow, both in the a.m. during student drop off and the p.m. during pick up, we are requesting support in the signing of this petition. On Thurs, Sept 10th we will be collecting the signed petitions and giving them to City Councilor Bill Christianson.  We need to have as many signatures as possible by the end of the day, Sept. 10th.  Please help show your support by signing the petition as well as sending a direct email to Dist8@tulsacouncilor.org  We all want our children to feel safe when going to and coming home from school.
 
edited for privacy****
And if you haters can refrain from hoping the southside children will bet run over because they are southside, goody for you! 8)

It's not the kids they hate. It's the goofy parent drivers.

They are trying to get a petition together in 10 days? That's pretty quick.

The lengths of your personal sacrifice is limitless. Bless you.

Interesting, he contributed to both Dewey and Tom

Does anyone know what the BOK PAC is?  Just more money from Kaiser, or something else? 

The official name is the BOK Financial Corporation PAC.  It is registered as a "N A/Banking Political Action Committee" registered in Oklahoma City.    In 2008 it brought in $107,000 and disbursed $80,000.   All from employees of BOK including the maximum allowed $5K annual contribution from Kaiser.  Info on exactly where that money went/goes is a bit lacking in my limited time.  My guess is the contributions are purely based on business interest if from the BOK PAC.  But I'd also guess they rarely, if ever, contribute against Kaiser. 

[edit]Also, the contributions are from all over the operating region of BOK (New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Missouri), not just Tulsa.[/edit]


Side note:

I think we can track how much on the government doll a group is by how much their PAC contributes. Governmental Workers Union is now the largest PAC. Followed by ATT (we highest the highest cell phone rates in the world.  Six times much of Europe).  Realtors (re inflate that bubble!).  Gold Mansachs.  ATLA.  Every Union you have ever heard of including education.  The AMA.  Another teachers union.   Citigroup.  More Unions.  Then car dealers.  Surprisingly, of the top 20 PACS, about 85% of the money goes to Democrats since 1998.   

On opensecrets.org (or com, which ever) "lobbyists" also contribute heavily to the Democrat party, DNC, and individual candidates.  I could be wrong but it seems that Dems get a lot more soft money than GOP's.

CF gave a good explanation but basically it shows Gomez got $2000 from funds directly or indirectly related to Kaiser and Lakin got $5500

I'll go ahead and beat Bates to the punch on posting his own article:
http://www.batesline.com/archives/2009/09/phil-lakin-the-candidate-from-di.html

Grizzle: welcome to Tulsa politics. This is the way that it  has always been run.  If you are not in the God Little Acreage Group then you are shut outside of the loop.   You didn’t check with the head of distribution to find out if there was a local stimulus available to subsidize the common people who want to contribute their time to good governmental practices.  I asuume she didn't call you and ask if you needed money.

Good luck on the outcome of the election.

Uhh.. thanks?

Did anyone else besides you spend a whopping 85% of contributions? 85%, Scott...spend, spend, spend.  :o  ;)

Go cheap!  Vote Grizzle!

I am the dollar menu of candidates.

I look forward to calculating $ spent per vote.

What would be a good ROI in your opinion?

I am selling my votes on Ebay.

Well considering over $100,000 has been raised for district 8 and we may only see about 3,000 votes cast, we're looking at $33/per person overall. Running for office is not accessible to the general public at that price. I would like to see single digits.

I'd vote for you for $33.   ;)

So if you get more than 21 votes you've done well for your money.

Does e-bay have a jet to send for your vote?

Youall know some folks have one to make sure the vote arrives on time.