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Area candidates detail where their money comes from Political candidates must file financial disclosure forms that detail contributions and expenditures. County candidates file with the Clarke County Probate Court and state candidates (which include legislative, circuit clerk and circuit judge candidates) file with the Alabama Secretary of State's office in Montgomery. "Forty-five Day" reports (so named because they are filed 45 days before a primary) were filed in April and the ones on record are highlighted below. Individual contributions of less than $100 can be lumped together as "non-itemized contributions." Contributions of $100 or more must be itemized with the individual donor listed. The reports show that some candidates are funding their campaigns mostly from their own pockets while others have received sizeable donations to help them in their quest for public office.
Sheriff Sheriff Jack Day will not seek another term in office and four local law enforcement officers have thrown their hat into the ring for the job. Gene Wiggins, an Alabama State Trooper from Thomasville, is running as a Republican. He reported $7,800 in contributions and expenses totaling $6,899.93, leaving a balance of $900.07. Itemized contributions are Andrew or Patricia Reid, Eight Mile, $300; Ken Meeks, Thomasville, $200; Moss Point Material, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., $500; Thomasville Trans Storage, Thomasville, $500; Stevie and Joann Stephens, Thomasville, $100; Larry Jones, Grove Hill, $100; Thomasville Lumber Co., Thomasville, $100; Dan Barlow, Grove Hill, $300; Hamilton Timber Co., Thomasville, $100; Kenneth Clayton, Thomasville, $100; Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Parham II, Jackson, $300; Wright Brand Oysters, Bayou LaBatre, $200; Wilhelmina Parnell Mallory, Thomasville, $100; Bart Furrow, Thomasville, $500; Allen L. Browder, Dixons Mills, $500; Browder and Sons Veneer Co. Inc., Thomasville, $500 bond; Raymond Chunn, Thomasville, $100; Robert Amos, Thomasville, $100; Buddy Bedwell, Thomasville, $200; Larry and Linda Knight, Thomasville, $500; Contract Maintenance Inc., Thomasville, $200; Andy and Gail Bagley, Thomasville, $100; Randy Knight, Thomasville, $100; Webb Knight, Thomasville, $100. Richard Harvey of Jackson, an officer with Jackson Police Department, is also running as a Republican. He reported $1,800 in itemized contributions and $770 in non-itemized contributions, which totaled $2,570. He also reported a personal loan of $4,380.30 to his campaign. His reported expenses totaled $6,930.30, which left a zero balance. Itemized contributions include James F. Dixon/Thomasville Lumber Co., Thomasville, $1,000; Howard Harvey, Jackson, $500; Paul H. Parham, Jackson, $300. Donnie Arnold, Chief Deputy with the Clarke County Sheriff's Department, of Thomasville, is a Democratic candidate for the position. He reported $7,470 in contributions and $2,996.45 in expenses, leaving a balance of $4,473.55. Itemized contributions include Thomasville Lumber Co., Thomasville, $1,000; Browder Veneer Mill, Thomasville, $1,000; New Greater First Baptist Church, Thomasville, $500; Clarke Pole and Piling Co., Thomasville, $300; Ricky Sellers Farm, Thomasville, $300; Prince Arnold, Oak Hill, $200; Jerry McCall, Fulton, $250; David Woods, Coffeeville, $900; Lincoln Arnold, New Orleans, LA, $300; Christian Memorial, Camden, $200; Thomasville ADC, Thomasville, $150; Thomas Jackson, Thomasville, $250; Walter and Mary Arnold, Pensacola, FL, $300; Bart Furrow, Thomasville, $500; McCorq-uodale and McCorquodale Attorneys, Jackson, $1,000. Bobby Moore of Whatley, a lieutenant with the Clarke County Sheriff's Department is seeking the position too. He is running as a Democrat. Moore reported a beginning balance of $10,000, a personal loan to his campaign, and contributions totaling $2,290. He reported expenses of $8,960.30, leaving a balance of $3,328.70. Itemized contributions include C.E. Bilbrey, Thomasville, $1,000; Nancy Patrick, Grove Hill, $250; Alvin Moore, Whatley, $500; William McConnell, Whatley, $200; Charles A. Marston and Fred Cushing Jr., Mobile, $200
District 1 Commissioner District 1 Clarke County Commissioner Rubye Andrews is not seeking another term and there are four candidates running for the position. Republican candidate Henry Burge reported no activity in his campaign. Milton Estes Sheffield, also a Republican candidate, reported a personal loan of $704.24 and expenses of $704.24, leaving him with a zero balance. Democratic candidate Maurice Paul reported a personal loan of $1,868.60 and expenses in the same amount, leaving him a zero balance. Elma Averett, also a Democratic candidate, reported he had not met the threshold for the filing period.
