FUN WITH THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATABASE
Posted by JAABLOG at 7/25/2008 6:00 PM 
Categories: Arreaza, Ostrow, Levy, elections, Goldenberg, Finkelstein, Dijols, BoberBernie
Categories: Arreaza, Ostrow, Levy, elections, Goldenberg, Finkelstein, Dijols, BoberBernie
PUBLIC DEFENDER
Finkelstein: $31,033.60 ($500.00 personal contribution)
Arreaza: $17,620.00 ($8,000.00 personal contribution)
Ostrow: $200,000.00 (personal contribution)
JUDGES
Dijols: $291,909.99 ($202,000.00 personal contribution)
Bober: $17,265.00 ($5,500.00 personal contribution)
Levey: $8,650 ($7,500.00 personal contribution) (did Mardi file to split the vote in favor of Dijols?)
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Goldenberg: $109,172.41 ($25,500.00 personal contribution)
Mollica: $31,945.00 ($20,000.00 personal contribution)
(go to: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp#cand and type in a candidate's last name to view individual contributions, or to view reports for a candidate running for an open seat. Campaign expenditures can also be viewed. Go to: http://www.browardsoe.org/electioncandidates.aspx?eid=76 to view contributions for the County Court candidates)
Finkelstein: $31,033.60 ($500.00 personal contribution)
Arreaza: $17,620.00 ($8,000.00 personal contribution)
Ostrow: $200,000.00 (personal contribution)
JUDGES
Dijols: $291,909.99 ($202,000.00 personal contribution)
Bober: $17,265.00 ($5,500.00 personal contribution)
Levey: $8,650 ($7,500.00 personal contribution) (did Mardi file to split the vote in favor of Dijols?)
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Goldenberg: $109,172.41 ($25,500.00 personal contribution)
Mollica: $31,945.00 ($20,000.00 personal contribution)
(go to: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/contrib.asp#cand and type in a candidate's last name to view individual contributions, or to view reports for a candidate running for an open seat. Campaign expenditures can also be viewed. Go to: http://www.browardsoe.org/electioncandidates.aspx?eid=76 to view contributions for the County Court candidates)
Wow -- it is fun to look at the contributions. Sean Conway donated to Alex Arreaza's campaign.
What a freaking tool -- he gave himself $200k for the "campaign" and what has he spent it on??????
$18k for an auto lease
$17k for a condominium special assessment
$8k for mortgage payments.
What a candidate.
Hey Sniff Sniff -- who knew you were such an exhibitionist to publish your personal checking account records for the world to see.
What next, posting your Amex bills?
I have to give it to Howard. For all the bashing of the private bar, they still keep giving him money.
My prediction
Howard F. - 77%
Alex A. - 23%
These elections are driven by such small sums. Seems like someone rich could buy any one of these jobs for $300,000. Problem is there is no such thing as public service anymore. People want these jobs for the paycheck, or if they have money, they'd rather sit on their butts on their boats.
Dijols wants this job bad enough to pony up 200K yet not bad enough to treat people with respect on a day to day basis?
Granted, he has been a good judge since he drew opposition.
Granted, the fact he changed his tune when he drew opposition means he doesn't possess the skill set to be a good consistent judge.
Granted, when he wins he will be a total jerkoff again.
O brother!
Wow, Dijols really needs the job. The best thing for Broward would be if he got his butt kicked out.
Mardi just entered the race to split the vote so Dijols could retain the seat.
The closet Mardi Anne Levey (Cohen, remember, C O H E N) will get to having the word Judge next to her name is in campaign literature.
She know's she isn't going to see it on a directory, any sign above or on a door in the courthouse.
I haven't seen one sign for Arreaza. Is this guy really looking to be PD?
To Perry:
You have waisted your money with Alex. Now we know where you stand. Your SPD's are more important than your constituents. No chance for your re-election.
Howard 85%
Alex 15%
My whole opinion about Perry has changed, sadly.
Wow this is all howard for help me howard could raise over these few months what a joke....Some TV star such a joke....This is a less than a holding fee for a star, what is with channel 7 couldn't they do better?
Perry,
Get ready to raise your own money. It wont come from the PD's office next year.
I think the money Finkelstein has raised comes from a wide cross section of the community and is entirely respectable for first reporting. The others may as well have financed their own campaigns.
Alex was only able to raise $9000.00. I guess the SPD business must be down.
