The at-large candidates for Boston City Council are heading into the final stretch to the preliminary election -- time to spend some of what little they've got. In past years, challengers have sometimes erred in spending too heavily on the prelim their first time out (Pat White and John Connolly, to name names), only to find that prelim positioning didn't mean all that much in the end. This time, challengers aren't exactly overflowing with cash anyway. So, should those who have some -- namely Arroyo, Kenneally and Pressley -- spend it now, in hopes that a higher prelim finish will trigger more contributions afterward, or hold onto what little they have?
Anyway, what I'm listing here are each candidate's money raised in August, money spent in August, and cash on hand to start September. I'll rank them by cash on hand. These numbers are taken from their campaign-finance reports, and I apologize if my math is off anywhere.
John Connolly Raised: $14,535 Spent: $21,325 Cash: $~78,000
Stephen Murphy Raised: $6344 Spent: $16,036 Cash: $60,031
Felix G. Arroyo Raised: $12,227 Spent: $12,181 Cash: $44,114
Andrew Kenneally Raised: $8356 Spent: $8826 Cash: $38,252
Ayanna Pressley Raised: $19,500 Spent: $15,187 Cash: $36,0876
Tito Jackson Raised: $5735 Spent: $15,690 Cash: $9791
Tomas Gonzalez Raised: $8508 Spent: $9726 Cash: $8270
Robert Fortes Raised: $7243 Spent: $6901 Cash: $7326
Doug Bennett Raised: $583 Spent: $2576 Cash: $6243
Ego Ezedi Raised: $8184 Spent: $9328 Cash: $5060
Hiep Nguyen Raised: $1759 Spent: $1017 Cash: $4855
Jean-Claude Sanon Raised: $1180 Spent: $1832 Cash: $4405
Scotland Willis Raised: $0 Spent: $46 Cash: $2329
Sean Ryan Raised: $0 Spent: $0 Cash: $1104
Bill Trabucco Raised: $300 Spent: $225 Cash: $169
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