Campaign Finance 2020: House District 13

By

Graph of Rep. Cathy Connolly's contributions and expenditures, as detailed in the article
Rep. Cathy Connolly ran unopposed in the general election and will keep her seat as representative for Wyoming’s House District 13. The Democrat and University of Wyoming professor has held that seat since first winning it in 2008.


Connolly entered the race with nearly $5,700 leftover from previous years. Regardless, she raised another $14,971.18, with an average donation of $272.20. Connolly’s top donor was ActBlue Wyoming, the state branch of the Democratic Party’s Super PAC, which was responsible for nearly one-fourth of all money raised by the candidate throughout the primary and general.


Other donors include political action committees representing labor interests, public employees and firefighters. The following is a breakdown of the candidate's contributions during the 2020 primary and general elections, based on data reported to the Wyoming Secretary of State.



Rep. Cathy Connolly (Democrat)


Raised: $14,971.18

Spent: $12,099.43

Average Donation: $272.20

Own Money: $0


Contribution Breakdown:

            $3,700        Federal/Out-of-State PAC

            $2,700        Individual

            $7,871.18   Wyoming PAC

            $500           Wyoming County Party

            $200           Unitemized Contributions


Top Donors:

            $3,471.18   ActBlue Wyoming, local division of the DNC’s main Super PAC

            $1,000        LPAC, a Super PAC that champions the interests of lesbians

            $1,000        Cowgirl Run Fund, a PAC that supports women running in Wyoming

            $1,000        WEA PACE, the political arm of the Wyoming Education Association

            $500           Albany Democratic Party Central Committee

            $500           FFFWY FIRE PAC, the political arm of the Federated Firefighters of Wyoming

            $500           Wyoming Public Employees Association PAC, which represents state employees

            $500           WREA PAC, the political arm of the Wyoming Rural Electric Association

            $500           H&H Federal PAC, a Denver-based PAC that mainly gives money to Republicans (Out of nine

                               Wyoming candidates, each given the same amount, Connolly is the only Democrat, according

                               to Secretary of State data)

            $500           Smart-TD PAC, the political arm of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and

                               Transportation Workers’ Transportation Division



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Stalder downplays connection to Maximus Bossarei despite close ties

By
Image
Laramie City Councilor denies ‘ownership interests’ in select properties, calls landlord a ‘friend’ 1111 East Flint Street, o ne of Bossarei's rental properties. (Photo credit: Jeff Victor) Local landlord Maximus Bossarei was notorious among Laramie’s renting population even before the publication of a lengthy investigative feature detailing the many allegations of mistreatment brought against him. Since the story’s publication, fresh tales of mistreatment have come to light — more stories of unreturned deposits, threats and dismal living conditions. One former tenant shared how raw sewage leaked into their apartment from the unit above for weeks with no reprieve, and how the strain of being Bossarei’s tenants drove her husband and her to marriage counseling. Another shared how he eventually had to let go of his anger and let Bossarei keep the entirety of his stimulus check, believing the landlord would never, or could never, be brought to justice. The original feature — as well as
Read more

Stalder denied working for Bossarei, signed document suggesting otherwise

By
Image
Bill of deposit signature shows city councilor represented landlord’s company, MRBE Management Travis Rainey's bill of deposit, with Stalder's signature. Laramie City Councilor Jessica Stalder has represented herself as working for Maximus Bossarei’s company, MBRE Management, to at least one of his former tenants. When Travis Rainey moved into the Third Street property formerly known as the Xenion Motel, he signed a bill of deposit proving his payment of $1,200 to MBRE Management. Stalder’s signature is on the signature line provided for the company representative. This directly contradicts a public statement she made, distancing herself from the landlord , in which she explicitly states she does not “work for him or his company.” “For her to pretend to be ignorant to their business actions is disgraceful,” Rainey said. “For her to lie about not profiting from the suffering of me and many other Laramie residents is disgraceful.” In January, the Laramie Boomerang published a le
Read more

Dave O’Malley no longer Sheriff of Albany County

By
Image
Once hailed as progressive reformer, O’Malley decries ‘anti-cop rhetoric’ of local activists in resignation letter Dave O’Malley resigned from his elected post as Albany County Sheriff this week, more than a month before his originally planned retirement and almost two years before the end of his term. The resignation was made official Monday during a meeting of the Albany County Commission and comes after two years of intense and sustained public scrutiny over the handling of a police-involved killing in 2018. “I fully realize that there is a sector of our community who believes I have made some poor decisions,” O’Malley writes in his resignation letter. “I also understand that there are many who remain supportive of me and our Office. I have enjoyed an exemplary career until recently and much of that is fraught with misconception and misinformation.” On Nov. 4, 2018, Albany County Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Colling shot Robbie Ramirez three times, twice in the back, following a traffic s
Read more