With less than one month before the election, candidates for Jefferson City mayor are starting to spend more in their efforts to win on April 7.
A six-way race is set for the Jefferson City mayoral seat with 3rd Ward Councilman Bob Scrivner, Leonard Steinman, Carrie Tergin, Edith Vogel, Roy Viessman and Richard S. Groner all hoping to win the April 7 election.
Four of the six mayoral candidates have filed campaign finance reports, either with the Cole County clerk or the Missouri Ethics Commission. Steinman and Groner have not filed any reports found by the News Tribune. Candidates must file campaign finance reports when they have, or plan to, raise and spend more than $500.
Donations listed as in-kind are when a person's time, services or goods are donated to the campaign.
Scrivner
According to the 40-day report filed by the Friends for Scrivner committee, as of Feb. 21, Scrivner's campaign had listed receipts totaling $7,055 and expenditures totaling $1,988.
Scrivner's campaign has 13 donors listed as giving at least $100. Seven of Scrivner's largest donations are:
• $200 in-kind donation from Marc Ellinger
• $200 donation from Thomas Landwehr
• $500 donation from the Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe
• $500 donation from Robert Bates
• $500 donation from Christine Ellinger
• $500 donation from the Jefferson Bank PAC
• $500 donation from Midwest Block and Brick
According to the report, Scrivner also loaned his campaign $500.
Tergin
According to the 40-day report filed by the Carrie Tergin for Mayor committee, as of Feb. 26, Tergin's campaign had listed receipts totaling $7,822 and expenditures totaling $477.
Tergin's campaign has 29 donors listed as giving at least $100. Seven of Tergin's largest donations are:
• Two $1,000 donations from Carol Schneider
• $500 donation from Joe Bednar
• $300 donation from Jim Tergin
• $300 donation from Betty Webber
• $250 donation from Michael Karkula
• $250 donation from Larry Neill
• $250 donation from Ron Allen
Vogel
According to the 40-day report filed by the Vogel for Mayor committee, as of Feb. 26, Vogel's campaign had listed receipts totaling $2,951 and expenditures totaling $1,974.
Vogel's campaign listed no donors, but stated $1,490 as monetary contributions received during the period. (Donations under $25 do not have to be individually reported and the donors do not have to be identified.) According to the report, Vogel also loaned her campaign $1,461.
Viessman
According to the 40-day report filed by the Viessman for Mayor committee, as of Feb. 21, Viessman's campaign had listed receipts totaling $1,485 and expenditures totaling $1,020.
Viessman's campaign listed one donor, David Fowler, who gave $200, as well as two in-kind donations from Viessman totaling $3,553.
According to the report, Viessman also loaned his campaign $1,000.