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McGinn's Consultant Gives $5,000 to Fund Anti-Tunnel Paid Signature Gathering Campaign
This post has been corrected to reflect the fact that McGinn's campaign consultant has given $5,000 to the anti-tunnel campaign, not $10,000 as we initially reported.
Reports filed by Protect Seattle Now yesterday (today is the deadline for filing campaign disclosure info for February) show that contributions from Mayor Mike McGinn's lead campaign consultant, Bill Broadhead, make up nearly 40 percent of the campaign's total funds. Broadhead has contributed $5,000 of the $24,000 the campaign has raised. (A McGinn staffer, Ainsley Close, is taking a leave of absence to manage the campaign.)
The two other biggest contributors---investor Chris Troth, who gave $2,500, and bar owner, nightlife advocate Dave Meinert (and sometime PubliCola writer), who gave $2,500---account for another 20 percent of the of the anti-tunnel group's contributions (meaning that nearly half the contributions come from three individuals). There are no limits on contributions to referendum and initiative campaigns in Seattle.
The group has until the end of March to collect 16,000 valid signatures.
Other noteworthy contributions include $525 from city council member Mike O'Brien, $1,000 from Stranger Editorial Director Dan Savage and his partner, Terry Hecker; $640 from People's Waterfront Coalition founder Cary Moon; $250 from mayoral staffer Ethan Raup; $100 from mayoral staffer Aaron Pickus; and $200 from Sightline Institute director Alan Durning.
This weekend, McGinn, Savage, and O'Brien are co-hosting a fundraiser for the anti-tunnel campaign.
Reports filed by Protect Seattle Now yesterday (today is the deadline for filing campaign disclosure info for February) show that contributions from Mayor Mike McGinn's lead campaign consultant, Bill Broadhead, make up nearly 40 percent of the campaign's total funds. Broadhead has contributed $5,000 of the $24,000 the campaign has raised. (A McGinn staffer, Ainsley Close, is taking a leave of absence to manage the campaign.)
The two other biggest contributors---investor Chris Troth, who gave $2,500, and bar owner, nightlife advocate Dave Meinert (and sometime PubliCola writer), who gave $2,500---account for another 20 percent of the of the anti-tunnel group's contributions (meaning that nearly half the contributions come from three individuals). There are no limits on contributions to referendum and initiative campaigns in Seattle.
The group has until the end of March to collect 16,000 valid signatures.
Other noteworthy contributions include $525 from city council member Mike O'Brien, $1,000 from Stranger Editorial Director Dan Savage and his partner, Terry Hecker; $640 from People's Waterfront Coalition founder Cary Moon; $250 from mayoral staffer Ethan Raup; $100 from mayoral staffer Aaron Pickus; and $200 from Sightline Institute director Alan Durning.
This weekend, McGinn, Savage, and O'Brien are co-hosting a fundraiser for the anti-tunnel campaign.
