The three donors named in filings are:
- Lori Elder – $5,000 on January 10th
- Paul Loeber – $5,000 on January 31st
- R. Davis – $10,800 on January 31st
This brings the total reported cash raised by the SOS Party to $41,300 since its formation in December. However, since donations under $1,000 are only reported quarterly, the sum is likely higher.
The filings for these donations were again submitted by Laura Jacksack, a political and election law attorney. It seems clear that neither the candidates, nor their committee treasurer or chair want to have anything to do with financial filings.
Considering what Trustees Meroni and Selman went through with the State Board of Elections nearly four years ago (which resulted in two year probation for their former Save 5 Acres committee), this seems prudent.
The committee also released their quarterly expenses for the period ending December 31, 2014, which revealed the name of their website developer. Rather than using a local resource which created the website for their Save 5 Acres campaign and the “Don’t Change Barrington Hills” site, Meroni, Naumann and Selman opted to use Old Town Media in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
The location of Old Town Media did ring a bell with us, and as it turns out, a former village resident who used to be very politically active in the Riding Club moved to Ft. Collins a few years ago, so perhaps he’s lending a hand. And, perhaps not so coincidentally, this person’s daughter works for Old Town Media as a Marketing Assistant, as shown in the company’s directory.
Once again, we’ll be keeping readers updated periodically on the two campaign committees leading up to the April 7th elections. In the meantime, those who wish to review SOS Party filings with the Board of Elections can do so by clicking here.