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GREENSBORO — City Council candidates have raised more than $344,000 this election cycle.

(Now pause and do a double-take.)

That's enough to cover half the unpaid overtime the city owes to police recruits.

Instead, a slew of developers, real estate brokers and political interest groups lavished their favorite candidates with cash.

The election is Tuesday. Candidates filed their reports with the Guilford County Board of Elections this week.

The maximum anyone can donate to a candidate is $4,000.

Not every candidate filed a report. Those who didn't plan to raise more than $3,000 during their campaign weren't required to file paperwork.

One bit of interest on spending: Mayoral candidate Milton Kern's campaign spent more than $30,000 with a consulting firm in Seattle.

Kern and his campaign manager, Stacey Ofsanko, said Friday they selected the out-of-state consultant to create direct-mail ads because he could provide a quick turnaround.

"Remember," Kern said, "we just started 31/2 months ago."

Contact Margaret Moffett Banks at 373-7031 or mbanks@news-record.com

Donations to City Council candidates

Donors for the Greensboro City Council races who have given $250 or more and their professions, when available, based on reports submitted by the candidates to the Guilford County Board of Elections. Only candidates who expect to raise $3,000 or more are required to file.

The list includes donations from people, not loans candidates made to their campaigns, from late September to late October. Occupations are listed as described on the reports.

The total will reflect all donations from individuals, including those $249 and less.

MAYOR

Yvonne Johnson

$1,000: Debra Smith; Althea Sample Truesdale

$500: George Brooks; Bill Sherrill; Michael and Ramona Woods

$350: Esther Taylor

$300: Thomas Carter

$250: Charles Barrentine; Gwendolyn Highsmith-Quick; Mark Nesi; Judith Rozie-Battle; Gladys Shipman, self-employed, home care; Mark Taylor; Dr. Drewry Vincent

PAC: Drive Committee, $2,500; Food Lion PAC, $350; N.C. Realtors PAC, $2,000; North Carolinians for Leadership in Government, $1,000; Triad Good Government PAC, $500

Total: $77,710

Milton Kern

$4,000: D.H. Griffin, president, D.H. Griffin Co.

$3,000: Milton Kern, real estate

$1,000: Ben Bowers, journalist; Charles Erwin, owner, Ham's Restaurant; David Scott

$750: Christopher Lester, owner, Natty Greene's

$500: Joseph Bryan Jr., executive, Jayemebe; Allen Dick Jr., president, Dick Broadcasting; Philip Lucado, American Industrial Contractor; Michael Murray, real estate; Carl Wayne Smith, architect; James Smith, self-employed, Triton Restaurants; Frank Weiner, importer

$300: Frank Freeman, retired; Keith Phillips, real estate

$250: Tomokazu Adachi, executive officer, Japan Tech; Chester Brown III, retired; Lisa Bullock, HVAC Environment Air Systems; Dr. Bryan Cobb, pediatric dentist; D. Craft, insurance; Charles Flint, textiles; Robert Franklin, attorney; David Hagan, real estate; John Lomax, president, Lomax Construction; Bernie Mann, publisher; Belvin Smith, owner, Creative Day School; David Sprinkle, Todd Organization; John Starr, electrical contractor; Richard Vanstory, owner, R.L. Vanstory; John Wasse, owner, Mary Contrary

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $500

Total: $45,133

AT-LARGE

Marikay Abuzuaiter

$300: Mohammed and Sana Shadid, real estate manager

Total: $4,700

Kevin Green

$687: Nancy and Don Vaughan, community volunteer/attorney

$500: Frank Auman III, real estate; Dorothy Green, retired; Susan Green, hospital administrator

$300: Kelly Marks, real estate broker

$250: David Hagan, real estate broker; Mrs. Michael Haley, retired; Arthur Samet, real estate

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $2,500; Triad Good Government PAC, $250

Total: $23,872

Sandra Anderson Groat

$500: Frank Auman III; Joseph McKinney Jr., construction; Betty Smith, president, Smith Marketing; Michael Winstead Jr., construction

$250: Michael and Kimberly Cranford; Dr. Sigmund and Joan Gould, physician; David Hagan, commercial real estate; Wade Jurney, home builder; Mose Kiser Jr.; John Lomax, commercial contractor; James Marshall, real estate; Paul and Virginia Milam, Realtor; Michael Murray, attorney; Frank Sessoms, developer; Jason and Amber Smith, vice president, Smith Marketing; Charles Truby Jr., engineer; Sue White; Thomas White Jr.; Arthur Winstead Jr., CPA

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $1,000; Triad Good Government PAC, $250

Total: $42,303

Bill Knight

$750: Dr. Joe Guarino, physician

$400: Donald Leonard, retired

$250: Michael Schlosser, attorney; James Sharrard, retired

Total: $13,081

Robbie Perkins

$1,000: Robert Dunn Jr., auto dealer; Edward Krusch, real estate; Robert Long Jr., investor

$500: Frank Auman, builder; Bradford Deaton, engineer; Dwight Stone, builder

$300: Bruce Crockett, advertising; Keith Phillips, real estate management; Gregg Strader, banker

$250: James Bennett, electrical supply; Randall Dixon, real estate; James Marshall, real estate development; Freddy Robinson, accountant; Kenan Wright, builder

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $2,000; North Carolinians for Leadership PAC, $1,000; Triad Good Government PAC, $1,000

Total: $37,210

Mary Rakestraw

PAC: N.C. Realtors Association, $1,500

Total: $10,539

DISTRICT 1

Tonya Clinkscale

Total: $1,268

DISTRICT 2

Goldie Wells

PAC: Triad Good Government PAC, $250; N.C. Realtors PAC, $500

Total: $5,953

DISTRICT 3

Zack Matheny

$4,000: Robert Long Jr., principal, Granville Capital

$500: Bill Kotis, real estate; Robert Page, president, Replacements Ltd.; Wesley Scott Wallace, president, Keystone Homes

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $500; Triad Good Government PAC, $500

Total: $42,115

Joe Wilson

$1,000: Jonathan Wagstaff, owner, Citgo Convenience Store

$500: Dr. Joe Guarino, physician

Total: $12,280

DISTRICT 4

Mike Barber

$500: Frank Auman, real estate; Randall and Kathy Kaplan, retired; Joseph McKinney Jr., real estate; Scott and Laura Wallace, real estate; Michael Winstead Jr., real estate

$250: Dave Marcone, construction; Wayne and Joyce Stutts, surveyor

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $750; Triad Good Government PAC, $750

Total: $8,900

DISTRICT 5

Sandy Carmany

$250: E.S. Melvin, president, Bryan Foundation

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $500

Total: $4,470

Trudy Wade

$500: Frank Auman, real estate developer; John Lomax; Michael Murray; Wesley Wallace, company president

$250: David Fletcher; W.S. Morris III, retired

PAC: N.C. Realtors PAC, $500; North Carolinians for Leadership in Government, $1,000

Total: $14,670

—Compiled by Margaret Moffett Banks