The first round of campaign finance disclosures show incumbent Derby Mayor Anthony Staffieri has raised more than twice the money of challenger Anita Dugatto.
According to disclosures that were due July 10, the “Staffieri for Mayor” re-election campaign raised $10,125 between April and June.
The “Dr. Anita for Mayor 2013” election campaign raised $4,090.25 over the same time period.
Staffieri had 41 individual contributors to Dugatto’s 33. Staffieri is a Republican. Dugatto is a Democrat.
Staffieri had one major fundraiser between April and June, at La Sala Banquet Hall at the Sons of Italy on High Street. It was held May 16.
Dugatto’s campaign had a fundraiser June 6 at former Mayor Marc Garofalo’s house.
Staffieri’s campaign spent $3,614.96 between April and June. The campaign had $6,510.04 on hand as of June 30. The biggest expenditure was $829.53 to rent La Sala.
Dugatto’s campaign spent $2,076.36 between April and June. The campaign had $2,076.36 on hand as of June 30. The biggest expenditure was $365 for a voter list from the Democratic State Central Committee.
Staffieri said his fundraising is a pat-on-the-back for a job well done.
“My campaign is hugely successful. I’m getting the support morally and I’m getting support financially,” he said. “It’s really good to see.”
Staffieri’s single biggest donors are Derby Corporation Counsel Joseph Coppola and Derby resident William Korolyshun.
On the other end of the spectrum, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti donated $25 to Staffieri’s campaign, the smallest amount of the 41 donors listed.
Lauretti recently made a $1.6 million profit from selling river-front land he owned in Shelton.
Staffieri laughed off a Valley Indy question about Lauretti’s donation.
“Listen, Mark and I have been friends for years, going back to when he owned several restaurants and I owned a restaurant. We always helped each other out, like when someone would run out of prime rib, we’d bring some over. That’s the kind of relationship we’ve had,” Staffieri said.
Lauretti said he and his family have made two subsequent donations to Staffieri’s campaign and that there’s more to come.
Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller donated $100 to Staffieri’s re-election campaign.
Dugatto’s single largest donor was New Haven attorney Marjorie Shansky, who donated $500 to Dugatto’s campaign May 25.
Shansky represented Dugatto at a Derby Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in 2012 where Dugatto opposed a plan to convert a neighboring building on Elizabeth Street from office space to rental apartments. Dugatto is a dentist who works and lives on Elizabeth Street.
Dugatto’s other donors include former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, who donated $100. Fran Teodosio, Kevin Blake and Fred Stanek — of the law firm Welch, Teodosio, Stanek and Blake — each gave $50.
Dugatto said July 25 she’s happy with her campaigns efforts thus far. It’s her first time raising money to run for political office, so she’s more interested in talking to people and getting out in the community, she said.
“We haven’t had any major fundraisers yet, just small ones, like pasta dinners and things like that,” Dugatto said. “There is a lot of excitement out there.”
She noted Staffieri raised more money than his Democratic opponent in the 2011 election, but was re-elected by a narrow margin.
A Valley-wide fundraiser for area Democrats is scheduled for Sept. 22 at Coon Hollow Park in Derby.