District 3 Commissioner Incumbent Patricia DuBose is seeking another term as the District 3 Clarke County Commissioner. She is running as a Democrat. She reported a $955 personal loan and expenses in the same amount, leaving a zero balance. Thomas E. "Tommy" Deas is also a Democratic candidate for the seat. He reported a $1,000 loan and expenses of $987, leaving a balance of $13. Clint Odom, who presently serves as the District 3 representative on the Clarke County Board of education, has chosen not to seek another term in order to run as a Republican for the county commission seat. He had no activity reported during the filing period.
District 3 Board of Education Karen Donald is the Democratic candidate for the District 3 seat on the Clarke County Board of Education. Barry Chancey is running as a Republican for the position. Neither reported any activity during the filing period.
District 4 Board of Education Mims Hackett and T. L. Douglas Sr. are both Democratic candidates for the District 4 seat on the Clarke County Board of Education. Neither reported any activity during the filing period.
Coroner The Clarke County Coroner's position was vacated last year when Keith Knight resigned his position. Early this year, Jonas Thomas of Thomasville was appointed to the position until another coroner could be elected. Thomas will run as a Republican candidate. He reported no activity during the filing period. Kevin Brunson of Jackson, who has served as deputy coroner, is running as a Democrat. He reported a contribution of $956.22 from Henry Eubanks of Jackson. His expenditures totaled $308.47, which left him with a balance of $647.75.
Circuit clerk In the Clarke County circuit clerk's race, Jay Duke of Grove Hill listed a $2,000 personal loan to his campaign. Contributions included his brother, Lee Duke, $500, and Hamilton Timber Company, $200. Duke listed $2,563.62 in expenses for an ending balance of $136.38. Bernita Stallworth of Jackson showed contributions of $3,034 and expenses of $1,218 for an ending balance of $1,816. Itemized donations included the Thomasville precinct of the Alabama Democratic Conference, $150; Good Hope Baptist Church, $200; Greater Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, $125; and State Rep. Thomas E. Jackson, $250. The bulk of her income, $2,309, was from unitemized contributions, that is contributions of $100 or less per contributor. The two candidates are Democrats.
Circuit judge The two attorneys running for circuit judge are funding their campaigns from their own pockets, according to campaign disclosure forms filed recently with the Alabama Secretary of State's office. All candidates who reach a certain level in contributions are required to file campaign disclosure forms. State candidates file with the Alabama Secretary of State's office and county candidates file with the local probate judge. The most recent filings, as of late April are "45 day reports," required to be filed 45 days before the June 6 primary. Circuit judge candidate Chris Bailey of Jackson showed income of $35,458,72 for his campaign, all in personal loans from himself. He listed no contributions from other sources. The campaign disclosure law says that all donations must be listed. Donations of $100 or more must be itemized with the name of the donor while smaller amounts can be lumped together. Bailey also showed $30,987.73 in expenses, mostly for advertising, and listed an ending balance of $4,470.00 Stuart DuBose, also of Jackson, listed a $33,385.75 personal loan as the source of his campaign funds. He listed $33,385.75 in campaign expenses, leaving a zero balance. Bailey and DuBose are Democrats.
House 65 Wayne Lathan of Jackson, a Democratic candidate for the District 65 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, is also bankrolling his campaign. His disclosure statement showed $20,500 in personal loans to his campaign. He listed $7,629.78 in campaign expenses for an ending balance of $12,870.22. Lathan was disqualified as a Democratic candidate in the special election last January to fill the vacant House 65 seat because of not properly filing his campaign disclosure forms. He ran as a write-in candidate and made a good showing but did not win. Marc Keahey of Grove Hill is also funding most of his campaign for the House seat. He showed a personal loan of $3,250 and donations totaling $1,250, The donations included Jeremey Anderson, Grove Hill, $500; Hardie Kimbrough, Grove Hill, $250; Hamilton Timber Co., Nanafalia, $250; and Steven F. Casey, Birmingham, $250. The Democratic candidate detailed $1,931.97 in campaign expenses leaving an ending balance of $2,618.03. Democratic candidate Angie Williams of Millry and Republican incumbent Nick Williams of Sims Chapel both filed waviers, which meant that they had not reached filing requirement thresholds during the filing period or had no campaign activity to report. In a report filed in January, Nick Williams had shown a campaign balance of $6,400 and had detailed over $10,000 in contributions.
Senate 22 The State Senate race for District 22 is shaping up to be a big one even though it won't be a contest until November when Democrat incumbent Pat Lindsey, D-Butler, faces Republican challenger John McMillan on the general election ballot. Nevertheless, Lindsey showed $43,685 in donations for the most recent filing period. He had a beginning balance of $158,415.14. He detailed $17,247.48 in expenses for an ending balance of $184,852.66. McMillan filed a wavier for the most recent filing period but his January report showed a balance of $35,730.
Circuit clerk, circuit judge and legislative offices are state positions and those candidates file their reports with the Alabama Secretary of State's office. These and other state reports can be viewed on the Internet at the Secretary of State's website, www.sos.state.al.us.
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