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PACE12A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008 District attorney campaign contributions continued from page 6A qualifying fee. Smith had spent $20,700 to date, mostly to a Savannah based political consulting firm. Incumbent DA Rick Bridgeman report ed only $2,100 in donations and expenses of $9,900. The campaign disclosure reports do not include funds received or expended after June 30, which means expenses in the two-week period prior to the July 15 primary aren't included. That period typically sees the heaviest expenses as candidates make a final push to the elec tion with increased advertising. The following is a breakdown of the donations and expenses for each DA candidate: RICK BRIDGEMAN (Incumbent) Contributions Robert Bridgeman, Silver Spring, MD, $500 Dan Branch, Hoschton, $150 John Buchanan, Hoschton, $250 Walter Harvey, Jefferson, $1,000 Deborah Wilbanks, Gainesville, $200 Total Contiibutions: $2,100 Expenses Republican Party, $3,330 Premium Graphicx, Houston, TX, $1,452 Premium Graphicx, Houston, TX, $2,381 Premium Graphicx, Houston, TX, $1,427 L. Gaston, Braselton, $139 Staples, Buford, $111 Mainstreet Newspapers, Jefferson, $1,095 Total Expenses: $9,935 DONNA SIKES Contributions Pro-Remodeling, Jefferson, $150 S&B Farms, Snellville, $250 Betty Hardy, Athens, $150 Circle S Septic Systems, Jefferson, $150 W.T. Dunahoo, Winder, $150 Dry Pond Investment Co., Jefferson, $400 Steve Perry, Commerce, $250 Mary Kenerly, Hoschton, $1,000 Moonlight Realty Investment, Lilbum, $1,000 Chris Motes, Athens, $150 Exclusive Services & Pallet Co., Bogart, $500 Investment Housing & Development, Jefferson, $2,000 John Buchanan, Hoschton, $250 Doug Moore, Athens, $200 Murahan Purugulla, Beverly Hills, FL, $116 Mike Love, Maysville, $150 Thomas Whitsel, Athens, $200 David Jones, Jr., Homer, $500 J.B. Wright, Pendergrass, $500 Troy Millikan, Gainesville, $250 Larry Barnett, Nicholson, $150 Staghorn Plantation, Nicholson, $150 Shade Storey, Jefferson, $150 Sheila Samuelson, Winder, $300 Patrick Conway, Jefferson, $200 Wayne Martin, Hoschton, $200 Robbie Mauldin, Hoschton, $150 Ann Watkins, Hoschton, $150 Martha Martin Trucking, Braselton, $1,000 Billy Puckett, Jefferson, $200 Vince Whitmire, Commerce, $200 Phil Peppers, Jefferson, $150 Theron Kesler, Jefferson, $300 in kind Ronnie Archer, Jefferson, $2,300 Miranda Archer, Jefferson, $700 Leonard Lewellen, Jefferson, $500 David Archer, Jefferson, $300 Panamac, Inc., Jefferson, $200 Gary & Wanda Watson, Jefferson, $500 Harold Fletcher, Jefferson, $250 Elton Collins, Commerce, $500 George Davis, Jefferson, $150 Webb, Tanner, Powell, Mertz, & Wilson, Lawrenceville, $300 Robert McEver, m, Talmo, $250 Mike Swafford, Winder, $500 Venable & Associates, Jefferson, $250 Athens Well & Plumbing Supply, Athens, $150 Simpson Trucking, Gainesville, $150 Triple H Transport, Maysville, $150 Billy Clark, Hoschton, $300 Tony Beatty, Jefferson, $150 Dewey Johnson, Jefferson, $150 Mitchell Clark, Hoschton, $250 Marty Clark, Hoschton, $250 Jim Love, Pendergrass, $150 Crawford Long Pharmacy, Jefferson, $250 Triple L Gas, Jefferson, $500 Keith Porter, Jefferson, $150 Total Contributions: $21,066 Expenses McKinney Designs, Jefferson, $250 Medibag Company, Savannah, $384 Landmark Communications, Duluth, $5,734 Theron Kesler, Jefferson, $300 Landmark Communications, Duluth, $13,735 Victory Store, Davenport, LA, $4,245 US Post Office, Jefferson, $5 Landmark Communications, $2,758 Dwight Townsend, Woodstock, $595 Sue Hall, Bethlehem, $500 Mainstreet Newspapers, Jefferson, $3,040 City of Nicholson, Nicholson, $60 Logo Express, Commerce, $64 Savas Events, Marietta, $600 Landmark Communications, Duluth, $6,773 US Post Office, Jefferson, $84 Donna Sikes, Qualify Fee, $3,330 Mainstreet Newspapers, Jefferson, $14 Total Expenses: $42,471 BRAD SMITH Contributions James Bradley Smith, Hoschton, $116 in kind William Healan, Winder, $2,000 Under $100 in kind, $96 Under $100 cash, $180 Kevin Christopher, Jefferson, $500 Nicholas Primm, Tolbert, Bradford & Associates, Jefferson, $750 Bob Akin, Winder, $1,000 Dylan Wilbanks, Atlanta, $300 Tolbert, Bradford & Associates, Jefferson, $500 Tolbert, Bradford & Associates, Jefferson, $1,000 Jeff Sliz, Lawrenceville, $300 Betty Godfrey, Winder, $500 Myles Godfrey, Winder, $500 Christine Koehler, Lawrenceville, $200 Lyle Porter, Lawrenceville, $150 Ed Tolley, Cook Noell Tolley Bates & Michael, Athens, $100 Chris Irwin, Cook Noell Tolley Bates & Michael, Athens, $100 Ron Houser, Cook Noel Tolley Bates & Michael, Athens $100 M. Kim Michael, Cook Noell Tolley, Bates & Michael, Athens $100 J. Vincent Cook, Cook Noel Tolley Bates & Michael, Athens $100 Shelley Smith, Kennesaw, 200 Norma Jean & Keith Brown, Winder, $200 Norma Jean & Keith Brown, Winder, $150 in kind Master’s Table Catering, Winder, $200 in kind Bob Akin, Winder, $1,000 Allison Mauldin, Athens, $250 Brad & Christine Smith, Hoschton, $600 in kind Head Thomas Webb & Willis, Atlanta, $500 Sara Pope, Winder, $150 John Russell, Winder, $100 John Russell, Winder, $100 Durden & Mills PC, Bogart, $250 Walter Harvey, Jefferson, $1,000 Dave Simons, Savannah, $250 Eric Johnson, Savannah, $250 Stephanie Craft, Statham, $30 Caroline Smith, Atlanta, $750 Leezie Kim, Phoenix, AZ, $500 Raymond & Susan Reynolds, Winder, $500 Bailey Brown, Winder, $1,000 Gwen Hight, Winder, $200 Ken Mauldin, Athens, $500 Stephanie Craft, Statham, $100 Janyce Dawkins, Athens, $50 Sliz, McKinney, Drake Law Firm, Lawrenceville, $250 Sunshine Pediatrics, Winder, $500 Myles Godfrey, Winder, $200 Jean Cleveland, Winder, $200 Morris Wiltshire, Prior, Daniel & Wiltshire, Athens, $100 R. 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