Politics & Government
Lexington-Richland 5 School Board Candidate Contributions
A look at donations made to candidates in the Lexington-Richland 5 school board race.

The following information is from the S.C. Ethics Commission. Information is current as of Oct. 30.
Candidates for Lexington-Richland 5 have collected a total of $36,252.06 in campaign contributions for the Nov. 6 election.
Incumbents Robert Gantt and Beth Burn Watson as well as newcomer Jondy Loveless had the most contributions.
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Lexington County
Jan Hammond
Contributor Name Date Amount ($) 100 or less 10/16/12800
Bain, Mike 10/17/12 25 Bell, Dan 10/19/12 45 Branham, Keith 10/18/12 200 Gilmore, John 10/10/12 100 Moore, Jake 9/30/12 250 Mungo, Stewart 10/12/12 100 Quakenbush, Don 10/17/12 50 Waidner, Fritz 10/19/12 100 Total $1,670
9/13/12 100.54 O'Leary, Jim 10/11/12 100 Olson, Bob & Carolyn 8/24/12 250 Piepenbring, Lee 8/24/12 100 Rast, Peggy 9/12/12 100 S.C. Builders PAC 10/3/12 500 Sheheen, Vincent 8/29/12 100 Sheheen, Fred
9/10/12 100 Smith, Kathryn 8/24/12 100 Songer, Valorie 8/23/12 100 Sweigart, Cindy 10/4/12 100 The Peak Group 8/23/12 150 Urban, Jan 8/25/12 100 WGG 9/13/12 300 Williams, Terry 8/24/12 100 Wolfe, Jack 8/27/12 200 Wolfe, Bill 8/13/12 150 Total
Beth Burn Watson
Contributor Name Date Amount ($) Baker, Susan 8/20/12100
Beckham, Steve 8/31/12 100 Bueno, Albert 10/12/12 200 Burke, Lewis & Anne 9/1/12 100 Bussell, Lee 8/24/12 250 Cameron, Larry 8/1/12 250 Cashion Electric 9/20/12 100 Chao & Associates 9/10/12 500 Childs, Ken 8/13/12 1,000 Contributions under $100 10/1/12 855 Crantford & Assoc. 9/13/12 250 Cumming 9/04/12 200 Doerring, Lora Lee 9/03/12 100 Duff, David 9/15/12 250 Ferrell, Roberta 9/3/12 100 Freeman, John 8/25/12 125 Freeman, Nancy 8/25/12 125 Heizer, Francenia 9/18/12 250 Henry, John 8/26/12 100 Highsmith, Catherine 8/24/12 100 Hiller, Jane & Nick 8/20/12 500 Hite, Paula 9/5/12 100 LaFountian, Marc 8/24/12 100 Love, Kyle 9/5/12 100 Lynn, Steve 10/5/12 100 Mahoney, Kathy 8/7/12 100 McDaniel, Preston 8/20/12 100 McLeod, Julie 10/4/12 250 Mungo, Stewart 9/7/12 100 Murray, Scott 10/16/12 124.21 Murray, Scott9/13/12 100.54 O'Leary, Jim 10/11/12 100 Olson, Bob & Carolyn 8/24/12 250 Piepenbring, Lee 8/24/12 100 Rast, Peggy 9/12/12 100 S.C. Builders PAC 10/3/12 500 Sheheen, Vincent 8/29/12 100 Sheheen, Fred
9/10/12 100 Smith, Kathryn 8/24/12 100 Songer, Valorie 8/23/12 100 Sweigart, Cindy 10/4/12 100 The Peak Group 8/23/12 150 Urban, Jan 8/25/12 100 WGG 9/13/12 300 Williams, Terry 8/24/12 100 Wolfe, Jack 8/27/12 200 Wolfe, Bill 8/13/12 150 Total
$9,279.75
Jondy Loveless
Contributor Name Date Amount ($) Baker, Susan 8/26/12500
