Concord City Council Financial Filings Show Low Dough Races

CONCORD, NH — Financial filings show that the city of Concord may be heading to another sleepy Election Day in less than three weeks — although one candidate has displayed a bit of fundraising prowess in the first round of submissions.

Twelve of 16 city council and mayoral candidates filed their first financial forms on Oct. 5, with nine reports showing only $5 spent on their races — the cost to file as a candidate. Most of those candidates are in non-competitive races, so there is no need to spend money on more than just the filing fee.

Some, however, like incumbent Ward 1 City Councilor Brent Todd, who is being challenged by William Barton, also filed a report saying he had only spent $5, so far.

Barton was one of four candidates who failed to file last week. Three incumbents — Zandra Rice Hawkins in Ward 10, Keith Nyhan in Ward 7, and at-large City Councilor Fred Keach, all of whom are unopposed, also failed to file.

Another candidate filing $5 in expenses was Mayor Jim Bouley. His opponent, Taylor Hall, has raised and spent $44.20 for a logo design, Facebook ad, and a campaign event.

Stacey Brown, one of two candidates running for the open Ward 5 city council seat, raised the most of all the candidates who filed, $1,600, including $1,000 lent to herself at the beginning of the campaign. She received a half dozen donations including contributions from Maura Willing, a political activist; Chuck Willing of Rath, Young, and Pignatelli; Kevin Porter, a loan officer and clean energy activist; and Dr. Gerri King, a psychologist and long-time Democrat activist. The candidate spent more than $972 on a website, signs, and food for campaign meetings and event fees.

Mark Coen, the other Ward 5 city council candidate, has spent about $250 of his own funds for signs and sign stems.

Candidates for the city council and mayor are required to file financial reports twice before the election and once after the election. A second report is due to be filed on Oct. 26. A third report is due on Nov. 16, two weeks after the election.

School board and charter commission candidates are not required to file financial forms.

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