Who donated — and how much — to Columbus mayor campaigns? Reports reveal answers
The May 19 nonpartisan election to decide who will be the next mayor of Columbus is four months away. Five candidates are campaigning to succeed Mayor Skip Henderson. City law prohibits him from seeking a third four-year term.
If fundraising is a key factor, then former city manager Isaiah Hugley and Columbus Council District 7 representative Joanne Cogle — one of the councilors who voted to fire Hugley last year — are the frontrunners.
As of Jan. 7, Hugley’s campaign has raised $87,187 and has spent $34,997.21, according to its disclosure report. Trip Tomlinson chairs Hugley’s campaign. Fernando Verdree is the campaign’s treasurer.
As of Dec. 30, Cogle’s campaign has raised $66,699.99 and has spent $31,568.49, according to its disclosure report. Cogle chairs her campaign. Stephanie McPherson is the campaign’s treasurer.
As of Jan. 5, Jaketra Bryant’s campaign has raised $4,928.48 and has spent $3,741, according to its disclosure report. Her report does not list a chairperson. Jerrimica Moore is the campaign’s treasure.
On Jan. 2, Steven Kelly’s campaign submitted to the Muscogee elections office an affidavit affirming he doesn’t intend to accept during this election cycle a combined total of contributions exceeding $2,500, so he isn’t required to submit a campaign disclosure report listing donors and their donations. Richardo Green chairs his campaign. Kourtnee Cannon is the treasurer.
As of Jan. 5, Mark LaJoye’s campaign hasn’t raised any money. All his listed contributions are in-kind. His disclosure report does not list a chairperson. He is the treasurer.
Below are all donors who contributed more than $100 to one of these campaigns, according to their disclosure report, as required by state law.
The Ledger-Enquirer is listing the donors by dollar amount.
The L-E’s lists don’t include bank loans. Some donors might be listed more than once if they made multiple donations of different dollar amounts.
Donors and contributions to Isaiah Hugley’s campaign
$3,300: Monk Johnson
$3,000: Cheryl Flowers
$2,000: John Fitzpatrick
$1,500: Anthony Johnson, Bengie Hood, Shikha Shah
$1,000: Leartis Allen, Danny Arencibia, Darius Brown, Myles & Ann Caggins, Alice Cole, Jack Collins, Fredrick Favors, Selvin Hollingsworth, Alfred Lott, Harvey Milner, Howard Pendleton, William Roundtree, Paula Shaw Powell, Calvin Smyre, Taylor Funeral Home, Brad Turner, Bennie Washington, Len Williams, Pam Williams-Ferguson
$750: James Jackson, LaRae Moore, Jeanella Pendleton
$600: Marc Love
$500: Eddie Bryan, Edgar Buchannon, Ronald Carthra, Gregory Coates, Edward Dawson, Gary Dawson, Joseph Goodwin, Linda Hadley, Chester & Stephanie Hayes, Benjamin Holden, Patricia Hugley Green, Tommie Hunter, Lester Jackson, Gwen Johnson, Harold Lathan, Herman Lewis, Thomas Malone, Charles Matthews, Sylvester McRae, Milner’s Rental Properties, Rosalyn Shavers, Tony Taylor, Valerie Thompson, Caponier Whitaker, Cathleen Williams, Gerald Williams
$450: Erika Thomas
$400: Florence Dawkins, Annie Caldwell, Kenny Howard
$350: William Taylor, Larry Thomas
$300: Debra Alexander, Verray Caldwell, John Davis, Jaamal Dessusure, Winifred Dukes, Abdur Hassan, Herman & Regina Mitchell
$250: Terry Baker, Marshall Berger, Richard Bishop, Freddie Blackmon, Naomi Buckner, Janet C.B., Toya Chester, Susan Cooper, Tom Gehl, Ray Hollifield, Fletcher James, Iris Jessie, Clifton Johnson, Langston Funeral Home, Harold Mayweather, William Perry, Cynthia Phifer, Natasha Rogers, Nathaniel Sanderson, Joseph Saulsbury, Alex Shalishahi, Harriett Stephens, Skippers, Jimmy Watts, Patricia Welton, Debbie Williams, Gladys Williams
$200: Larry D. Anderson, Michael Bellamy, Bertha Brown, Harry Crawford, Rosetta Demming, Rosa Evans, Johnny Flakes, Lynn Green-Hall, Adrienne Griffin, John & Bobbi H., Dequindrae Hardnett, James Henry, Isaiah Hugley Jr., Ralph Huling, Debbie Hundley, Malcolm Jenkins, Maxine Lee, Rica Lewis-Payton, Eddie Lowe, Rodney Mahone, Farrah Shelly, Betty Shoultz, Hazel Thomas, Angela Vickers Ward, Alfred Welton, John Wilder, Arthur Williams, Rosalyn Williams, Shiann Williamson, Freddie Wilson, Irma Works
$150: Willie Adkins, Carolyn Hugley, Albert Hutchington, Walter Kimbrough, Gerald Turner
$125: Willie Means III, Walter Shields
Donors and contributions to Joanne Cogle’s campaign
$3,300: Campaign to Elect Joanne Cogle-District 7 Council
$3,000: Palvi Inc., Elizabeth Pearson
$2,500: Bettye Cheves, Cecil Cheves, Claude Scarbrough
$2,000: Committee to Elect Judy Thomas, Robert Walker Garrett, Tracy Spencer
$1,500: Chris Woodruff
$1,000: Lon Alexander (twice), Merett Alexander, Reynolds Bickerstaff, William Blanchard, Donald Bowles, Jim Buntin, Robert Culpepper, Shane Darrah, Graystone LLC, Donna Hand, Kerry Hand, Chris Harman, Paula Johnson, Paul Kilpatrick, Stephanie McPherson, John Pezold, Tracy Sayers, Linda Shinkle (twice), John Thayer Sr., Richard Ussery, J. Barrington Vaught, Sylvette Walsh, Whitewater Realty Inc., Jacob Wood
$750: Allen Pettis
$500: Michael Brabner, Beth Conlin, Traci Courville, Carson Cummings, Ron Daniel, Janet Davis, Karen Glisson, Madden Hatcher III, John Johnston, Frank Lumpkin, Barbara Patterson, William Scrantom, Julie Straus, Clair Thayer, John Walden, W. Richard Wilson
$350: Jeff Hudson
$300: Blythe Hall, Justin & Katie Krieg
$250: Leigh Avant, Eddie Branch, 5th Avenue Painting, Pamela Moss, Jason Pease, Alan Rothschild Jr., Connie Smith, Mat Swift, Mike Welch, Malon Wickham
$200: Susan Berry, Rhonda Eysel, Peggy Gray, Greystone Properties LLC, Jennifer Herbek, Lee Lee James, Steven Rice, Pam Thayer, Cham & Kristi Watkins
$150: John Jones
Donors and contributions to Jaketra Bryant’s campaign
$200: LaShondra Ervin
$105: Rubyna Abbey
$100: Adrienne Buhacoff, Crystal Davis, Myronda Jenkins, Jarrod Lockhart, Porshe Smiley
