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Council Candidates Disclose Campaign Expenditures

Oct 17, 2024 09:40AM ● By Matthew Malone
GALT, CA (MPG) - The three candidates for Galt City Council have funded their campaigns with different combinations of supporter contributions and personal funds, recent financial disclosures show.
The disclosures filed by candidates Bonnie Rodriguez, Tim Reed and Mathew Pratton cover the period of July 1 to Sept. 21; none of the City Council hopefuls reported campaign income or spending before July.
While their funding ratios varied, the totals raised by the campaigns were within $1,000 of each other. The campaigns’ expenses were even more similar, with less than $250 separating the highest spender from the lowest.
Rodriguez reported receiving a total of $3,355 in cash, with much of the money coming from a $2,855 personal loan to her campaign. She raised an additional $500 in contributions from six donors.
Four donors made the maximum allowed donation of $100: Randy Morton, Tracy Morton, LaVonne Riddlespurger and Paige Lampson. Veronica Van Dyke and Mark Jackson donated $50 each.
The Rodriguez campaign also reported a nonmonetary contribution: $25 worth of coffee cake from Coffee Shop Bakery.
Rodriguez documented $2,691 in spending, with much of the total going toward photography and printing services for campaign materials.
Individual contributions made up the majority of the income for the Reed campaign. Reed raised $3,405 total, including $2,600 from more than 21 individuals. He also loaned his campaign $805.
Contributing $100 were Veronica Van Dyke, Thomas Costa, Samantha Nielson, Anthony Sanchez, Julie Jacobson, Pamela Mclean, Morgan Holbrook, Daniel Garcia, Megan Majewski and Halie Landers, as well as Lauren Coray, Nick Nielson, Kevin Costa, Ariel Aldean, Taylor Robles, Devan Dalla, Megan Meadows, Laura Shelter, Paige Herrera, Brandon Cox and Sierra Garcia.
Under Galt municipal code, donations of less than $25 do not need to be itemized. Reed reported $500 in unitemized donations.
Reed reported spending $2,935 on his campaign. The largest portion, about $1,268, funded the purchase of campaign brochures, flags and banners. Venue fees and supplies for fundraising events cost $581. Reed also bought a campaign website and Facebook advertising.Pratton raised $4,214 total for his City Council bid, with similar proportions coming from both contributions and a personal loan. Pratton loaned his campaign $2,000, and he received $2,214 in contributions from more than 19 individuals.
Those donating $100 were Joyce Dozier, Tom Dozier, Tonya Caldwell, John Caldwell, Jerod Calantoc, Jaki Calantoc, Tylor Nutter, Leia Ahuactzin, Martin Ahuactzin, Alice Henderson and Gary Henderson, as well as Terry Parker, Tony Jacobson, Dan Denier, Carla Shreve, Paul Sandhu, Edd Mason, Sherry Mason and Bret Henderson. Pratton reported $314 in donations less than $10.
Pratton’s campaign spent about $2,929: about $929 for a banner and lawn signs, and $2,000 for a postcard mailing.
To view campaign disclosures and other election information, visit bit.ly/3A4qFXA (case sensitive).