By JIM BUTLER
Mike McConathy and Alan Seabaugh continue raising money to finance the final days of their Senate Dist. 31 contest.
Reports filed this week by each show a wide reach in their contributions appeal.
Candidates are required to report, within two business days, any contribution of $1,000 or more that is received within 20 days prior to the Oct. 14 vote.
Seabaugh’s campaign filed reports Monday and Tuesday, enumerating nine such.
McConathy’s campaign folded that requirement into a report not due until 10 days prior to the election. It covers Sept. 5-24 and lists 14 contributors giving $1,000 or more.
Seabaugh is an attorney and three-term state representative from Shreveport, McConathy a retired educator and NSU basketball coach from Natchitoches. Both are Republicans.
The district includes all or parts of 10 parishes from Caddo to Rapides.
Seabaugh $1,000 donors included:
Defiance Energy, Shreveport; Lifemark PAC, Southern Glazers Louisiana PAC, both Baton Rouge; Kirk Talbot, River Ridge; Thomas O’Neal, Choudrant; Altria Client Services, Richmond, VA.
Others and their sums included F.A. Bradford, Baton Rouge, $2,000; La. Motor Transport Assn., Baton Rouge, and Riverbirch LLC, Avondale, both $1,500.
McConathy’s report includes total finance information for the election period, a report not due until Oct. 4 and filed Wednesday.
The campaign reported $39,000 raised from Sept. 5-24. Spending the same period was $70,000. Starting balance was $151,000. Ending balance was $121,000.
Using the $1,000 threshold, contributions in the reporting period included:
Calvin Braxton, Charles P. Johnson, La Farmers Insurance, TTK Properties, all Natchitoches, $2,500; Mursimco Inc., S&S Cattle Co., both Natchitoches, $1,000;
Gregory, Chafin LLC, Karen Recchia, Rice & Kendig, all Shreveport, $2,500;
LA Chiropractors PAC, $1,000, and Southeast Cannibus Policy PAC, $2,500, both Baton Rouge;
Associated Branch Pilots, Metairie, and Domengeaux, Wright, Roy & Edwards, Lafayette, $2,500 and Robert Adley for Senate, Benton, $1,000.
Jim can be reached at jimbutler76@gmail.com.
