WARREN — Candidates for the Howland Township trustee saw the significant financial action according to pregeneral election financial reports.
According to files from the Trumbull County Board of Elections, the Michael G. Verich campaign received $5,700 in total monetary contributions and received $650 from value of in-kind contributions.
According to the report, some of the larger contributions the Verich campaign received include $1,000 from Eric Sutch of Warren, $500 from Justin Msternick of Girard, $500 from John J. Cafaro of Brookfield and two contributions from Samuel Covelli of Warren, each totaling $400.
The Verich campaign also received $325 worth of food from Ronald Klingle and $325 worth of beer from Frances Klingle, both of whom are from Warren and both contributions were for a fundraising event.
According to the report, the Verich campaign spent $11,321.75 during the pregeneral election period.
The larger expenditures by the Verich campaign included $4,415.77 to Minutemen Press for mailings, $1,775 to Lamar Outdoor Advertising of Girard for a billboard, and $2,820 in two separate payments to Marks Signs of Cortland for signage.
The Verich campaign reported receiving a $6,380 loan from Verich himself.
According to the filing, the Verich campaign had $758.25 on hand.
The Frank J. Dillon campaign received a $7,364.74 lone from Dillon, an in-kind contribution of $370 worth of campaign T-shirts from Gerald McDorman of Cortland, and $7,364.74 in total other income.
According to the report, the Dillon campaign spent $4,997.21 at Infinity Design Advertising in Warren on letters, envelopes and mailing services, $957.21 for campaign signage at A.G.E. Graphics in Long Bottom, $230.59 later at the same place for more signage, and an additional $659.72 at Infinity Design Advertising for handout cards, hangar bags and vehicle magnets.
According to the filing, the Dillon campaign has $7,364.74 remaining on hand.
No other Howland trustee candidates filed financial reports. Board of Elections staff said the candidates likely filed campaign finance waivers for the 2023 elections. Trustee candidates, as well as board of education candidates, can file such a waiver if they do not accept contributions or make expenditures totaling more than $2,000 and if they did not accept more than $100 from an individual contributor other than themselves.
LORDSTOWN MAYOR
In Lordstown, all four candidates to replace Arno Hill as mayor filed preelection finance reports.
The committee to elect Danielle Watson received $9,000 in monetary contributions and $2,284.56 from in-kind contributions.
Cafaro of Brookfield contributed $2,000 to the Watson committee.
Francis Klingle of Warren contributed $1,000, Charles George of Canfield contributed $1,000, Matthew Blair contributed $1,000, and Clean Energy Future — Lordstown LLC contributed $1,000, among other donations.
The Watson campaign did not report any monetary expenditures and reported having $9,000 on-hand.
The Robert Bond for Mayor campaign reported no monetary contributions but did report $7,010.23 in value in-kind contributions.
The Bond campaign reported three different significant contributions of campaign mailers to the campaign from Bond himself.
One worth $1,396.66, another worth $1,350.80, and third worth $1,723.67.
The committee to elect Jackie Woodward did not report any monetary contributions or expenditures, but it did report receiving $5,610.86 in value in-kind contributions.
According to the report, Woodward contributed $3,157.34 worth of postcards, banners and yard signage to the committee. Woodward also contributed 13 rolls of postage stamps worth $854.75 to the campaign.
Mark R. McGrail spent $1,948.93 on value in-kind contribution toward his election.
According to the filing, McGrail contributed $1,313.19 worth of printing, postage and campaign mailers.
He contributed $401.33 worth of printing and handouts. McGrail spent $234.41 on the contribution of decals toward his campaign.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
In Liberty, the Committee to Elect Christopher Colon received $2,210 in total monetary contributions, $1,124.93 in value in-kind contributions and $770 through other income means.
According to the report, the largest contribution that the Colon committee received was a value in-kind contribution worth $959.93 of paper, ink, envelopes and staff time from Kristen Olmi at Blue Phoenix Strategies in Youngstown.
The Colon campaign received a $320 loan from Colon himself and a loan of $450 from Jessica Lev of Hubbard.
The campaign also reported owing $397.50 in debts to Colon.
In terms of larger expenditures, the Colon campaign spent $1,306.40 at City Printing in Youngstown for mailings and postage for mailer.
The campaign spent $965.04 at Blue Phoenix Strategies in Youngstown for consulting, yard signs, business cards and a website. An additional $300 was spent at Blue Phoenix Strategies for political consulting.
The Colon campaign reported having $299.62 remaining on hand.
The committee to elect Libby Benson reported receiving $4,889.65 in total monetary contributions and $841.76 in value in-kind contributions.
The Benson campaign reported receiving $485.06 from Carl James of Cleveland, $250 from Kristen Rock of Youngstown and $242.28 from Kathy Wolsonovich in Poland. The Benson campaign also received a $300 monetary contribution from the Trumbull County Women’s Caucus.
Some of the significant in-kind contributions the Benson campaign received included $100 worth of food from Benson and $100 in gift cards from Amal Niser of Youngstown.
The Benson campaign reported $1,756.96 in expenditures.
Some of the campaigns larger expenditures include $276.45 to Lady Printing in Seminole, Florida, for printing materials, $375.74 to Vista Print in Waltham, Massachusetts for marketing postcards and $458 to Capital Promotions in Glenside, Pa., for yard signs.
The Benson campaign reported having $3,132.69 remaining on hand.
The report filed by the Committee to Elect Devon Stanley showed it received $6,225 in monetary contributions and $1,178.75 in value in-kind contributions. Stanley also brought $1,861.82 from his last report.
The report filed by the Stanley campaign showed $4,120 received in contributions received during fundraising events. The campaign also received $914.92 worth of food from Toby Meloro of Youngstown and $263.83 worth of food from Timothy Monroe of Girard.
In terms of expenditures, the Stanley campaign reported $280. The campaign paid Liberty Assembly of God $200 for event space and it paid the Liberty Gridiron Association $80 for an ad in a program.
The Stanley campaign listed two outstanding debts. The report states that the campaign owes Sara Stanley of Girard. $1,279.08 and it owes $900 to Gordy Graphics, Jordan Locketti of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
