Incumbent Mayor Anthony Staffieri and the Republicans have an almost $18,000 fundraising lead on challenger Dan Foley, Jr. and the Democrats heading into Tuesday’s election.
The latest round of campaign finance disclosures were due Oct. 27.
Totals
“Staffieri for Mayor” raised $15,541.02 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 20, bringing the re-election committee’s total money raised to $34,815. The campaign spent a total of $28,951.05 and had $5,863.95 in the bank as of Oct. 20.
“A New Beginning — Foley for Mayor 2009,” raised $4,485.91 between Oct. 9 and Oct 26, bringing its total raised to $9,468. The committee spent a total of $8,551.09 and had $916.91 on hand at the end of the month.
The Derby Democratic Town Committee raised no money from individual donors between Oct. 1 and Oct. 20. It has raised $11,235 from individual donors this political season and $12,589.72 overall.
The Democrats had $1,322.97 in the bank as of Oct. 20, having spent a total of $11,366.75.
The Republican Town Committee has raised $5,153.76 overall, spent $3,389.75 and has $1,764 on hand.
Staffieri’s Donors
The largest individual donor listed on this round of contributions is Frank Pelaccia, who has given $800. Pelaccia lists the city’s public works department as his employer.
Ron Culmo, the city’s public works director, has contributed $700 to Staffieri’s campaign.
Collectively, employees at Milone and MacBroom gave about $2,500 to Staffieri’s campaign in October through individual donations. The company does consulting work for the city, especially for the inland wetlands commission.
Foley’s Donors
Foley’s election campaign raised $1,535 from individual donors in October. The largest donor last month was Evelyn North, a secretary with the state’s judicial department, who donated $300.
David Cassetti, a contractor from Ansonia, has contributed $1,000 total to Foley’s campaign, including a $170 donation Oct. 12.
The majority of Foley’s expenses in October went to campaign literature. Valley Publishing, for instance, received about $1,550 to publish literature for the challenger.
