Mayor James Della Volpe, the Democratic candidate for mayor, has raised $10,000 more than his opponent, Republican Judy Larkin Nicolari.
That’s according to the latest round of financial paperwork filed with the city clerk’s office last week.
The financial statements detail how much money each campaign has raised and spent from July 1 to Sept. 30.
During that period, Della Volpe raised $12,260 through individual contributions and donations from other organizations, and spent $2,223 of that money on the campaign.
Larkin Nicolari brought in $1,885 – all from individual donations — and spent $304 on her campaign.
“That doesn’t really make me that concerned,” Larkin Nicolari said of the discrepancy. “Certainly it’s nice to have that amount of money. But I’m getting the word out with having a lot less than that. And I think this fundraiser coming up will be really helpful.”
That’s because Gov. M. Jodi Rell appeared at Larkin Nicolari’s fundraiser Friday at J.J. Sullivan’s on Wakelee Avenue.
Della Volpe said his fundraising is the same as in past years.
“I do what I always do. I hold a few fundraisers and I try to raise some money to get the message out there,” Della Volpe said.
He doesn’t anticipate any more fundraisers before the election.
Some Help
Each of the candidates received financial help from their respective town committees, which also filed financial paperwork this week.
For example, Larkin Nicolari spent money on office supplies, a tent at the Harvest Festival, food and campaign signs from her campaign committee. With separate money, the Republican Town Committee paid the rent at the Republican Committee headquarters, and hosted two campaign fundraisers.
Meanwhile, most of the expenses for Della Volpe’s campaign have come out of his mayoral committee “Della Volpe 2009,” while the Democratic Town Committee gave a $250 donation to the Della Volpe fund.
Larkin Nicolari’s biggest single donation so far was $200. Della Volpe’s biggest single contribution was $1,000 from the Connecticut Laborers’ Political League, a group in favor of organized labor, based in Hartford.
