Matthew Shoemaker cruised to an easy victory in the 2022 mayoral race, backed by a flood of big-money contributions.
A SooToday review of candidate financial statements found that Shoemaker's campaign spending fell just slightly short of the total spent by all other mayoral candidates combined.
Shoemaker's campaign cost $55,520, a whisker under the spending limit of $55,641.
That compared to $30,761 spent by Donna Hilsinger, $8,800 by Robert Peace and $3,223 by Tobin Kern.
As SooToday reported yesterday, candidate Ozzie Grandinetti didn't file a mandatory financial statement but told us he spent $13,000.
That puts the total cost of Shoemaker's campaign at just $264 less than combined spending by his four opponents.
The maximum allowable donation to a municipal election candidate from individuals is $1,200.
There were 32 contributors of $1,000 or more to Matthew Shoemaker's campaign, many of them well-known movers and shakers in the community:
- Orlando Rosa - $1,200
- Steven Shoemaker - $1,200
- Dennis Tatasciore - $1,200
- J Paul R Cassan - $1,200
- James Caicco - $1,200
- Gordon Acton - $1,200
- Sam Biasucci - $1,200
- Anna Biasucci - $1,200
- Joey Biasucci - $1,200
- Carlo Gervasi - $1,200
- Carlo Biasucci - $1,200
- John Martella - $1,200
- Joe Wright - $1,200
- Justin Furano - $1,030
- Jason Naccarato - $1,000
- Brandon Stubbs - $1,030
- Brad Gregorini - $1,000
- Michael McNally - $1,200
- Daniel Fremlin - $1,200
- Joseph Ruscio - $1,000
- David Ruscio - $1,000
- Ryan Rocchetta - $1,000
- Albert Giommi - $1,200
- Laura Disano - $1,200
- Tony Porco - $1,200
- Julie Turcotte - $1,000
- Steven Toppan - $1,200
- Peter Feifel - $1,200
- Joe Greco - $1,200
- Frank D'Addetta - $1,000
- Frank Shunock - $1,200
- Peter Bortolussi - $1,200
Donna Hilsinger had just eight big-money contributions of $1,000 or more:
- William Stone - $1,200
- Michael Moore - $1,000
- Chris Cooper - $1,200
- Clark McDaniel - $1,200
- Emily Hillstrom - $1,200
- Zahida Croskery - $1,000
- John Martella - $1,200
- Mary Hilsinger - $1,200
Robert Peace's campaign was largely self-funded. His only contribution of $1,000 or more was $1,000 from Tim Corrigan.
Tobin Kern's only campaign contributor of $1,000 or more was Janet Kern, who gave $1,000.
Mayoral candidate Ozzie Grandinetti didn't file a financial statement, so contributors to his campaign aren't known.