NORWALK, Conn. – Out of town money is flowing in for one Norwalk Democratic candidate, who has significantly more in the coffers than the 2011 party champion – who has more Norwalk contributors, but lags far behind his competitor in terms of cash.
Only Common Councilman Matt Miklave (District A) and former Town Clerk Andy Garfunkel had filed their campaign finance papers Friday, ahead of the April 10 deadline. Miklave had $16,839 on hand as of March 31. Garfunkel had $5,525.15.
Garfunkel’s contributions came from 50 people; 37 live in Norwalk.
Miklave’s contributions came from 59 people; 21 live in Norwalk. That includes Miklave and his wife, who contributed $1,000 each to the campaign. Garfunkel loaned his campaign $500.
Miklave and Garfunkel are vying with former Norwalk Police Chief Harry Rilling and District D Chairman Vinny Mangiacopra for the Democratic party nomination to challenge incumbent Republican Mayor Richard Moccia. Moccia has not yet filed his fundraising report.
The numbers comprise the Jan. 31 – March 31 collections only. Garfunkel began the period with $1,027.42. Miklave’s exploratory committee began the period with $3,840.57. It had $9,304.49 to transfer to Miklave’s mayor campaign on March 22 after paying $327.08 in expenses.
Miklave has raised $18,121, according to a press release from his campaign, and has received additional pledges of $6,985. That adds up to a fund-raising total of slightly more than $25,000, which the campaign notes was its goal.
“In November, we said that any candidate seeking to run a credible race for mayor would need to raise $25,000 by March 31st,” Miklave said in an email to supporters. “And you did it! … And we did it without having to send out those annoying email blasts during Holy Week!”
Miklave estimates that he’ll need to raise somewhere between $125,000 and $150,000 for both a Democratic primary in September and a general election in November, the release said.
Garfunkel’s campaign has been quiet. An investigation into bookkeeping irregularities at the town clerk’s office became public recently. An employee is out on administrative leave; Town Clerk Rick McQuaid said “thousands” of dollars are unaccounted for in a situation that goes back years, when Garfunkel ran the office. There has been no indication that Garfunkel is suspected of any wrongdoing.
The list of contributors to both campaigns (from Jan. 31 to March 31):
Friends of Andy Garfunkel
Elaine Katz of Boynton Beach, Fla. $1,000
Jeffrey Garfunkel of Yorba, Calif $500
Andrew S. Garfunkel, loan of $500
Joe Tamburri of Norwalk $300
Tony D’Andrea of Norwalk $250
Attorney Ron Kowalksi of Easton $250
Frank DeMilio of Norwalk $250
David Gable of Norwalk $250
David Jaeger of Norwalk $250
Steven Bloom of Norwalk $250
Norman Bloom of Norwalk $250
Vito Bochicchio of Norwalk $250
Diana Turk of Agoura, Calif. $118
Ira Openden of Norwalk $100
Gary Oberst of Norwalk $100
Ralph Bloom of Norwalk $100
Leah Reeves of Norwalk $100
Charles Chinzi of Norwalk $100
Charles Kriewald of Norwalk $100
Anne Bloom of Norwalk $100
Justin Garfunkel of Norwalk $100
Leslie Miklovich of Norwalk $75
Thorsten Solum of Norwalk $51
Enoch Brater of Ann Arbor, Mich. $51
James Ezzes of Westport $51
Felicia Rozek of Norwalk $51
Kathleen DiGiovanna of Norwalk $51
Catherine Tortorella of Norwalk $50
Larry Rossi of Norwalk $50
Kathleen Jaeger of Norwalk $50
Lillian Albrecht-Sands of Norwalk $50
Gabrielle Thorp of Norwalk $50
Robert Riccio of Wilton $50
Michael Dudeny of Norwalk $50
Judith Wernick of Westport $50
Marilyn Adelberg of Old Greenwich $50
Stuart Lagner of Norwalk $50
Robert Wagman of Norwalk $40
Leah DiMunzio of New Canaan $30
Judith Wade of Norwalk $30
Robert Corbo of Norwalk $25
Jack Rice of Norwalk $25
Joanne Duff of Norwalk $25
Richard Weisberg of Norwalk $25
Kate Tepper-Kimmich of Norwalk $25
Iris Brater of Lakewood, N.J. $25
Cary Shaw of Norwalk $25
Norma Kanter of Oak Park, Ill. $25
Jessica Brighenty of Westport $25
Ray Rumer of Norwalk $10
Miklave Exploratory Committee
Anita McGovern of Tarrytown, N.Y. $500
Attorney Peter Stein of Trumbull $375
Gail Wall of Norwalk $375
Daniel Abrahams of Potomac, Md. $350
Lewis Sternberg of New York City $350
Michael Herbst of Westport $250
Katie Banzhaf of Trumbull $250
David Sklar of Wilton $250
Andrea Henson of Norwalk $200
Attorney Evan Spelfogel of New York City $200
M. Brennan Farrell of Pentwater, Mich. $200
Amy Young of Brooklyn N.Y. $150
Hillary Raimondi of South Salem, N.Y. $150
Edward Gold of Washington D.C. $150
Michael Church of Norwalk $125
Troy Jellerette of Norwalk $125 ($225 total, including donation from prior period)
Thomas Lamberti of Garden City, N.Y. $100
Pam Shewchuck of Royal Oak, Mich. $100
Paul Krasvange of Norwalk $100
Attorney Richard Beyman of Wilton $100
Kenneth Baker of Fairfield $100
Attorney Maxine Nauhauser of Scotch Plains, N.J. $100
Debora Goldstein of Norwalk $100
Stuart Kleinman of New York City $100
Brian Stern of Westport $100
Michael Delikat of Greenwich $50
Linda Angotto of Norwalk $50
David Dickison of Norwalk $50
David Riewald of Wilsonville, Ore. $50
Kate Tepper-Kimmich of Norwalk $50
Scott Kimmich of Norwalk $50
Erik Anderson of Norwalk $35
Olga Bauer of Canton $30
Emil Albanese of Norwalk $50
Steven Hudson Manchester $1
Miklave for Mayor
Gail Wall of Norwalk $1,000
Sheldan Kahan of Westport $1,000
Matt Miklave of Norwalk $1,000
Sandra Miklave of Norwalk $1,000
Luigi Guarnieri of Norwalk $375
Robert Fardell of Mebane, N.C. $375
Mary Miklave of North Canton, Conn. $300
Attorney Michael Curley of Philadelphia $250
Joan Curley of Philadelphia $250
Susan Adam of Westport $250
Nicholas Boyko, Jr. of Wilton Manors, Fla. $250
Joan Fardella of Mebane, N.C. $125
Marjorie Priebe of New Canaan $100
Todd Miller of Scottsdale, Ariz. $100
Bertrand Sellier of Pelham Manor, N.Y. $100
Mona Levey of Norwalk $100
Pat Dielman of West Redding, Conn. $100
Pablo Aymerich of Norwalk $100
Mary Alice Fitzgerald of Norwalk $100
Attorney John Pope of Montclair, N.Y. $100
Lynn Christiana Becker of Gastonia, N.C. $50
Mabel Dudeny of Norwalk $30
Diane Lauricella of Norwalk $30
Janis Stack of Vestal, N.Y. $25
Tabor Hamilton of Norwalk $25
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