The following people donated to the “Staffieri for Mayor” campaign:
Joseph Belletti
Seymour
Self-employed
$200
Gerardo Borrelli
Derby
Self-employed
$250
Joseph Bottone
Derby
Machinist
$100
Elizabeth D’Ambrosio
Ansonia
Retired
$175
Joseph DiMartino
Derby
Derby Public Works
Derby Alderman
$100
Richard Dziekan
Derby
Hamden Police Officer
City Alderman
$100
Christopher Falcioni
Seymour
Occupation not listed
$75
Jerry Gardino
Waterbury
Occupation not listed
$100
Peter Burns
Milford
Engineer, DeCarlo and Doll
$100
Jason Carlucci
Derby
Self-employed
$150
James Caruso
Oxford
Retired
$100
Joseph Coppola
Madison
Derby Corporation Counsel
$300
Ronald Culmo
Derby
Derby Public Works Director
$125
Susan Giordano
Derby
Self-employed
$250
Ken Hughes
Derby
Former Alderman
$75
Michael Iezzi
Hamden
Hamden Police Officer
$200
Joseph Jalowiec
Woodbridge
Self-employed
$100
Michael Kelleher
Derby
Electrician
$75
William Korolyshun
Derby
Self-employed
$300
Mark Lauretti
Shelton
Shelton Mayor
$25
Philip Marcucio
Derby
Self-employed
$100
Keith McLiverty
Derby
Derby Treasurer/Region 15 Director of Finance
$125
Corrine McManus
Ansonia
Self-employed
$100
Kurt Miller
Seymour
Seymour First Selectman
$100
Beverly Moran
Derby
Alderman
$125
Rebecca Bartone‑O’Hara
Derby BOE member
$100
Frank Pelaccia
Shelton
Derby DPW
$125
Sam Pollastro
Derby
Self-employed
$250
John Rak
Derby
Self-employed
$100
Joseph Rodriguez
Oxford
Self-employed
$250
Ray Sadlick
Derby
Self-employed
$125
Carlo Sarmiento
Derby
Derby Building Inspector
$100
Aldo Staffieri
Ansonia
Parts manager, Waste Management
$225
Anthony Staffieri
Derby
Derby Mayor
$200
Joseph Staffieri
Derby
New Haven Police Officer
$125
Judy Szewczyk
Derby
Tax board member
$100
Louis Torelli
Durham
VP at HAKS
$100
Joseph Tracz
Seymour
No occupation listed
$100
Domenick Valentino
Derby
No occupation listed
$100
Laura Wabno
Derby
Derby Town/City Clerk
$125
William Walsh
Hamden
Self-employed
$150
The following people donated to the “Dr. Anita for Mayor” campaign:
Dominick Petrocelli
Seymour
Account manager
$250
Madelyn Izzo
Derby
No occupation listed
$25
Marjorie Shansky
New Haven
Attorney
$500
Angelo Dirienzo
Derby
Retired
$50
John Rodrigues
Derby
Retired
$100
Elaine Matto
Shelton
Nurse Case Manager
$50
Evelyn North
Derby
Self-employed
$100
Barbara DiCenso
Derby
Retired
$100
Nancy Ptak
Waterbury
No occupation listed
$100
Kevin McDuffie
Beacon Falls
No occupation listed
$50
Joan Taf
Naugatuck
Retired
$25
Francis Teodosio
Oxford
Attorney (Welch, Teodosio, Stanek and Blake)
$50
Linda Fusco
Derby
Derby Democratic Town Committee Chairperson
$50
Susan Bysiewicz
Middletown
(Former Secretary of State)
$100
Peter Betkoski
Beacon Falls
Self-employed
$100
Patricia Pearson
Orange
Self-employed insurance agent
$50
Christine Robinson
Derby
Derby BOE member
$50
Mitchell Goldblatt
Orange
Guilford Director of HR
$25
John Finn
Shelton
Shelton Alderman
$50
Christopher Bielik
Beacon Falls
Beacon Falls Selectman
$25
Michael Pacowta
Shelton
No occupation listed
(former Shelton mayor)
$50
Janice Anderson
Stratford
RYASAP
$100
Pat Crisco
Woodbridge
Woodbridge Tax Collector
$50
George Kurtyka
Derby
Derby BOE member
$100
Kevin Blake
Ansonia
Attorney (Welch, Teodosio, Stanek and Blake)
$50
Frank Pepe
Derby
No occupation listed
$200
Fred Stanek
Seymour
Atttorney (Welch, Teodosio, Stanek and Blake)
$50
Vincent Tonucci
Derby
Retired
$50
Thomas Clifford III
Ansonia
Attorney
$100
John Carusone
Hamden
Retired
$50
Frank Cirino
Seymour
No occupation listed
$300
Lawrence Richter
Trumbull
Retired
$200
Ralph Matto
Shelton
No occupation listed
$50
