WATERTOWN — After a mistaken monetary submitting in the beginning of the month, Republican Assemblyman Mark C. Walczyk’s marketing campaign has up to date its figures to point out he’s really far outraised his Democratic opponent Alex V. Hammond over the previous few months.
Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign supervisor Michael Schenk stated the inaccuracies within the preliminary studies submitted to the state Board of Elections have been the results of their marketing campaign treasurer lacking a folder of invoices and receipts. Mr. Schenk stated the marketing campaign labored alongside its treasurer to make sure the web filings have been up to date as rapidly as attainable after they realized the error. The preliminary paperwork from Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign confirmed he raised $20,372 within the final reporting interval — July to September. On the week of Oct. 12, Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign submitted its up to date filings to the state Board of Elections. The up to date disclosures present Mr. Walczyk raised $44,907.10 from all sources.
“We’re so extremely honored on the widespread assist the marketing campaign has acquired from throughout the district this 12 months,” Mr. Schenk stated.
Mr. Hammond’s marketing campaign raised $26,038 from all sources during the last reporting interval. In a ready assertion, Mr. Hammond congratulated Mr. Walczyk and his marketing campaign for outraising them, however admonished them for his or her preliminary errors.
“The essential factor to recollect is a principal cause why we do these filings,” Mr. Hammond stated. “It’s so that we will present that we as candidates are fiscally accountable and clear with our marketing campaign funds. It’s a scent check for voters to find out whether or not we have now the aptitude to be accountable with taxpayer cash. I’m dissatisfied that within the first submitting, my opponent failed to point out roughly $20,000 in donations. A self-proclaimed ‘watchdog’ ought to present the identical fiscal duty and transparency in his personal marketing campaign.”
Mr. Hammond added he hopes the correct authorities have investigated the submitting errors and located no foul play.
A lot of the cash Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign added was from particular person donations. The preliminary submitting confirmed $19,942 in particular person donations, however now his marketing campaign studies $30,999.59 in particular person donations, a rise of $11,057.
The Instances submitted a Freedom of Data Regulation request to the state Board of Elections to obtain copies of the preliminary, incomplete submitting Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign submitted. Regardless of the requirement that the state reply to a FOIL request inside 5 days, the state BOE didn’t present the requested paperwork, nor did officers supply a cause for why they weren’t offering the paperwork throughout the allotted timeframe. Repeated calls to the state BOE weren’t returned.
Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign didn’t present their copies of their preliminary submitting paperwork by press time Tuesday evening. This reporting is predicated on the preliminary reporting accomplished Oct. 6, and the up to date monetary paperwork accessible from the state BOE web site.
The up to date filings present a a lot completely different story than the preliminary paperwork. The place it as soon as appeared as if Mr. Walczyk was being outraised by $5,666, he really outraised his opponent by $18,869.
Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign additionally made greater than initially reported in union, native enterprise and Political Motion Committee donations. His preliminary studies confirmed he made solely $930 from unions and PACs, however the replace exhibits he really made $3,890, an extra $2,960.
Mr. Walczyk took in $1,000 from New York State United Lecturers, the state public faculty lecturers union, and $1,160 from the Plumbers and Steamfitters Native -73 in Oswego. Realtors PAC of New York State donated $500 {dollars} to the marketing campaign on behalf of Jefferson-Lewis Realtors, and the Nationwide Federation of Unbiased Companies PAC for New York State donated $250.
From Elmira, Chemung County, United NY Ambulance donated $464 to his marketing campaign. Within the north nation, GYMO Structure, Watertown, donated $100, and DGM Coon & Firm, Watertown, donated $250. PJ’s Riverboat Cafe, Clayton, donated $116, and Tanner Properties, Theresa, donated $50.
Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign additionally introduced in $2,946 from native Republican committees and different Republican candidates for workplace. The marketing campaign initially reported bringing in solely $630 from the Jefferson County Republican Committee and the Massena Republican Committee, lacking 4 massive donations. Mr. Walczyk’s preliminary submitting unnoticed one other $1,000 donation from the Jefferson County Republican Committee, $1,000 from Rep. Elise M. Stefanik’s marketing campaign for Congress, $100 from Assemblyman Ed Ra’s re-election marketing campaign, $116 from Assemblyman Phil Palmesano’s re-election marketing campaign and $100 from state Sen. Elizabeth “Betty” Little’s marketing campaign, which is being wound down as she’s not operating for re-election.
Mr. Hammond nonetheless outraised Mr. Walczyk in union and occasion committee donations, bringing in $12,000 from these sources within the final reporting interval.
Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign initially reported 4 company donations for a complete of about $500, however the up to date filings present he introduced in $1,598 from native company donors. The preliminary filings missed a $500 donation from Dewitt-based Empire Administration of CNY, $250 from the Albany places of work of the nationwide legislation agency Greenbert Traurig, $100 from Watertown Concrete and $250 from Marsmith Inc.
Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign additionally up to date its spending numbers. The place initially he reported spending $15,655, the up to date filings present the marketing campaign really spent $18,716. Whereas it’s unclear which further bills have been added to the brand new disclosures, the marketing campaign did amend one expense. The place they initially indicated they paid the web information aggregator Newzjunky $3,300 for petitioning bills, the up to date filings present Mr. Walczyk really paid the corporate for promoting bills.
Whereas Mr. Walczyk’s marketing campaign initially reported he spent $5,473 of his personal cash on the marketing campaign, that didn’t paint the complete image of his private funding in his marketing campaign. On July 30, Mr. Walczyk donated $3,000 by examine to his personal marketing campaign. Moreover, the place he initially reported spending $1,642 on mugs, the up to date filings point out that expense was for branded can koozies.
Mr. Walczyk ended the month of September with $34,529 in his marketing campaign accounts, barely greater than the $32,442 he had on the similar time in 2018 throughout his race to unseat 10-year incumbent Democrat Addie A.E. Jenne.
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