The Cost of Running for Office in Medford
Ever wonder what running for office costs? Running for office, even local office, can be expensive, with money spent on things such as signs, mailings, stickers, advertising, and fundraiser events. Donations come from local residents, friends, family, and other candidates.
Here’s a look at how much Medford’s candidates for Mayor, School Committee, and City Council have raised and spent in the past few months. The remaining balances are as of October 26 and do not reflect what might have been spent in the last week of the campaign.
Mayor
Mayor Michael McGlynn, re-elected as Mayor
Previous campaign balance- $104,830.42
Raised- $44,620.99
Spent- $26,553.91*
Remaining balance- $122,897.50
*The money spent by Mayor McGlynn was mostly not for his re-election, as he ran unopposed. Most of the campaign money was spent on events and donations to other candidates, including candidates outside of Medford, and donations to local organizations such as the Mustang Club.
School Committee
John Falco, elected to School Committee
Raised- $7,430
Spent- $6,017.59
Remaining balance- $1,412.41
Sharon Guzik, elected to School Committee
Raised- $10,071.71
Spent- $4,442.78
Remaining balance- $5,628.93
Bill O’Keefe, elected to School Committee
Previous campaign balance- $500
Raised- $9,840
Spent- $9,124.77
Remaining balance- $1,215.23
George Scarpelli, elected to School Committee
Raised- $8,940
Spent- $6.851.72
Remaining balance- $2,088.28
Ann Marie Cugno, re-elected to School Committee
Previous campaign balance- $74.03
Raised- $3,375
Spent- $2,650.17
Remaining balance- $798.86
Paulette Van der Kloot, re-elected to School Committee
$0
William Brady
Previous campaign balance- $328.53
Raised- $8,435
Spent- $7,073.52
Remaining balance- $1,735.01
Lena DiGiantommaso
$0
Robert E. Skerry, Jr.
Previous campaign balance- $418.50
Raised- $5,580
Spent- $4,565
Remaining balance- $1,432.50
Chris Murphy
Raised- $5,950.99
Spent- $4,585.70
Remaining balance- $1,365.29
Larry Brown
$2,094.54- spent out of pocket
City Council
Stephanie Muccini Burke, re-elected to City Council
Previous campaign balance- $1,355.39
Raised- $4,510
Spent- $4,952.45
Remaining balance- $912.94
Paul Camuso, re-elected to City Council
Previous campaign balance- $4,821.74
Raised- $8,800
Spent- $12,934.20
Remaining balance- $687.54
Fred Dello Russo, Jr., re-elected to City Council
Previous campaign balance- $4,113.06
Raised- $4,365
Spent- $2,468.88
Remaining balance- $6,009.18
Breanna Lungo-Koehn, re-elected to City Council
Previous campaign balance- $1,991.15
Raised- $2980
Spent- $4,600.32
Remaining balance- $370.83
Robert Maiocco, re-elected to City Council
Previous campaign balance- $23.63
Raised- $9,225
Spent- $4,475.80
Remaining balance- $4,472.83
Michael Marks, re-elected to City Council
Previous campaign balance- $179
Raised- $9,204.79
Spent- $8,884.33
Remaining balance- $499.46
Mark Arena
Previous campaign balance- $314
Raised- $8,715
Spent- $5,495.77
Remaining balance- $3,534.06
Brian Chamberlain
Previous campaign balance- $5,058.30
Raised- $125
Spent- $5,027.88
Remaining balance- $155.42
Note– Information from City Councilor Robert Penta, re-elected to his seat, will soon be published.
Source: Medford Registrar of Voters.
If Ms. Guzik had that much money left over, why did I get an appeal for more money (copied below) two days before the election?
CONTRIBUTE
As the campaign winds down, the last of the bills come due. We have down very well sticking to a tight budget, but there are a few odds and ends that will still need to be paid.
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I am extremely grateful to everyone who has already contributed to the campaign, and to a number of people who have done so more than once! Thank you, thank you, thank you
The remaining balances reflect what the candidates had as of October 26, when they had to file their campaign finance statements. We won’t know what was spent the last week of the campaign until January 20, when the final campaign finance statement is due.