Most elected officials will tell you they hate asking for money for their election or re-election campaigns. Based on reports filed with the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board some of my peers have overcome their hate of “the ask”.
Cash on hand according to the 1-19-2011 reports:
$50,106.67 – Supervisor Oleson
$16,925.42 – Supervisor Barron
$10,478.91 – Sheriff Gardner
$8,806.73 – Supervisor Langston
$3,603.43 – Supervisor Harris
$2,870.44 – Supervisor Rogers
$1,599.66 – Recorder McCalmant
$1,380.59 – Treasurer Gonzalez
$343.69 – Auditor Miller
$0.00 – Attorney Vander Sanden
Mr. Vander Sanden avoided “the ask” by doing the unthinkable – he didn’t form a campaign committee (or if he did, it didn’t need to file a report). Not too many candidates try that strategy … even if they don’t have opponents. Hats off to Jerry!
