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Council election candidates ⎨le campaign ⎨nance reports
SOO RIN KIM, TOMÁS ORIHUELA, TOM COULTER, KAITLIN WASHBURN AND JEREMY TURLEY 21 hrs ago
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COLUMBIA — The ⎨ve candidates for the First and Fifth ward seats on the Columbia City Council ⎨led their ⎨rst round of campaign ⎨nance
reports on Thursday.
The Missouri Ethics Commission required the reports, which detail campaign ⎨nance contributions and spending through Feb. 18, 40 days
before the April 4 election.
The reports show that the First Ward candidates — incumbent Clyde Run and challengers Pat Kelley and Andrew Hutchinson — each have
a little more than $1,000. In the Fifth Ward, candidates Matt Pitzer and Art Jago had considerably more. They are competing to replace
incumbent Laura Nauser, who is not seeking re-election.
Pitzer reported raising $10,771, the most of any candidate.
The portfolio manager for Shelter Insurance received nearly 45 percent of his support
from people in the medical and insurance ⎨elds. Pitzer said that's because it was the
⎨rst place he and his wife, Kathleen Pitzer, looked for support.
"Those are the two industries that we work in, so that was kind of the immediate circle
of people, and from there we really have been broadening out and just trying to meet as many folks as we can and talk to as many di⇸erent
people as I can in the Fifth Ward," Pitzer said.
Capital Health Management was among Pitzer's top donors, giving the candidate $1,000.
"I’ve known Matt for well over 10 years," Capital Health Management Vice President Brian Kimes said. "He's great in the community, and he's
an outstanding citizen, and we know he's good at what he does, good for the ward and good for the city."
Mayor Brian Treece and Nauser donated $500 and $125 to Pitzer, respectively.
"I think that shows a tremendous amount of con⎨dence in me, and I hope to use their support as a kind of a springboard to really build and
keep the momentum going through the April 4th election," Pitzer said.
Nauser said that people she has a lot of respect for support Pitzer and that they share the same view of the on-going nine-year e⇸ort
to expand the city's electric system in south Columbia.
Nauser is an ardent opponent of the transmission line route known as Option A, and voted against the contentious plan in 2013 and 2016.
Option A would place the line along Providence Road, Grindstone Parkway, Nifong Boulevard, Vawter School Road and Scott Boulevard.
Nauser prefers a route that a⇸ects fewer people.
Jago, meanwhile, reported contributions of $5,488, of which $5,038 came from him.
"I feel quite con⎨dent. I’m pleased with how the campaign is going so far," Jago said,
adding that he's getting good response from his door-to-door campaigning.
Mary and Norman Scott Litofsky contributed $250 to Jago, who is a professor of
management at MU. They’ve known Jago for 12 years because their children went to
school together, ⎨rst at Je⇸erson Junior Middle School and then at Rock Bridge High School. Norman Scott is chief of the division of
neurological surgery at the MU School of Medicine.
Matt Pitzer's campaign ⎨nance report
Arthur Jago's campaign ⎨nance report
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Soo Rin KimPublic Life reporter for spring 2017, studying investigative/data journalism; reach me at [email protected]
Tomas OrihuelaSpring 2017 Public Life reporter. I'm an exchange junior studying photojournalism with an emphasis on print and social media.
Tom CoulterSpring 2017 public life reporter. I am a sophomore studying data journalism. Reach me by email at [email protected] or on Twitter at @tomcoulter_
Kaitlin WashburnSpring 2017 Public Life Writer. I am a sophomore studying investigative journalism. I can be reached at [email protected], on Twitter @kwashy12 or inthe newsroom at (573)8825720.
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"My husband and I made this contribution because Jago is a very honest person, who works really hard," Mary Litofsky said. "He’s a really
dedicated person, and I enjoy being around him. He has the best interest at heart, and we know that he’s going to pursue his objective with
determination and dedication ... We believe he’s an excellent candidate.
"It’s money well spent"
In the First Ward, Run reported raising $1,656. Run is a retired theater professor and the pastor at Second Missionary Baptist Church. He
could not be reached for comment.
Deb Sheals, a historic preservation consultant and board member of the Downtown
Community Improvement District, donated $250 to Run's re-election campaign. She
noted his work to ⎨nish the renovation of the J.W. "Blind" Boone Home as a reason for
her support.
"That was a rehab project that had probably been in the works for at least 15 years on and o⇸," Sheals said. "He’s really taken the reins with it
in recent years."
Kelley, a longtime active member of the Ridgeway Neighborhood Association who
works in the Department of Classical Studies at MU, reported raising $1,230. She could
not be reached, and supporters contacted by the Missourian did not return phone calls.
Hutchinson, a 21-year-old MU student, had raised $1,215, according to his report. He
said he's pleased with his campaign's fundraising. Some of his contributions came during a poetry slam event at Café Berlin two weeks ago.
"At our fundraisers, it has been primarily people giving 5, 10 or 20 bucks," Hutchinson
said. "Most of our funding has been through very small donations from students and
community members who don't have a lot to give."
Although Hutchinson's fundraising has relied heavily on donations under $100, the
campaign received several larger donations as well. Nate Irvin, who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014,
donated $500 worth of voter software to the campaign.
Supervising editor is Scott Swa⇸ord.
Clyde Run's campaign ⎨nance report
Pat Kelley's campaign ⎨nance report
Andrew Hutchinson's campaign ⎨nance report
