Money in the bank

The eight-day-out campaign finance reports are in with the city clerk. There’s not too many surprises: Will Wynn’s chickenscratch scribbles as UNITY PAC treasurer reveal his wilder side, while the Nancy Pearls over at Libraries for Austin PAC were the only people thoughtful enough to type up their report.

But the sums are nothing to sneeze at. Read them below the fold…

Housing Works Action PAC
Total Political Contributions: $6,652
Total Political Expenditures: $6,731.46

I’m for 4 PAC
Total Political Contributions: $118,119
Total Political Expenditures: $96,798.61

Libraries for Austin PAC
Total Political Contributions: $43,890
Total Political Expenditures: $71,222.31
Of note: a $25,000 contribution from UNITY PAC

UNITY PAC
Total Political Contributions: $91,492.72
Total Political Expenditures: $135,568.94
Of note: UNITY filed a “correction affidavit” containing two additional corporate contributions

Yes on 2 and 3 PAC
Total Political Contributions: $10,314.48
Total Political Expenditures: $7,600

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