EDITOR’S NOTE: With the 2016 general election looming Tuesday, candidates at all levels have had to file their final pre-election campaign finance reports by Monday, Oct. 31. Candidates for federal offices (Senate, Congress and the presidency) file with the Federal Election Commission. Candidates in Kansas for state, city and county offices file with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. This is the first of a three-part series detailing these reports.
Longtime Republican incumbent Jerry Moran will face two challengers in the Tuesday general election. Also on the ballot are Democrat Patrick Wiesner and Libertarian Robert Garrard. Moran defeated D.J. Smith in the Republican primary, while Wiesner defeated Monique Singh to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on Aug. 2.
The information detailing their campaign income and expenses are outlined in information filed with the Federal Election Commission by the Oct. 31 pre-election report filing deadline.
Moran, a Hays attorney, previously represented the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2011 and the Kansas State Senate from 1989 to 1997.
Moran was born in 1954 in Great Bend, but was raised in Plainville. After graduating from Plainville High School.
Wiesner, a Lawrence attorney, certified public accountant and veteran, was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Kansas. Wiesner was defeated by Chad Taylor in the Democratic primary on Aug. 5, 2014.
Garrard is a Kansas City electronics technician and Army veteran. This his first run for office.
For more specific data (including names of individual donors and political action committees) visit fec.gov/finance/disclosure/disclosure_data_search.shtml and look for “individual search” under “Disclosure Data Search.”
Below are details of Moran’s and Wiesner’s reports. Garrard’s entry indicated he had no funds coming in or being spent.
Moran
• Receipts
Itemized individual contributions (from 1,809 donors) – $1,955,416
Unitemized individual contributions – $112,940
Party committees contributions – $0
Other committees contributions (from 769 sources, most from out of state) – $2,071,996
Candidate contributions – $0
Total contributions – $4,140,355
Transfers from authorized committees – $169,026
Candidate loans – $0
Other loans – $0
Total loans – $0
Operating expenditure offsets – $33,835
Other receipts – $6,900
Total receipts – $4,350,125
• Disbursements
Operating expenditures – $3,737,477
Transfers to other authorized committees – $0
Candidate loan repayments – $0
Other loan repayments – $0
Total loan repayments – $0
Individual refunds – $31,893
Political party refunds – $0
Other committee refunds – $16,500
Total contribution refunds – $48,393
Other disbursements – $108,000
Total disbursements – $3,893,870
• Cash summary
Ending cash on hand – $1,836,469
Net contributions – $4,091,962
Net operating expenditures – $3,703,639
Debts owed by – $50,070
Debts owed to – $0
Wiesner
• Receipts
Itemized individual contributions (from five donors) – $3,991
Unitemized individual contributions – $574
Party committees contributions – $0
Other committees contributions – $0
Candidate contributions – $8,890
Total contributions – $13,456
Transfers from authorized committees – $0
Candidate loans – $10,000
Other loans – $0
Total loans – $10,000
Operating expenditure offsets – $0
Other receipts – $0
Total receipts – $23,456
• Disbursements
Operating expenditures – $24,789
Transfers to other authorized committees – $0
Candidate loan repayments – $0
Other loan repayments – $0
Total loan repayments – $0
Individual refunds – $0
Political party refunds – $0
Other committee refunds – $0
Total contribution refunds – $0
Other disbursements – $0
Total disbursements – $24,789
• Cash summary
Ending cash on hand – $1,315
Net contributions – $13,456
Net operating expenditures – $24,789
Debts owed by – $10,000
Debts owed to – $0
