THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 2, 1997 TAG: 9702020235
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A8 EDITION: FINAL
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state Board of Elections on July 1, 1996 and Jan. 15, 1997, covering the
calendar year.
Data prepared by The Virginia Public Access Project at the VCU Center
for Public Policy. This data-collection process is a joint effort of the
state's five largest newspapers, based in Norfolk, Roanoke, Richmond,
Newport News and the Washington Post.
Chart compiled by WARREN FISKE
Graphic by JANET SHAUGHNESSY, The Virginian-Pilot
This article is a sidebar to the main article on page A1. ILLUSTRATION: Graphic
The two presumptive candidates for governor this fall -- Lt. Gov.
Donald S. Beyer Jr., a Democrat; and Atty. Gen. James S. Gilmore
III, a Republican -- are off to a record-breaking start in
fund-raising.
Northern Virginia developers and businessmen, traditionally a
mainstay source of cash for Republicans, donated generously to Beyer
last year. His largest contribution was $76,700 from the
pro-business Northern Virginia PAC.
Gilmore has relied heavily on national, state and local
Republican organizations for his early fund raising.
Beyer, in a recent interview, said it's too early in the year to
identify deep trends in fundraising. "The bottom line is that money
won't be a problem," he said. "I expect Jim Gilmore and I will have
enough to run credible campaigns."
Here's a list of calendar year 1996 fundraising facts based on
reports filed with the state Board of Elections:
DONALD S. BEYER JR.
a Democrat
Total Contributions, 1996: 2,064,694
Total Expenditures, 1996: 810,634
Cash on Hand 1,520,549
(Includes contributions from 1995)
Geographic distribution of contributions:
In-state 90%; out-of-state 10%
Financial support
47% Northern Virginia
23% Richmond
8% Hampton Roads
6% Southwest Virginia
4% Rest of State
12% Unknown
Individual PACS (Political Action Committees)
1. Northern Virginia PAC, Vienna, pro-business $76,700
2. West Group, real estate development, McLean 29,163
3. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Co., investment banking, Arlington
25,000
4. Dominion Resources Inc., utilities, Richmond 25,000
5. CDC Real Estate Consulting, Realtors, Realtors 22,880
PAC money by special interest:
1. Pro-business trade groups $77,700
2. Electric utilities 51,625
3. Attorneys and law firms 42,420
4. General contractors 39,244
5. Real estate developers 39,059
Top pacs in South Hampton Roads
1. Options Health Care Inc., Norfolk $10,000
2. First Hospital Corp., Norfolk 10,000
3. Armada/Hoffler Enterprises Inc., Chesapeake 10,000
4. Associated Distributors Inc., Chesapeake 2,000
5. Kramer Tire Co., Inc, Norfolk 1,500
Individual total by profession
1. Attorneys and law firms $179,045
2. Individual, no occupation or employer listed 116,263
3. Computers, software, programming 98,320
4. Retired 96,753
5. Generic (self-employed-businessman) 91,886
Top individual contributors:
1. Edward H. Bersoff, executive BTG, Inc.
Mclean, computers and software $55,000
2. Alan L. Wurtzel, vice chairman board of
directors, Circuit City, Delaplane 50,000
3. Tori Winkler Thomas, CEO Mark Winkler Co.
real estate, Alexandria 32,500
4. Sidney Lewis, retired Best Products executive 25,000
Richmond
5. Curtis M. Coward, attorney McGuire, Woods, 25,000
Battle & Booth, Vienna
6. Randall B. Kell, real estate, The Mark Winkler Co 25,000
Alexandria
7. Roger W. Sant, AES Corp., Arlington 25,000
Top individual contributors in South Hampton Roads
1. Joshua P. Darden Jr., retired, Norfolk $6,000
2. John R. Turbyfill, railroad exec., Norfolk 2,000
3. Arnold H. Leon, attorney, Portsmouth, 2,000
4. Vincent J. Mastracco Jr., Norfolk, attorney 1,500
5. Alan D. Albert, attorney, Virginia Beach, 1,041
Top in-kind contributors:
1. West Group, real esttate company, McLean: $29,163 - office
space
2. CDC Development Corp., real estate company, Vienna: $17,880 -
office space
3. SJW Associates, apartment management company, Alexandria:
$11,526 - apartment
4. Governor's Land, golf course, Williamsburg: $7,253 - green
fees and 60 carts for fund-raiser
5. R.S. Reynolds III, real estate executive, Richmond: $7,200 -
apartment
JAMES S. GILMORE III
a Republican
Total Contributions 1996 $1,853,850
Total Expenditures 1996 914,193
Cash on Hand *1,018,063
(Includes $76,000 in loans and $2,406 in interest on bank
accounts)
Geographic distribution of contributions:
In-state 79% Out-of-state 21%
Financial support
55% Richmond
12% Northern Virginia
11% Southwest Virginia
9% Hampton Roads
6% Rest of State
7% Unknown
Individual PACS (Political Action Committees):
1. US Republican Senatorial Committee, Washington $275,000
2. Friends of Jim Gilmore, Richmond, candidate's PAC 30,119
3. Pittston Coal Management, Richmond, coal 26,000
4. Dominion Resources Inc., utilities Richmond 25,000
5. Committee for a Safe Va., Richmond 20,000
PAC money by special interest:
1. GOP-national $280,000
2. Attorneys and law firms 59,846
3. Coal mining 53,575
4. Candidate's and other state GOP officeholders' PAC 51,709
5. Auto dealers 50,623
Top PACs in SOuth Hampton Roads
1. Allied Concrete Suffolk Block, Suffolk $6,000
2. International Family Entertainment, Va. Beach 6,000
3. Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk 5,500
4. Beach Ford, Va. Beach. 2,673
5. Allied Distributors Inc., Chesapeake 2,000
6. Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Norfolk 2,000
Individual total by profession
1. Chemical, plastics $104,556
2. Attorneys and law firms 95,486
3. Generic (self employed, businessman etc) 71,574
4. Retired 47,470
5. Retail--furniture, appliance, etc. 43,000
Top individual contributors:
1. Bruce Gottwald, chairman Ethyl Corp. $84,056
Richmond (Includes a $33,000 campaign loan)
2. Richard Sharp, CEO, Circuit City Stores, Richmond 33,000
(campaign loan)
3. J. Gray Ferguson, investor 25,000
Staunton
4. Floyd D. Gottwald Jr., executive, Ethyl Corp. 20,000
Richmond
5. Douglas Perry, retail sales, Dollar Tree 18,000
Virginia Beach
Top individual contributors in South Hampton Roads:
1. George G. Phillips Jr., Norfolk, insurance $10.000
2. Henry Bouffard, Norfolk, railroad attorney 2,500
3. Patricia Meakin, Va. Beach, owner JFH Corp. 1,200
(Jobs for the Handicapped)
4. Donald Dorey, Va. Beach, contractor 1,000
5. Jane Lechler, Va. Beach, homemaker 1,000
6. Peter M. Meredith, general contractor, Norfolk 1,000
TOP IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS
1. Tracy Marks, president of furniture company, Richmond
$14,652
office furniture
2. Circuit City Stores Inc., Richmond: 14,602
computer equipment
3. Virginia Power, utility, RIchmond 11,445
air transportation
4. John C. Rocovich Jr., attorney, Roanoke: 11,000
air transportation
5. I-Pipe Inc., Richmond, 8,000
artwork and computer service
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