Bueno, Albert 10/12/12 200 Bussell, Lee 8/24/12 250 Clary, Doug 9/17/12 100 Hite, Paula 9/17/12 100 Knowles, Jeff 9/29/12 100 Long, Eugene 9/15/12 100 Loveless, Jondy 10/3/12 2,200 Loveless, Jondy 8/30/12 2,000 Loveless, Jondy 8/20/12 100 Loveless, Jondy 8/20/12 900 Loveless, Jondy 8/20/12 38.56 Loveless, Jondy 8/24/12 2,000 Murray, Scott 9/13/12 100.54 Murray, Julia 9/17/12 250 Murray, Scott 10/16/12 124.21 O'Leary, James 10/11/12 100 Political Action Committee 10/3/12 500 Wolfe, William 8/27/12 150 Wolfe, Jack 8/28/12 200 Total $10,013.31
Ed Yates
Contributor Name Date Amount ($) Berley, Jerry 8/17/1250
Byers, Don 9/5/12 200 Carlson, Don 8/17/12 500 Delanney, Sam 9/5/12 50 Gordon, Jim 8/23/12 50 Yates, Ed 10/16/12 63.10 Total $913.10Richland County
Melissa Cole
Contributor Name Date Amount ($) Babson, John 10/16/12100
Buxton, Thomas & Pam 8/14/12 100 Buxton, Thomas & Pam 8/14/12 100 Byers, Don 9/5/12 200 Carlson, Don and Lilyan 9/5/12 500 Chambers, Geoffrey 9/14/12 100 Edwards, Patricia 10/16/12 100 Johnson Alfred 10/16/12 75 Manheim, Carl 9/1/12 750 Odom, Ed 9/1612 150 Odom, Sandra 8/14/12 500 Odom, Sandra S 8/14/12 500 Root, Mark & Christine 9/5/12 100 Ryan, Hugh 9/5/12 100 Shealy, Jody & Melissa 8/14/12 500 Shealy, Melissa & Jody 8/14/12 500 Shealy, Jody & Melissa 9/15/12 161 Stout, Stuart 10/16/12 100 Trevett, Nathan & Christy 8/14/12 100 Trevett, Nathan & Christina 8/14/12 100 van Dam, Alaric & Jacquelyn 8/14/12 500 van Dam, Alaric & Jacquelyn 8/14/12 500 Winters, Roy 9/14/12 100 Total $3,761
9/23/12 1,000 Mungo, Stewart 10/1/12 200 O'Leary, Kim 9/15/12 250 O'Leary, James 10/5/12 200 SC Builders Association 10/3/12 1,000 Smith, Lisa 9/26/12 250 Smith, Ron 10/8/12 250 Tobin, Walter 10/8/12 100 WGG 10/5/12 300 White, Andrea 9/30/12 125 Wolf, Jack 8/27/12 200 Wolf, Bill 8/23/12 150 Urban, Jan 8/25/12 100 WGG 9/13/12 300 Williams, Terry 8/24/12 100 Wolfe, Jack 8/27/12 200 Wolfe, Bill 9/15/12 150 Total
Robert Gantt
Contributor Name Date Amount ($) Baker, Ralp 8/27/12100
Bauknight, Russell 10/18/12 300 Berry, Al 10/5/12 200 Bueno, Albert 10/12/12 200 Capps, Jessica 10/5/12 250 Capps, Gary 10/9/12 250 Cashion Electrical 9/20/12 100 Chao 9/10/12 500 Childs, Ken 8/26/12 1,000 Contract Construction 10/12/12 250 Croom, Donna 10/24/12 100 Duff, David 9/15/12 125 Eadon, Linda 10/8/12 150 Edwards, Patricia 10/3/12 100 Gantt, Robert W 8/15/12 1,000 Gantt, Robert W 10/18/12 615 Gilbert, Myra 10/6/12 100 Gressette, Ashby 10/16/12 250 Heizer, Francina 9/24/12 250 Hite, Paula 10/7/12 100 Hogan, Kathy 10/11/12 100 Mahoney, Robert 10/7/12 100 Mathis, Brenda 10/6/12 100 McDaniel, Preston 10/4/12 100 McLeod, Julie 10/4/12 250 Mims, Debra 9/23/12 1,000 Mims, Michael9/23/12 1,000 Mungo, Stewart 10/1/12 200 O'Leary, Kim 9/15/12 250 O'Leary, James 10/5/12 200 SC Builders Association 10/3/12 1,000 Smith, Lisa 9/26/12 250 Smith, Ron 10/8/12 250 Tobin, Walter 10/8/12 100 WGG 10/5/12 300 White, Andrea 9/30/12 125 Wolf, Jack 8/27/12 200 Wolf, Bill 8/23/12 150 Urban, Jan 8/25/12 100 WGG 9/13/12 300 Williams, Terry 8/24/12 100 Wolfe, Jack 8/27/12 200 Wolfe, Bill 9/15/12 150 Total
$10,615
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