Financial Filing Quick Hits

Yesterday was the deadline for the 2017 Annual Campaign Finance Reports. Here are some figures for the statewide offices and Ohio General Assembly. A trend that I noticed is Democrats out raised Republicans in many cases. Republicans still carry the cash-on-hand advantage.

Gubernatorial GOP Primary

Committee Name Total Contributions Balance On Hand
DEWINE HUSTED FOR OHIO $1,988,447.89 $10,563,173.98
TAYLOR ESTRUTH FOR OHIO $364,488.50 $3,508,205.05

 

Gubernatorial Democratic Primary

Committee Name Total Contributions Balance On Hand
CORDRAY/SUTTON COMMITTEE $2,011,373.99 $2,010,159.85
FRIENDS OF JOE SCHIAVONI $261,219.03 $276,661.51
FRIENDS OF CONNIE PILLICH & SCOTT SCHERTZER $482,856.53 $911,655.54

O’Neill & Kucinich didn’t form committees until 2018.

Attorney General

Committee Name Total Contributions Balance On Hand
DETTELBACH FOR OHIO $1,082,136.91 $1,528,348.02
DAVE YOST FOR OHIO $648,284.82 $2,035,518.30

 

Secretary of State

Committee Name Total Contributions Balance On Hand
KATHLEEN CLYDE COMMITTEE $415,567.27 $634,478.60
LAROSE FOR OHIO $365,160.57 $839,100.84

Treasurer

Committee Name Total Contributions Balance On Hand
ROB RICHARDSON FOR OHIO $519,536.62 $376,327.55
SPRAGUE FOR OHIO $282,174.00 $518,191.79
CITIZENS FOR O’BRIEN (SANDRA) $150.00 $799.94

 

Auditor

Committee Name Total Contributions Balance On Hand
ZACK SPACE FOR OHIO $254,390.00 $225,033.00
FRIENDS OF FABER $222,862.00 $675,486.78

 

Top 5 Incumbent General Assembly Members

Committee Name Total Contributions Balance On Hand
FRIENDS OF RYAN SMITH $377,775.00 $322,696.88
FRIENDS OF LARRY HOUSEHOLDER $288,089.81 $719,645.38
CITIZENS FOR OBHOF $239,017.79 $84,393.61
CITIZENS FOR GARDNER COMMITTEE $192,557.79 $124,643.15
FRIENDS OF TOM PATTON $158,612.79 $60,098.83