As humorist Will Rogers once said, “Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” That's as true today as it was then, and with the election right …
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As humorist Will Rogers once said, “Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” That's as true today as it was then, and with the election right around the corner, we’ve looked into finance reports to see what several local candidates have on hand.
The following information is limited to funds reported as received between Jan. 1 and Oct 8, 2018. Information includes total donations from individuals and PACs during that period, with names and amounts of contributions from three of the largest PAC donations (where there are three or more, which is not the case with all candidates).
Two of the candidates show open violations for late filings; Mr. Ascencao filed his report, due July 31, a day late on Aug. 1; Ms. Calise filed her report, due Oct. 9, 4 days late on Oct. 13.
House District 69: Susan Donovan (D) vs. Douglas Gablinske (I)
Donovan
Individual contributions: $7,195
PAC contributions: $4,495
Gablinske
Individual contributions: $7,100
PAC contributions: $1,000
House District 68: Laufton Ascencao (D) vs. William Hunt (L)
Ascencao
Individual contributions: $15,900
PAC contributions: $3,250
Energize RI Climate Action PAC: $500
Hunt
Individual contributions: $1,905
PAC contributions: $1,000
Senate District 11: James Seveney (D) vs. Stephanie Calise (R)
Seveney
Individual contributions: $1,325
PAC contributions: $2,650
Energize RI Climate Action PAC: $200
Calise
Individual contributions: $1,795
PAC contributions: $100
Senate District 32: Cynthia Coyne (D) vs. David Aucoin (R)
Coyne
Individual contributions: $7,660
PAC contributions: $5,400
Aucoin
Individual contributions: $2,299
PAC contributions: $0