Senate candidate Steve Abrams received more than twice the donations his opponent, George Leach, received from Jan. 1 through July 24 of this year.
Abrams, of Arkansas City, and Leach, of Mulvane, are both running on the Republican ticket for the right to run against incumbent Greta Goodwin, a Democrat from Winfield, in the November general election.
Goodwin, who has no Democratic challenger in next week’s primary, had $13,276.48 on hand when the reporting period began. She received an additional $7,650 before Monday’s deadline for filing receipts and expenditure reports with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission.
Abrams, who currently holds a seat on the State Board of Education, outspent both Goodwin and Leach. He spent $5,194.61, which leaves him with $7,107.39 cash on hand.
Leach spent $4,200.78, which leaves him with $1,274.22. Goodwin had $20,926.48 on hand and spent only $1,220.27. That leaves her with $19,706.21 towards her campaign to defeat the Republican who wins the primary.
Abrams received $1,000 donations from O Ring Sales and Service in Lenexa; Tim Nordell of Sedan, an independent oil producer’ NPS Sales of Olathe; Gerard Wealth Management of Olathe; Robert Hodgdon of Shawnee, listed as a business owner of Smokless Power; Mary Jane Hodgdon, a Shawnee housewife; the Kansas Chamber of Commerce; Greg Kelley, an Ark City advertising executive, and Diana Kelly, also an advertising executive from Ark City.
Leach contributed $1,000 to his campaign.J. Nicholas Dondlinger, a construction contractor from Andover, donated $1,000. Leach also received several $500 donations: Bear Petroleum, Haysville; Kansas Contractors Assoc., and the Carl Harris Co., Inc., Wichita.
Goodwin reported two $1,000 donations – one from the Kansas Realtors and one from Life Sciences Fund of Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas National Education Association donated $750.
She also received a number of $500 donations – retired Sen. Richard Rock, Tulsa; Heavy Constructors, Kansas City, Mo.; Sunflower Electric Power, Hays; Bluestem Fund, Topeka; Greater KC Chamber, Kansas City, Mo.; the Kansas Banker’s Association, Topeka, and, Kansas Farm B ureau Vote Fund, Manhattan.
