Bloem Easily Leads Mayor Race $$$
Mayor Sandi Bloem holds an enormous fund-raising edge over two challengers, raising another $3072 during the current filing period for a total of $7435 (report here). She has spent $5171 to date and has $2264 on hand for the last week of the campaign. Challengers Joe Kunka raised another $175 for a total of $275, and write-in candidate Allison Stam loaned herself $49 (report here). Top contributors to Bloem's campaign this period were: Gary Schneidmiller, $500; Thomas & Lynn Addis and Susan & Charlie Nipp, $300 each; Alan Brown and Kelly or Glorie Lee Hancock, $250 each; and Contractors Northwest, $200. Seven others, including Sheriff Rocky Watson, donated $100 apiece. Kunka has spent $261 in his bid to unseat Mayor Sandi Bloem. He has $14 remaining (report here).