Politics & Government
See What Tuscaloosa Candidates Raised And Spent In January
Here's a look at fundraising and spending during the first official month of campaign season for the March 2 Tuscaloosa municipal election.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — The 2021 Tuscaloosa municipal election is a month away and many candidates recently filed campaign finance reports for the month of January, after qualifying officially closed on Jan. 26.
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Here's a look at the filings by each candidate as of Tuesday morning. Each filing is for the spending and fundraising period covering the month of January unless otherwise noted. By state law, candidates who have not reached the $1,000 threshold are not required to file any campaign finance reports until they hit that mark.
Each candidate name is also hyperlinked for the public to view the full campaign finance filings, which are public record and available online free of charge.
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- Beginning balance - $0
- Itemized cash contributions - $15,432.15
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $845.09
- Itemized expenditures - $3,418.46
- Non-itemized expenditures - $25.28
- Ending balance for January - $12,824.49
- Corporate/PAC contributions - McWhirter Holdings LLC ($1,000), Southeastern Consolidated Contracting ($1,500), RWTC PAC ($500).
- Beginning balance - $0
- Itemized cash contributions - $65,762
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $2,295
- Itemized expenditures - $57,485. 14
- Non-itemized expenditures - $189.30
- Ending balance for January - $10,382.56
- Corporate/PAC contributions - Jerry Thomas McKnight PC ($1,000), BIZ PAC ($17,137), CRA Political Action Committee ($16,975), Free Enterprise PAD ($10,000), Cornerstone Media ($2,000), Trademart Inc. ($1,000), Northriver Primary Care Associates ($1,000)
- Beginning balance - $59,341.04
- Itemized cash contributions - $40,660
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $3,149.76
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $96.851.28
- Corporate/PAC contributions - Bravo Investments ($500), Alpha Business Services ($500), Plott Building Partnership ($500), Aden Investments ($3,000), EDU PAC ($5,000), REV Construction, Inc. ($4,500), Alabama AFL CIO PAC ($2,500), Prichett Moore, Inc. ($5,000), Westervelt Co. PAC ($2,500).
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 1
- Beginning balance - $0
- Itemized cash contributions - $1,625.91
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $1,625.91
- Itemized expenditures - $1,130.44
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $1,625.71
- Corporate/PAC contributions - N/A
- Beginning balance - $1,000
- Itemized cash contributions - $4,678.33
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $4,704.82
- Non-itemized expenditures - $327.53
- Ending balance for January - $1,275.98
- Corporate/PAC contributions - PRIDE PAC ($1,000)
*latest weekly report filed (Jan. 23-29)
- Beginning balance - $3,264.70
- Itemized cash contributions - $250
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $2,900
- Itemized expenditures - $2,632.75
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $3,981.95
- Corporate/PAC contributions - Parsons Firm PC ($500), BIZ PAC ($2,400), Delta Phi Lambda Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ($200).
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 2
- Beginning balance (Jan. 11) - $5,170
- Itemized cash contributions - $1,200
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $694.95
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $5,675.05
- Corporate/PAC contributions - R. Mayers ($1,200).
- Beginning balance - $0
- Itemized cash contributions - $193
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $671.50
- Itemized expenditures - $804.19
- Non-itemized expenditures - $131.11
- Ending balance for January - (-70.78)
- Corporate/PAC contributions - Tubbs Auto Sales ($50), Colvin Auto Sales ($100).
- Beginning balance - $0
- Itemized cash contributions - $3,575
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $1,148.17
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $2,426.83
- Corporate/PAC contributions - BIZ PAC ($2,300), Parsons Firm PC ($500), Northport Funeral and Cremation Services ($100).
- Candidate confirmed to Patch that she is under the $1,000 fundraising threshold required for filing monthly reports.
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 3
- Beginning balance - $53,300
- Itemized cash contributions - $14,350
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $30
- Itemized receipts from other sources - $25,000
- Itemized expenditures - $2,015.42
- Non-itemized expenditures - $9
- Ending balance for January - $65,655.58
- Corporate/PAC contributions - Northriver Therapy ($200), Jerry Thomas McKnight PC ($250), WDB, LLC ($1,000), The Builders Group ($1,000), Terry Properties ($200), The Gray Law Group, LLC ($250), Eric Wilson Law, LLC ($250), Advantage Realty Group ($1,000).
- Beginning balance - $13,882.04
- Itemized cash contributions - $1,850
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $0
- Non-itemized expenditures - $1,428.72
- Ending balance for January - $14,303.32
- Corporate/PAC contributions - Cash PAC ($1,000).
- Beginning balance - $5,362
- Itemized cash contributions - $4,850
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $2,500
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $7,712
- Corporate/PAC contributions - The Builders Group ($1,000), CRA PAC ($1,000).
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 4
LEE BUSBY* (unopposed)
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 5
- Candidate confirmed to Patch that he is under the $1,000 fundraising threshold required for filing monthly reports.
- Beginning balance (Jan. 1) - $2,923.57
- Itemized cash contributions - $0
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $0
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $0
- Corporate/PAC contributions - $0
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 6
- No campaign filings to date have been published on the county's website other than Young's appointment of principal campaign committee paperwork. He has not yet confirmed to Patch if he is under the $1,000 fundraising threshold required for reporting.
- Beginning balance - $26,063.27
- Itemized cash contributions - $$650
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures -$200
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $26,513.27
- Corporate/PAC contributions - N/A
CITY COUNCIL - DISTRICT 7
- Beginning balance - $0
- Itemized cash contributions - $9,500
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $3,406.54
- Itemized expenditures - $12,481. 92
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $424. 64
- Corporate/PAC contributions - Pride PAC II ($1,000), The Balcony ($1,000), Brewer Realty ($500), Druid City Properties ($1,000), Crimson Properties ($1,000), The Builders Group ($1,000).
- Beginning balance - $5,250
- Itemized cash contributions - $0
- Non-itemized cash contributions - $0
- Itemized expenditures - $0
- Non-itemized expenditures - $0
- Ending balance for January - $5,250
- Corporate/PAC contributions - N/A
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