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Greenway has strong month in Dist. 3 fundraising

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006

State Senate candidate Candy Greenway is making up for lost time. Greenway jumped into the District 3 race just a month ago and has already raised more than $12,000, according to campaign finance reports issued Tuesday.

Greenway, who will likely face the winner of the GOP primary on Nov. 7, raised money primarily through phone calls, in spite of having her home phone line cut. The line was out of service for a week, she said.

The former treasurer for the Democratic Central Committee attributes her success so far to her reputation for getting the job done, and what she perceives as an anti-incumbency mood on the part of voters.

‘‘People know that when I say I am going to do something, I am going to do it. They know how hard I work and that I am capable of doing this job,” she said.

Candidates may receive a maximum contribution of $4,000 from an individual during the four-year election cycle. Greenway’s sole maximum contribution came from a relative in Texas. She also reports some sizeable donations from friends in her native Atlanta.

Incumbent two-term Sen. Alex X. Mooney (R) Mooney is no slouch when it comes to asking for money. His 2002 race against former delegate C. Sue Hecht (D) was the most expensive Senate race in Maryland history — Mooney raised $800,912, while Hecht brought in $345,256.

Mooney is headed into the Sept. 12 primary with $212,800; most of that represents money raised after 2002 election through January 2006.

Since filing his annual report in January, Mooney has raised $77,551.

He received two $4,000 contributions since the 2002 election, one from the wife of a Baltimore cardiologist, and the other from a man in Georgia.

Mooney is not impressed with Greenway’s final figures, and said that ‘‘$12,000 is not that much money.”

He is unsure whether he will raise the amount he did in the last campaign, but added that he can raise more money as needed in the upcoming months.

But he is unconcerned with Greenway’s assertion that voters want to get rid of incumbents.

‘‘It appears that many liberal Democrats are highly motivated against Republicans in general...the idea that there is an anti-incumbent movement is not accurate at all,” he said.

To date, Mooney has spent $73,452 on this election, with the bulk of the money, $19,484, spent on salaries and compensation. Other large expenses include about $14,000 for printing and campaign materials; $13,000 on direct mail, and $10, 000 for rent and office expenses.

Mooney was one of three candidates who transferred contributions to the Support our Governor Slate Committee. The senator gave $5,000.

GOP primary challenger Tim Brooks reported $870 in contributions for the 2006 race.

His largest donation of $250 came from a couple in Gaithersburg.

Hugh Warner, also pitted against Mooney in the GOP primary, reported $30,599.20 in contributions, including a loan from himself for $28,000.

He has spent $21,831 so far, more than any of the challengers in this race.