Worksheet on Tommy Wells Campaign Contributions
Note: Exploratory contributions are noted for items 1 and 2a, 2b; elsewhere “+” indicates a split contribution, whereas “,” separates two people who can be seen as representing one entity. Exclusively exploratory contributions for categories beyond 2b (like that of the Cymrots) are not specifically noted as such; those who are curious can consult the original documents in the Library.)
1) Tommy Wells
$10,000 exploratory
$5,000
$254.27
$500.00
$15,747.27 total
2) Developers and related interests
a) Hine Development
Kitty Kaupp $2,000 ($1,000 exploratory + $1,000)
Ken Golding $2,000 exploratory
Coldwell Banker 605 Pennsylvania Ave
Phyllis Jane Young $2,000 exploratory
John Parker $750 ($500 exploratory + $250)
Catherin Held $500
Angela Grimmer $250
Don Denton $250
$7750 total
b) Restaurateur/Developer Xavier Cervera & Associates
Xavier Cervera $2,000 exploratory
Barracks Row Entertainment employees: $2,000 exploratory
$2,000 exploratory
$6,000 total
c) Other Developers/Related Interests
Charles Asmar, lawyer for developers: $1,500 + $1000 ($500 returned as over limit)
William Lansing, Valor Development: $2,000
Phillip Coffey, SVP, Gaylord Entertainment, National Harbor: $2,000
Stephen Pugh, COO, Rappaport Companies: $2,000
Mera Rubell, art collector/developer: $2,000
Robert Cohen, CEO, Perseus Realty: $2,000
Scott Olson, Olson Advocacy Group: $2,000
Benjamin Miller, WestMill and Fundrise: $2,000
Maurice Kreinder, local CVS developer: $750 + $500
Fred Greene, FLGA LLC: $1,000
Matthew Weiss and Joseph Englert: $1,000, $500
Jack Mahoney, Title company: $500, $500
PI Corps, FL, employees: $2,000, $2,000
Pascal Nardelli, Castlebrook $500
Michael Nardelli, policy advisor at Nelson and Mullins: $2,000
Norman Glasgow, lawyer for developers: $500
Jair Lynch, eponymous developer: $500
Judi Seiden, Prudential: $1,000 + $500
Margo Kelly, realtor: $1,000
$29,750 total
($29,750 + $6,000 + $7,750= $43,500)
3) Miscellaneous Large Donors
Nicky and Steve Cymrot: $2,000, $2,000
Local CTO officer, GGW columnist Ken Archer: $2,000
Maygene Daniels $2,000
Timothy Temple, Splash Car Wash, activist against living wage: $2,000
Kent Amos, local public charter founder: $2,000
Todd Degarmo, architect: $2,000
Catherine Ramsdell, Jan’s Tutoring: $2,000
James Loots and Barbara Dougherty Loots: $2,000, $2,000
Ellen McElroy, Pepper Hamilton Law: $2,000
Robert Kosinski, CFO, Scitor Corporations: $2,000
Dan Macy, Editor, Thompson Publishing: $2,000
James Thompson, adoption lawyer: $2,000
Davis Buckley, architect: $2,000
Charles Parsons, retired: $1,000 + $1,000
Mary Lappatto, Cozen and O’Conner: $2,000 (+$1,200 more with same last name)
$35,200 total
4) Other Large Donors, by Categories:
a) Local Business Barracks Row
$2,000 Constance Tipton, related to Tip Tipton
$3,500 David and Danette Sheldon
$4,000 (possibly more) from Yes! Organic Market and family
$2,000 Bart Vandaele
$2,000 Leah Daniels, Hills Kitchen
b) Local Business outside of Barracks Row
$2,000 Spike Mendehslon
National Capitol Bank
Richard Didden (recently deceased): $2,000
James Didden: $500
$18,000 total
5) Lobbyists, Political Consultants/Services
a) With known ties to Wells Campaign*
Winning Connections*
John Jameson: $2,000
Wells’ campaign pays “office rent”
Face to Face Strategies*
Paul Cooper $775 + $1025 (+ $2,000 from person with same home address)
Lists Wells as a client on website
b) Other Lobbyists, Political Consultants/Services
Bernie Robinson, Livingston Group: $500 + $1,500
Ware Adams, Dean and Co., and wife Ellen: $2,000 + $2,000
Philip Lepanto, Connections Media and owner of Old School Hardware: $2,000
Michael Coscia, printer of campaign material: $1,000 + $1,000
Adam Clampitt, District Communications Group: $500 + $1000
$17,300 total
I thought Tommy wasn’t taking corporate contributions. That’s what he’s said; and that’s the point upon which progressives rest their loyalty.
Andrea — for the record, none of these donations are from corporations. All are personal contributions.
Kenan Jarboe
Treasurer
Technically speaking, of course. And I understand that the owners of Stanton – Eastbanc, for example, have every right to contribute, as they are actual people, not corporations pretending to be people. However it is clear that they are using money to influence or reinforce past/future behavior inasmuch as their contested Hine project is in the candidate’s ward. I just get so sick of seeing developers, whether through their LLCs or out of their own wallets, pay for candidates’ campaigns. I recall at Fenty’s inaugural fete that the ads in the program were overwhelmingly placed by development and construction companies. This is why public financing of campaigns is the only way to go.
where’s the GGW crowd among those donors? More mouth than money
Interesting to see how many donors actively opposed the Large Retailer Accountability Act . . . . Hey, there, Rappaport!