Spain, Tapia-Hadley Dominate Fundraising In Arlington’s 2 Board Races

ARLINGTON, VA — Democrat Julius D. "JD" Spain Sr. continued to outpace his three opponents in the Arlington County Board race in terms of fundraising according to the Oct. 28 campaign financial filings. This is the last time candidates are required to share fundraising data until after next Tuesday’s election.

As of Oct. 24, Spain's campaign committee received a total of $203,414 in donations, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, which tracks campaign finance in the state. That’s nearly five times more in donation money than the $21,332 reported by Audrey Clement (I)

By comparison, Forward Party candidate Madison F. Granger raised $11,419 and Republican Juan Carlos Fierro brought in $9,545.

Arlington County Board Race: Total Money Raised As Of Oct. 24

• $2o3,414 - Julius D. "JD" Spain Sr. (D)
• $21,332 - Audrey Clement (I)
• $11,419 - Madison Faith Grander (Fwd.)
• $9,545 - Juan Carlos Fierro (R)

Julius D. "JD" Spain Sr.’s Top Donors

• $7,000 - Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Labor)
• $5,000 - NOVA Area Labor Federation (Labor)
• $5,000 - United Brotherhood of Carpenters (Labor)
• $4,800 - Deborah C. Brittain (Retired)
• $3,000 - Jeanne M. Broyhill (Mortgage Lenders)
• $2,000 - VoteVets (Miscellaneous Single-Issue)
• $2,500 - Baltimore Washington Construction & Public Employees
• $1,349 - Richard Schumann (Retired)
• $1,250 - Matt De Ferranti (Arlington County Board Member
• $1,200 - Dean Franklin Amel (Financial Services)

Audrey Clement’s Top Donors

• $16,676 - Audrey Clement (Candidate/Telcom-Misc.)
• $300 - James Thomas Hurysz (Management Consultants)

Madison Faith Granger’s Top Donors

• $1,000 - Steve Bell (Retired)
• $1,000 - George Snider (Defense-Misc.)
• $500 - Madison Faith Granger ( Unknown Occupation)
• $250 - Mark F. Cancian (Federal Government Employees)
• $200 - Michael Cantwell (Military/Dept of Defense)
• $200 - Christopher Taggart (Retired)
• $150 - Cathy Yi (Non-Profit Employees)

Juan Carlos Fierro’s Top Donors

• $1,500 - Anthony Hardenburgh (IT/Software)
• $300 - James Casey (Retired)
• $250 - Dolores Leal Owens (Hotel/Lodging/Tourism)
• $150 - Ernest Brockman Jr. (Federal Government Employees)
• $150 - Scott Parkinson (Anti-Tax/Limited Government)

Madison Faith Granger’s Top Donors

• $1,500 - Anthony Hardenburgh (IT/Software)
• $300 - James Casey (Retired)
• $250 - Dolores Leal Owens (Hotel/Lodging/Tourism)
• $150 - Ernest Brockman Coggins Jr. (Federal Government Employees)
• $150 - Scott Parkinson (Anti-Tax/Limited Government)

Arlington School Board

Also on the Nov. 5 ballot are four candidates seeking one of the two open seats on the Arlington School Board: Zuraya Tapia-Hadley, James Vell Rives IV, Kathleen Ann Clark and Paul Weiss.

Arlington County School Board Race: Total Money Raised As Of Oct. 24

• $83,164 - Zuraya Tapia-Hadley
• $31,632 - James Vell Rives IV
• $28,812 - Kathleen Ann Clark
• $14,166 - Paul Weiss

Much like Spain’s dominance in fundraising in the county board race, Tapia-Hadley has received significantly more campaign contributions than her opponents, according to VPAP.

Zuraya Tapia-Hadley’s Top Donors

• $3,359 - Zuraya Tapia-Hadley (Candidate/IT/Internet)
• $3,000 - John Eric Stanley (Realtors)
• $2,500 - The Strathdee Group (Political Consultants)
• $2,500 - Tony Weaver (Building Trades/Subcontractors)
• $2,000 - Scott Corley (Unknown Occupation)
• $2,000 - Cindy Jimenez Turner (Chemicals/Plastics)
• $1,400 - Andres Ramirez (Lobbyists)
• $1,251 - Babur Lateef (Ophthalmologists)
• $1,100 - Andres Tobar (Executive Recruitment/Temp Agencies

James Vell Rives IV’s Top Donors

• $1,459 - AJW Inc (Misc. Energy/Natural Resources)
• $1,200 - George Snider (Defense/Misc.)
• $1,000 - Claudia Anderson (Newspapers/Magazines)
• $1,000 - David Broyles (Defense/Misc.)
• $1,000 - Sandra M Rives (Non-Wage Earners)
• $1,000 - Vaughn Rives (Retired)
• $1,000 - James Rives III (Retired)
• $1,000 - Carolyn Stoll (Retired)

Kathleen Ann Clark’s Top Donors

• $2,800 - Kathleen Clark (Candidate/Retail/Clothing/Apparel)
• $1,500 - Julie King (Retired)
• $1,100 - Laura Jackson (Non-Wage Earners)
• $1,000 - Karen Gilbo (Defense/Misc.)
• $1,000 - Arlene J Meaney (Retired)
• $750 - Greg Eastman (Misc. Financial Services)
• $600 - Alison Cassels (Non-Wage Earners)
• $600 - Wendelyn Pizer (Attorneys/Law Firms)

Paul Weiss’ Top Donors
$2,500 - Mary Byrne (Non-Wage Earners)
$1,000 - Donna Alpi (Non-Wage Earners)
$1,000 - April Everett (Non-Wage Earners)
$1,000 - Tom Weiss (Non-Wage Earners)
$500 - Marty Abbott (Non-Wage Earners)
$500 - Cameron Brien (IT/Internet)
$500 - Alicia Johnston (Advertising/PR/Direct Mail/Marketing)
$500 - Allison Kassir (Attorneys/Law Firms

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