Campaign contributions for school board races:
Denver Public Schools
At-Large
Barbara O’Brien
Raised: $173,324 (cash), $3,468 (non-monetary)
Spent: $125,048
Cash on-hand: $48,276
Key donations: $10,000 each from Bruce Benson, Samuel Gary, Denise O’Leary.
Michael Kiley
Raised: $32,460 (cash), $59,046 (non-monetary)
Spent: $23,824
Cash on-hand: $8,637
Key donations: $50,546 from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association Fund.
Joan Poston
Raised: 0
Spent: $213
Cash on-hand: 0
Key donations: None
District 2
Rosemary Rodriguez
Raised: $87,710
Spent: $59,071
Cash on-hand: $28,639
Key donations: $4,000 from John Fox, president of Markwest Geophysics.
Rosario c. De Baca
Campaign finance report not available.
District 3
Mike Johnson
Raised: $146,135 (cash), $6,567 (non-monetary)
Spent: $109,169
Cash on-hand: 41,966
Key donations: $10,000 each from Bruce Benson, Samuel Gary, Denise O’Leary
Meg Schomp
Raised: $31,950 (cash), $24,593 (non-monetary)
Spent: $28,330
Cash on-hand: $3,620
Key donations: $28,427 from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association Fund.
District 4
Landri Taylor
Raised: $72,105
Spent: $57,426
Cash on-hand: $14,679
Key donations: $10,000 each from Bruce Benson and Denise O’Leary; $5,000 from Samuel Gary.
Roger Kilgore
Raised: $33,269 (cash), $20,327 (non-monetary)
Spent: $23,702
Cash on-hand: $9,568
Key donations: $30,602 from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association Fund.
Douglas County School Board
Doug Benevento
Raised: $40,010 (cash), $205 (non-monetary)
Spent: $1,095
Cash on-hand: $39,708
Key donors: $25,000 from Alex Cranberg; $10,000 from Ralph Nagel.
Stephen Boyd
Campaign finance report not available.
Barbra Burke
Raised: $8,235 (cash), $63 (non-monetary)
Spent: $2,629
Cash on-hand: $5,606
Key donors: $500 each from Elaine Gantz Berman, consultant; Tom and Janet Oswald of Informatica; Diana and Brad Bern of Hutchins and Associates; Cindy Barnard, retired; Jennifer McCullum, teacher at Platte River Academy; Ann and Roy Chase, retired.
James Geddes
Raised: $38,798
Spent: $11,141
Cash on-hand: $27,657
Key donors: $25,000 from Alex Cranberg; $10,000 from Ralph Nagel.
Bill Hodges
Raised: $11,445
Spent: $5,914
Cash on-hand: $5,531
Key donors: $500 each from Cindy Barnard, retired; Denny and Gina Ingram, retired; Jennifer McCullum, teacher at Platte River Academy; Lillian Cone, retired; Jim Christensen, of Arrow Academy.
Julie Keim
Raised: $7,122
Spent: $3,793
Cash on-hand: $3,329
Key donors: $500 each from Cindy Barnard, retired; Jennifer McCullum, teacher at Platte River Academy.
Nicholas Land
Campaign finance report not available.
Judith Reynolds
Raised: $38,732
Spent: $8,403
Cash on-hand: $30,329
Key donors: $25,000 from Alex Cranberg; $10,000 from Ralph Nagel.
Ronda Scholting
Raised: $15,527 (cash), $2,166 (non-monetary)
Spent: $6,058
Cash on-hand: $9,469
Key donors: $1,100 from Jerri Hill, attorney; $1,000 from U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder.
Meghann Silverthorn
Raised: $39,163 (cash), $128 (non-monetary)
Spent: $9,665
Cash on-hand: $29,750
Key donors: $25,000 from Alex Cranberg; $10,000 from Ralph Nagel.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
District 3
Joshua Bastian
Raised: $1,470 including $1,200 in loans
Spent: $1,451.86
Cash on-hand: $18.14
Key donors: $100 from Gary Mikes, Adams County business owner.
Debbie Christensen
Raised: $0
Spent: $464.20
Cash on-hand: $0
Key donors: none
David Elliott
Raised: $0
Spent: $81.42
Cash on-hand: $0
Key donors: none
Kathy Plomer
Raised: $5,430, and $37,267.07 in non-monetary
Spent: $2,203.83
Cash on-hand: $3,226.17
Key donors: $35,668.64 from the District 12 Educators Association Political Action Committee for Education.
District 4
Enrico Figueroa
Raised: $2,780
Spent: $27.95
Cash on-hand:$2,752.05
Key donors: $2,000 from Sara Koster of Cloudpath Networks.
Amy M. Speers
Raised: $39,268.26
Spent: $2,115.67
Cash on-hand: $37,152.59
Key donors: $36,608.47 from the District 12 Educators Association Political Action Committee for Education.
Aurora Public Schools
Jasper Armstrong
Raised: $2,300
Spent: $95.40
Cash on-hand: $2,204.60
Key donors: $2,250 from the Colorado Education Association.
Amber Drevon
Campaign finance reports have not been filed.
Eric Nelson
Raised: $1,020
Spent: $780.07
Cash on-hand: $239.93
Key donors: $200 from Laura Fennell-Moon.
JulieMarie Shepherd
Raised: $2,583
Spent: $889.26
Cash on-hand: $1,829.30
Key donors: $2,250 from the Public Education Committee, the small donor committee for Colorado Education Association.
Barbara Yamrick
Raised: $0
Spent: $57
Cash on-hand: $0
Key donors: none
Jefferson County Public Schools
District 1
Tonya Aultman-Bettridge
Raised: $28,417.82 including $3,400 in loans
Spent: $15,759.28
Cash on-hand: $12,658.54
Key donors: $8,167 from the Public Education Committee, the small donor committee for Colorado Education Association.
Julie Williams
Raised: $5256.73 and $150 in non-monetary
Spent:$470.57
Cash on-hand:$4,786.16
Key donors: $965 from Robert Blackwell, president and CEO of Independent Propane Co.
District 2
Jeff Lamontagne
Raised: $39,822.42 and $118.78 in non-monetary
Spent: $34,787.18
Cash on-hand: $5,035.24
Key donors: $2,000 from Paul Ogle, CEO of US Perspectives.
John Newkirk
Raised: $4,255 and $730 in non-monetary
Spent:$1,902.14
Cash on-hand:$2,352.86
Key donors: $965 from Robert Blackwell, president and CEO of Independent Propane Co.
District 5
Ken Witt
Raised: $10,148.03 and $1,776.47 in non-monetary
Spent: $2,389.60
Cash on-hand: $7,758.43
Key donors: $1,000 from Jalee Gill of Texas, and $1,000 from Ken Witt.
Gordon “Spud” Van de Water
Raised: $35,380.66 and $150 in non-monetary
Spent: $19,444.22
Cash on-hand: $15,936.44
Key donors: $8,166.66 from the Public Education Committee, the small donor committee for Colorado Education Association.
