A few City Council and School Committee candidates have yet to turn in their reports.
LEWISTON – Lionel Guay is outspending his competition – and every other Lewiston candidate this year – in his bid for the mayor’s chair.
Guay reported spending $5,102.98 on his campaign so far, including $2,583.20 in newspaper and radio advertisements and $2,429.61 in printing and postage.
Candidates’ pre-election finance reports were to be filed with the city Wednesday afternoon. The reports detail the money candidates have raised and spent on the campaign trail as of Oct. 23. Voters are scheduled to go to the polls on Tuesday.
According to Guay’s report, he has raised $6,586.66 in campaign donations. A group of 27 individuals donated $4,460 of that and four area businesses donated $750. Guay himself has put $200 into his campaign. He received another $1,099 in smaller donations of less than $50.
By contrast, opponent Charles Soule has spent 10 percent of that, all of it his own money. Soule spent $183.82 on newspaper advertisements, $285.73 on printing and postage and $21.02 on office supplies.
Candidate Nathan McCarron spent even less: $18 for checks from Maine Family Federal Credit Union.
McCarron did list $357.95 in donations, all from himself. That included $139.95 in “in kind” donations for the use of his computer, supplies and Internet connection.
In Ward 1, candidate Stavros Mendros is outspending opponent John Butler. Mendros reported spending $1,239.88 for printing and postage and $150 for a campaign reception at My Cousin Vinny’s restaurant. He also reported $500 in printing services paid for as a donation and $350 worth of signs from previous campaigns.
Mendros has collected $4,277 in donations, including a $397.58 loan to himself.
Butler reported spending $624 of his own money to pay for newspaper advertisements, printing and signs.
City Clerk Kathy Montejo said three City Council candidates and two School Committee candidates haven’t turned in forms.
Montejo said those candidates – Ward 2 Councilor Renee Bernier, Ward 3 Councilor Lillian O’Brien and Ward 5 Councilor Marc Mason and Ward 1 School Committee Candidates Kay Theberge and David Vincent – have until Monday to turn the forms in. Then, Montejo has to report them to the state Ethics Commission.
In Ward 5, incumbent Mason’s opponent reported spending $328.13 of his own money on campaign signs.
Incumbent councilors Mark Paradis and Norm Rousseau reported no election spending, as did School Committee candidates Dennis Grafflin, James Handy, Norm Prevost, Ronella Paradis and Laurier Lachance.
Councilor Ron Jean, who is running unopposed for re-election to the Ward 4 post, reported spending $445.20 for postage and $56.67 for photographs and office supplies.
At-large school candidate Paul St. Pierre reported spending $230.68 on campaign signs. His opponent, Leah Poulin, reported spending 37 cents for a stamp, Montejo said. Ward 7 candidate Richard Bernier, running unopposed for the seat, reported spending $44.28 on signs. Bernier reportedly used part of the $288.62 surplus from his last campaign to pay for the signs.
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