Littleton City Council candidates make final fundraising, spending push
Candidates for the Littleton City Council made their final fundraising and spending push ahead of next week’s elections.
Below is their most recent fundraising report.
Mayor
Kyle Schlachter
Expenditures: $9,049
Receipts: $3,605
Cash on hand: $6,480
Patrick Driscoll
Expenditures: $3,149
Receipts: $8,805
Cash on hand: $20,140
At-large
David Carlton
Expenditures: $2,785
Receipts: $7,718
Cash on hand: $8,615
Joel Zink
Expenditures: $9,394
Receipts: $3,805
Cash on hand: $6,960
District 1
Darren Lemorande
Expenditures: 4,777
Receipts: $3,030
Cash on hand: $6,718
Merrill Stillwell
Expenditures: $6,595
Receipts: $4,385
Cash on hand: $21,175
District 3
Amanda Henderson
Expenditures: $3,190
Receipts: $4,631
Cash on hand: $5,370
Curt Samuelson
Expenditures: $1,437
Receipts: $5,389
Cash on hand: $16,188
Source: Littleton City
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