Follow the Money Some More, Part Five

Who is financed by Maryland residents and who is backed by out-of-state money? Let’s pull back that curtain, shall we?

Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family)

1. Steve Silverman, County Council/Executive Challenger: $2,427,826
2. Ike Leggett, County Executive: $1,291,596
3. Rob Garagiola, Senator (D-15): $583,904
4. George Leventhal, County Council: $549,341
5. Nancy Floreen, County Council: $480,376
6. Brian Frosh, Senator (D-16): $474,066
7. Howard Denis, County Council: $447,130
8. Ida Ruben, Senator (D-20): $345,842
9. Sheila Hixson, Delegate (D-20): $344,836
9. Herman Taylor, Delegate (D-14): $329,014

Total Receipts from Non-Maryland Contributors (Excludes Family)

1. Steve Silverman, County Council/Executive Challenger: $641,905
2. Duchy Trachtenberg, County Council: $460,621
3. Ike Leggett, County Executive: $282,164
4. Heather Mizeur, Delegate (D-20): $186,123
5. Rob Garagiola, Senator (D-15): $155,939
6. Jamie Raskin, Senator (D-20): $136,571
7. Sheila Hixson, Delegate (D-20): $109,835
8. Roger Berliner, County Council: $103,890
9. Howard Denis, County Council: $100,258
10. Herman Taylor, Delegate (D-14): $92,269

Percentage of Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family)

1. Steve Kanstoroom, County Council Challenger: 100.0%
1. Cary Lamari, County Council Challenger: 100.0%
3. Robin Ficker, County Executive/Council Challenger: 99.1%
4. Steve Abrams, School Board/County Council Challenger: 98.8%
5. Sharon Dooley, County Council Challenger: 98.6%
6. Phil Andrews, County Council: 95.9%
7. Sharon Grosfeld, Senator (D-18): 95.2%
8. Marc Elrich, County Council: 93.8%
9. Charles Barkley, Delegate (D-39): 93.8%
10. Pat O’Neill, School Board: 93.3%

107. Sam Arora, Delegate Challenger (D-19): 20.0%
106. Dana Beyer, Delegate Challenger (D-18): 22.8%
105. Paul Griffin, Delegate Challenger: 24.5%
104. Hans Riemer, County Council Challenger: 25.6%
103. Duchy Trachtenberg, County Council: 26.8%
102. Guled Kassim, Delegate/County Council Challenger: 38.0%
101. Leon Billings, Delegate: 42.0%
100. Aaron Klein, Delegate Challenger (D-20): 46.1%
99. Dan Farrington, Delegate Challenger (D-18): 47.8%
98. Heather Mizeur, Delegate (D-20): 48.0%

Duchy Trachtenberg deserves special mention for her ability to raise money nationally as the former President and Treasurer of Maryland NOW. She has raised $460,621 from out of state. The other eight County Council Members have raised $443,989 from out of state combined. Trachtenberg has raised more money from New York City ($89,196) than from Rockville ($88,960) or Bethesda ($79,873). She has raised more money from Los Angeles ($34,500), San Francisco ($24,000) and Berkeley ($22,600) than from Gaithersburg ($11,900) or Silver Spring ($11,365). Following are the in-state contribution percentages for each incumbent County Council Member:

Phil Andrews: 95.9%
Marc Elrich: 93.8%
George Leventhal: 88.0%
Nancy Floreen: 87.0%
Mike Knapp: 81.8%
Nancy Navarro: 78.1%
Valerie Ervin: 75.8%
Roger Berliner: 64.5%
Duchy Trachtenberg: 26.8%

Here is a final statistic: the percentage of receipts that came from self, family and out-of-state entities. The higher this percentage, the less reliant a candidate is on financing from third-party Marylanders.

Percentage of Total Receipts from Self, Family and Out-of-State

1. Steve Kanstoroom, County Council Challenger: 98.2%
2. Robin Ficker, County Executive/Council Challenger: 93.9%
3. Ben Kramer, Delegate/County Council Challenger: 90.7%
4. Dana Beyer, Delegate Challenger (D-18): 90.2%
5. Sam Arora, Delegate Challenger (D-19): 89.7%
6. Dan Fox, State’s Attorney Challenger: 89.0%
7. Sam Statland, Delegate Challenger (D-18): 85.4%
8. Mike Lenett, Senator (D-19): 84.8%
9. Tod Sher, Delegate (D-14): 81.7%
10. Paul Griffin, Delegate Challenger (D-19): 80.6%

107. Phil Andrews, County Council: 4.4%
106. Sharon Dooley, Council Council Challenger: 5.2%
105. Sharon Grosfeld, Senator (D-18): 5.4%
104. Pat O’Neill, School Board: 6.9%
103. P.J Hogan, Senator (D-39): 7.8%
102. Carol Petzold, Delegate (D-19): 8.3%
101. Marc Elrich, County Council: 8.7%
100. Nancy King, Senator (D-39): 9.6%
99. Dana Dembrow, Delegate (D-20): 10.0%
98. Mike Subin, County Council: 10.4%

We’ll have one more update prior to the primary!