Follow The Money

By Abby Baker

Here’s How Gulfport Candidates Funded Their Campaigns

Next week, Gulfport voters from across the city will choose who sits in two council seats. We’ve interviewed the candidates and written about many aspects of their campaigns and goals over the past few months. This week, we’ve reviewed the most up-todate financial reports from each candidate.

A few notes about the numbers: All the data – except for the average donation – includes money candidates either donated or loaned to their campaigns. We have rounded the other figures to the nearest dollar. For a full list of donors, the amount they donated and other fiduciary information, please look for this story at thegabber.com. If you would like to see the original candidate reports, you can email the city clerk (ldemuth@mygulfport.us) to request them.

Christine Brown, Incumbent, Ward 2

Christine Brown has sat on city council since 2013. She serves as her own treasurer and campaign manager.

Total raised: $3386 Donations from Gulfport residents and businesses: $2886 Percentage of money raised in Gulfport: 85% Number of donors: 10 Number of donors from Gulfport: 8 Average donation: $191 Cash donations & loans: $2586 In-Kind (trade) donations: $800 Business donations: $500

Mike Bauer, Challenger, Ward 2

Treasurer: Bill Oetting Campaign Manager: Kate Bauer-Jones

Total raised: $3214 Donations from Gulfport residents and businesses: $1175 Percentage of money raised in Gulfport: 37% Number of donors: 46 Number of donors from Gulfport: 16 Average donation: $67 Cash donations & loans: $3,160 In-Kind (trade) donations: $54 Businesses donations: $54

Michael Fridovich, Incumbent, Ward 2

Michael Fridovich has sat on city council since 2013. He serves as his own treasurer; Barry Edwards serves as his campaign manager.

Treasurer: Self Campaign Manager: Barry Edwards

Total raised: $3,120 Donations from Gulfport residents and businesses: $1,290 Percentage of money raised in Gulfport: 41% Number of donors: 25 Number of donors from Gulfport: 11 Average donation: $113 Cash donations & loans: $3,020 In-Kind (trade) donations: $100 Business donations: 0

Richard Fried, Challenger, Ward 2

Treasurer: None listed Campaign Manager: None listed

Total raised: $2454 Donations from Gulfport residents and businesses: 0 Percentage of money raised in Gulfport: 100% Number of donors: 1 (self-funded campaign) Number of donors from Gulfport: 1 (self-funded campaign) Average donation: 0 Cash donations & loans: $2454 In-Kind (trade) donations: 0 Businesses donations: 0

Ian O’Hara, Challenger, Ward 4

Treasurer: David Hastings Campaign Manager: By committee

Total raised: $3808 Donations from Gulfport residents and businesses: $3693 Percentage of money raised in Gulfport: 97% Number of donors: 40 Number of donors from Gulfport: 38 Average donation: $69.40 Cash donations & loans: $3607 In-Kind (trade) donations: $202 Businesses donations: $148

Check thegabber.com on election night, March 9, for Gulfport City Council Election results.