Ansonia Democratic candidates for office.
ANSONIA — The Ansonia Democratic Town Committee raised $3,740 from individuals and $3,600 from political committees between July 1 and Sept, 30, according to a campaign finance disclosure filed with the state.
The Democrats had $6,443.42 on hand at the start of the latest reporting period, bringing the total to $13,783.42, according to “column A” of its paperwork. The Democrats spent $2.073.37 in the time period covered.
They had $11,710.05 on hand as of Sept. 30.
Click here for a story on Mayor David Cassetti and GOP fundraising.
About 56 percent of the money raised by Democrats in the time period covered came from three political committees.
Those political committees making donations were:
- Valley Forward, a Derby-based committee that donated $600
- AFT Connecticut Political Committee, affiliated with the state teachers’ union, donated $1,500
- Cabrera For The People, affiliated with state Sen. Jorge Cabrera, donated $1,500
“I think the Democrats have done well with fundraising for the election so far. We have been continually meeting our goals that we have set for ourselves which directly impact our fight to bring community representation to the Board of Aldermen,” Gary Farrar, Jr., the chairman of the Ansonia Democratic Town Committee, said in an email.
“There is always room for improvement, especially with new methods and technology coming to light during an election season. The key thing with any organization that relies on donations is to always look at what ways we can better reach our supporters and the best ways to utilize those donations,” he wrote.
John Marini, Ansonia GOP chairman, declined to comment on the Democrats’ latest campaign finance disclosure.
Money donated to campaigns pay for campaign material such as mailings, lawn signs and advertising, and office rent. The forms can also indicate from where candidates are receiving the most support.
The filings show the Democrats paid $1,500 in rent for their Main Street office, and spent $573.37 on campaign signs.
The Democrats were late handing in the paperwork, which was due Oct. 12. The filings were visible on the state’s eCris website the morning of Oct. 14.
“Unfortunately in today’s busy world there is always the possibility that things may not get filed in the correct time frame,” Farrar said. “The late filing was attributed to simple human error and if anything we will use it as a learning experience for the future.”
Another round of campaign finance disclosures are due a week before the Nov. 2 election.
There is no top-of-the ticket race this year, as Mayor David Cassetti is running unopposed.
The Democrats are looking to pick up additional seats on the Ansonia Board of Aldermen, where the GOP currently holds a 10 – 3 majority with one unaffiliated Alderwoman who is running with the GOP. The did not nominated a candidate Mayor David Cassetti, who is running for his fifth term and has won re-election previously by large margins.
The following people donated to the Ansonia Democratic Town Committee between July 1 and Sept. 30:
Brian Perkins
Ansonia
Investment coordinator, Pendragon Labs
Democratic candidate for Alderman
$100
Steven Erlingheuser
Ansonia
Sortation Associate, Amazon
Democratic candidate for Alderman
$100
Chris Grizzle
Ansonia
Retired
Democratic candidate for Alderman
$150
Terry Feddern
Forest Hills, Queens
Retired
$500
Madeline Feddern
Bloomfield
Teacher, Uncommon Schools
$200
Barbara Quinn
Ansonia
Retired
$100
Rosemary Imberman
Silver Springs, Maryland
Retired
$500
Andrew Wrobel
Hartford
Manager, TRV
$100
James Hubbard
Ansonia
Retired
$100
Lauren Todd
Ansonia
Instructor, UConn
Democratic candidate for school board
$100
Antony Wilson
Corpus Christi, Texas
Project coordinator, Corpus Christi Housing Authority
$100
Matthew Sabia
Monroe
Executive, Deepwork
$100
Lisa Austin
Ansonia
IPB
$100
Lisa Glazer
Ansonia
Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway
$135
Christopher Phipps
Ansonia
Retired
$100
Elizabeth Lynch
Ansonia
Clerk, Town of Orange
$100
Thomas Lynch
Ansonia
Facilities attendant, City of Ansonia
$100
Thomas Finnucan
Ansonia
$100
John Stone
Ansonia
Airline Supervisor, US Airways
$200
James Malloy
Ansonia
Electrician for Metro-North
$100
