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Now that Q2 campaign finance reports are in for all candidates, as are many of their required “pre-primary” reports showing financial activity between July 1st and 13th, we have gotten some additional insight into the strength of the campaigns of Scottsdale City Council candidates.
Again, Tammy Caputi is dominating the competition raising an impressive nearly $89K during Q2 and spending about $37.5K. She sits with over $216K CoH (cash on hand). Pursuant to our previous article about Caputi’s chances of avoiding a run-off which you can find here, and while her pre-primary report covering the first two weeks in July hadn’t been posted at the time of writing, her light spending likely diminishes the chances of her avoiding that run-off. Perhaps she is looking towards four years ahead and a future run for Mayor.
Jan Dubauskas has raised $73K combined over the Q2 and pre-primary periods and has spent $76.3K over that time period; she sits with nearly $24K CoH on July 14th. Considering both the strong spend and reasonable cash on hand at the end, she seems reasonably well positioned for November.
Adam Kwasman is also likely to go forward to the general election. In Q2 he raised close to $45K, spent $62.5K, and had $45K CoH as of July 1st. At the time of writing he had not submitted his pre-primary report.
Maryann McAllen raised $10K during the combined Q2 and pre-primary periods, she spent $7.4K during that time period, and sat with $4.2K on July 14th.
Tom Durham’s fundraising finally got off the ground, but he spent it about as quick as he brought it in. During Q2 he raised close to $19K, spent over $16K, and sat with $5K CoH at the end of Q2 (his pre-primary report hadn’t been submitted at the time of writing). If he makes it to the general election, he will be limping in.
Software engineer Justin Laos’s fundraising kicked in a bit in Q2, as he raised $13.5K during the period and spent $3.7K. While he sat with $12.3K at the end of Q2, his pre-primary report was not available at the time of writing.
The race’s youngest competitor Mason Gates pulled in $16K during the combined Q2 and pre-primary periods, and spent virtually the same amount during those periods, leaving him with under $2K CoH. If he moves on to the general election, he has a long road ahead of him.
Bob Lettieri rose from the dead in Q2, raising nearly $19K and spending over $18K, but is running on fumes as of the middle of July with under $1K CoH. It’s difficult to see a path forward for him. And lastly, Steve Casares raised over $12K and spent every single dime.
Our prediction? Caputi comes a hair short of winning outright, and Lettieri, Casares and Laos are eliminated.