EDITOR’S NOTE:
This is the second of a two-part series on campaign contributions filed with the state Public Disclosure Commission.
PORT TOWNSEND — The race for Jefferson County commissioner — which pits incumbent John Austin against Jim Boyer — has drawn more campaign contributions than any other county contest in the Nov. 2 general election on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Ballots will be mailed to voters Wednesday in the all-mail-ballot election.
The total donated so far to the election of the next District 3 commissioner is $48,003, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission.
Austin, a 69-year-old Port Ludlow Democrat and retired psychologist who is seeking a second term, has raised $26,330.
Boyer, a 64-year-old Port Ludlow home-builder and a Republican, has raised $21,673.
Austin was given the largest contribution from any single source in Clallam and Jefferson counties: $6,191 from the Jefferson County Democrats.
Boyer’s contributions include $5,750 from the Jefferson County Republican Central Committee.
Other countywide races are for prosecuting attorney and county district court judge.
Individual contributions, excluding those from political parties, cannot exceed $800 for the primary election and $800 for the general election, PDC spokeswoman Lori Anderson said.
The state Legislature imposed the limit as of June 10, she said.
“Before, if you were running for a commission seat, you could raise as much as you wanted from anybody,” she said.
County and state legislative parties can contribute up to 40 cents for every registered voter.
Today is a reporting date for contributions and expenditures. The last one was Oct. 4.
Most expenditures by candidates were for print and broadcast advertising and bulk mailing.
The following contributions and expenditures are available at www.pdc.wa.gov.
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
John Austin
Austin’s contributions include $2,500 he loaned his campaign and $941 in in-kind contributions. He has reported expenditures of $9,284.
Here are the contributions to his campaign:
• $6,191: Jefferson County Democrats, Port Townsend.
• $400: Bruce Dennison, Stillwater, Minn.
• $300: Anthony Simpson, Port Ludlow; Peter Bahls, Port Townsend.
• $250: Herbert Cook Jr., George Yount, both of Port Townsend.
• $200: Gary McDowell, Port Townsend; Stephen Bauer, Hansville; Russell Pearson, Solana Beach, Calif.; Ronald and Diane Nelson, both of Port Ludlow.
• $150: Connie Gallant, J. D. Gallant, Quilcene; Sam Shoen, Port Townsend.
• $129: Proceeds from a low-cost fundraiser.
• $125: C. M. Eagan, C. A. Eagan, Donna Fabian, John Fabian, all of Port Ludlow; William Miller, Port Townsend.
• $100: Mayadelle Craig, Ben Critchlow, Owen Fairbank, Fayette Krause, Susan Marett, Russell and Elizabeth Minter, Judith Rubin, Erica Springstead, John Staples, John Swaner, Rick Zajicek, James Phinney, all of Port Townsend; George Harter, Phoenix, Ariz.; Stanley Kadesh, Gerald Konkol, Jack McKay, William McLaughlin, Diane Purdy, Gerald Purdy, Dennis Robinson, Sally Simpson, Elizabeth Van Zonneveld, all of Port Ludlow; Madelyn Pitts, Quilcene; Lisa Painter, Nordland; Anne Murphy, all of Chimacum.
Austin has reported 355 contributions of less than $100.
Jim Boyer
Boyer’s contributions include $100 he loaned his campaign. He did not report any in-kind contributions. He has reported expenditures of $18,898.
Here are the contributions to his campaign:
• $5,750: Jefferson County Republican Central Committee.
• $500: Alton Otis, Port Townsend; Paul Akers, Bellingham.
• $445: Larry Carter, Port Ludlow.
• $400: Melinda Morgan, Diane Sproch-Wilkerson, both of Port Ludlow.
• $250: Gladys Heinzinger, Nordland; Jan Nelson, Trout Lake; John Shold, Port Hadlock.
• $200: Richard Elam, Gene Farr, J. E. Farr, Daniel Reandeau, Richard Stelow, all of Port Townsend; Republican Women of Jefferson County, Anthony Simpson, Madeline Rein, all of Port Ludlow; Jesse Stewart, Port Hadlock; Shelton Washburn, Chimacum; Wayne Schlaefli, Brinnon; Fred Backer, Medina; Bill Bahlburg, Plano.
• $150: Kelly Bahlburg, Nordland; Robert Black, Richard Rein, both of Port Ludlow; Thomas Riggs, Port Hadlock; Tom Riggs, Hadlock; Jim Watson, Port Ludlow.
• $100: Donna Eldridge, Joseph D’Amico, Barbara Bradford, Richard Elam, all of Port Townsend; Robert Asbell, Walter Biondi, Jerry Brady, Thomas Claudson, D. Cooper, Ila Gluhm, Dwight Hauptman, R.E. Helander, Craig Henderson, Shelley Henderson, Frederick King, Paul Moseley, Allen Panasuk, Barbara S. Sherfick, D.W. Thompson, Thomas Truston, Vikki Truston, Edward Wagner, Dennis Wilkerson, Henry Souza, Jesse Stewart, all of Port Ludlow; Charles Adams, Olympia; Gene Cox, Philip Flyn, Lillian Lovato, Ralph Rush, all of Nordland; Victoria Dyer, John Gusoskey, both of Quilcene; Michael Kitchen, Roger Short, Shelton Washburn, all of Chimacum; Roger Myhre, George Sickel, both of Brinnon; Darold R. Johnson, Duvall; Jack Venrick, Enumclaw.
Boyer has reported 59 contributions of less than $100.
Jefferson County prosecuting attorney
Scott Rosekrans
Incumbent Democrat Scott Rosekrans, 58, of Port Townsend has raised $7,176, including $2,500 he loaned his campaign and $46 in in-kind contributions. He has reported $4,499 in expenditures.
Here are the contributions to his campaign:
• $1,000: Jefferson County Democrats, Port Townsend.
• $500: Robert Mulcahy, Sunnyvale, Calif.
• $250: Gary McDowell, Mary McDowell, both of Port Townsend
• $200: Juelie Dalzell, Brian Norvell, Kathleen Norvell, all of Port Townsend.
• $100: Cassandra Brotherton, Tom Brotherton, both of Quilcene; Thomas Dunkerton, Samuel Ramirez, both of Port Townsend; Lisa Painter, Nordland.
Rosekrans reported 23 contributions of less than $100.
Paul Richmond
Paul Richmond, 49, a Port Townsend lawyer, filed as an independent but has unsuccessfully run in the past as a Democrat against U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks.
Richmond is mini-reporting. He must keep records of his contributions and does not need to file reports on contributions and expenditures but cannot collect more than $5,000 and cannot accept more than $500 from any one contributor except himself.
Jefferson County District Court judge
Jill Landes
Incumbent Jill Landes, 60, of Port Townsend is mini-reporting. She must keep records of her contributions and does not need to file reports on contributions and expenditures but cannot collect more than $5,000 and cannot accept more than $500 from any one contributor except herself.
John Wood
Challenger John Wood, 66, a Port Townsend lawyer, has raised $4,947 and has loaned his campaign $5,000. He has reported $1,100 in cash contributions, $3,339 in in-kind contributions and $4,908 in expenditures.
Here are the contributions to his campaign:
• $500: ATA Port Townsend LLC.
• $200: Timothy D. Craig, Port Townsend.
• $100: Phyllis Chaisson, Hal Leskinen, both of Port Townsend.
Wood has reported two contributions of less than $100.
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Senior Writer Paul Gottlieb can be reached at 360-417-3536 or at paul.gottlieb@peninsuladailynews.com.