Mardi Cohen should throw her support behind Bernie Bober if she wants Pedro Dijols to lose.
Say what you will, the fact that Arreaza has raised 50% of the money that Finkelstein has raised says a lot about the race itself. Forget about Ostrow, that's a dead no-brainer. But the other two, it will be interesting to see how the race ends.
What race? Finkelstein is the hands down winner, and for good reason. He's the more qualified of the two and the public loves him. Arreaza doesn't have a chance in hell. Single digits for Alex.
Finkelstein not even trying to raise cash and has enough to fend Arreaza off forever. Arreaza must be humiliated even more than usual. It's like the gutting of a dead deer except Howard takes the high road, as opposed to the lying pig losers.
Well Lookey here,
Ellen Feld, WHO IT SHOULD BE NOTED HAS APPEARED AS THE ATTORNEY OF RECORD IN NINE BROWARD CASES, has spent less than 700 dollars beyond the filing fee, perhaps her husband is keeping her on a tight leash for all of her thousands spent on previous races she lost. Does anybody know if she actively practices law right now anyway? RIDICULOUS!
Feld smells - Come on Julio don't let us down, win and make some changes
Gary: Can you afford to tie up that much money? What if you have an emergency?
Phyllis: Stop strongarming pleas!!!!!!
i see ahern gaave $500 twice once last year and once this year. I thought you could only give a max of $500. Looks fishy.
It's like they buy the judicial spots putting their own money into campaigns to keep their jobs. Are things that tight that they can't raise any more money? Things looks fairly grim here in Broweird.
Seriously, that is all the big star help me howard could raise, what a joke he is. Some force he is.
Good one A-Turd. Maybe you can raise more for Seiler when he loses the Mayor's race.
Money is just one indicator guys. For an incumbent who has been on TV for more than 10 years who is "well liked" by the people to raise just 31,000 says far more than Arreaza raising 17,000.
It's also a lie to say that Finkelstein hasn't tried to raise money. Everyone knows Finkselstein demanded that his supervisors call for contributions, which they did. Finlelstein has some 8-10 supervisors supporting him, asking for money, standing up for him in public, etc., and he raises 31,000 and you say he hasn't tried? Who are you kidding?
The Finkelstein camp has been lying about the 119, lying to reporters about the HMH work, lying to its own employees about the 119 scope, etc.
And with all those lies, and so little money, you say he's going to win?
You guys are so delusional. Do you ever tell the truth about anything or is it that you just don't know the difference anymore?
Don't worry, come August 27, Frank, Kathy and Doug Brawley (he's the latest to be added to the list from what I've heard)are history. Start packing your bags people. The rest at the PD office can relax, no one is gunning for you guys, you do a fine job.
Still can't relate to reality, A-Turd? Ask Jack what to do. You may have gone beyond the point of where you can't be rehabilitated.
Is Ostrow still in the race? Unmitigated audacity. Or just so "par for the course" for Broward that getting busted with coke is something you work around? SOOOOO FREAKIN SAD.
Assuming all his supervisors gave ($500.) and their spouses, which we know pretty much had to? Doesn't look like little howie did to well with raising money does it? Guess howie wishes he was more of a tv personality?
No, no, no! She needs to throw her support to Pedro, if she wants Pedro to lose.
Well Lookey here,
Ellen Feld, WHO IT SHOULD BE NOTED HAS APPEARED AS THE ATTORNEY OF RECORD IN NINE BROWARD CASES, has spent less than 700 dollars beyond the filing fee, rumour has it that her husband is keeping her on a tight leash for all of her thousands spent on previous races she lost. Does anybody know if she actively practices law right now anyway? RIDICULOUS!
Howard 99.99%
Alex .01%
never heard of the woman...well, except every election year when i hear that she LOST again.
maybe now the PD's office will finally boot Perry out of his satellite office (aka Ron Dallas' office)
how interesting will it be when Howard blows this guy out of the water. by the way, alex didn't even raise that money...he put in most of it himself.
"Phyllis: Stop strongarming pleas!!!!!!"
That ain't even the half of it....maybe Mr. Massa should come down to see what exactly his conflict counsel is doing in court. I'd hate to see what she did to her private clients.
oh whatever, alex. i'm glad you've finally convinced yourself that you can win this. however, you need more than ONE vote to win an election. sorry, buddy, the rules are the rules.