The latest round of campaign finance reports show that, during the pre-primary reporting period of Jan. 1 to April 7, mayoral candidate Sue Finkam outraised her Republican primary opponents Kevin “Woody” Rider and Fred Glynn. Democrat Miles Nelson, who is unopposed in the primary, raised the second-highest total among mayoral candidates.
Finkam, a Carmel city councilor, raised nearly $104,000 during the reporting period, while Nelson, a city councilor, raised more than $85,000; Rider, a city councilor, raised more than $64,000; and Glynn, a former Hamilton County councilor, raised more than $50,000.
Rider, who did much of his fundraising prior to the latest reporting period, still has a significant advantage in cash on hand, with more than $377,000 compared to Nelson at nearly $114,000, Finkam at more than $68,000 and Glynn at more than $24,000.
The following includes direct contributions of $2,000 or more from corporate, political action committee and other organizations to the mayoral candidates during the pre-primary reporting period:
Miles Nelson
- $5,000 – IN KY OH Regional Council of Carpenters
- $5,000 – ICE PAC
- $2,500 – Estate of Howard B. Kimball
Sue Finkam
- $5,000 – Indiana Spine Hospital
- $5,000 – Allied Solutions
- $5,000 – Falcon Nest II
- $2,000 – The Abbey Tap House
- $2,000 – Brockway Public House
Kevin “Woody” Rider
- $10,000 – Barnes & Thornburg
- $5,000 – A&F Engineering
- $2,500 – Card & Associates Athletic Facilities
- $2,500 – Platinum Properties Management Company
Fred Glynn
- $2,500 – Indiana Merit Construction PAC of ABC
- $2,000 – Integrated Investments of Indiana
- $2,000 – Stable Chase Development
- $2,000 – Fab Sales Inc.
