Knight's Campaign Reports - District 3 BCC Race
From the Sarasota News Leader:
Knight’s reports
Tom Knight listed 108 contributions in his second quarter report, with the amounts ranging from $25 to $1,000. The total of cash and checks was $25,925, while Knight also received $5,359.48 in in-kind contributions.
Those who gave him $1,000 were Venice Realtor Norman Holloway; retiree Mark Ohara of Osprey; wealth adviser Cole M. McHargue of Sarasota; Busch Storage Capital LLC in Sarasota, whose principal is attorney John Patterson, husband of the late, four-term county Commissioner Nora Patterson, of Siesta Key; Ping Faulhaber, co-founder and executive director of the Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab in Sarasota; Venice Realtor Debi L. Cohoon; both attorney Michael France of Nokomis, and France’s wife, Kathleen; Steve Harner, owner of The Crow’s Nest restaurant in Venice; and both Patricia Tassone and her husband, John, Sarasota retirees.
Those who gave Knight $500 apiece were retiree Jeffrey Hughes of Venice; attorney Charles Fitzpatrick of Venice; retiree Robert Lindsay of Sarasota; Stephen Clouse of Venice, whose eponymous firm “produces high-quality, high-impact, visual professional services for select charitable and political organizations,” its website says; Dennis J. Neeser of Venice, whose eponymous consulting firm also is located in Venice; Venice retiree Michael Levine; Stephen Russell of Sarasota; Cathy Layton, who has is past chair of The Bay Park Conservancy in Sarasota; retiree Tommye Whittaker, whose address was marked as “Protected”; MRT Lawn and Garden Center in Port Charlotte; CPA Linda Mehserle of Venice; dentist Lisa Klein of Sarasota; Venice land planner James T. Collins, who is associated with the Boone Law Firm in Venice; retiree James M. Kasmark Jr. of Venice; and Richard Gonzmart, one of the principals of the Columbia Restaurant company, which is based in Tampa.
In regard to Knight’s expenses in that second-quarter report, the largest total went to Data Targeting in Gainesville — $34,957.50, primarily for direct mail services. He also reimbursed Michael Quillen of Sarasota $1,813.35 for food and beverages for an event. Further, Knight reimbursed himself $541.22 for a variety of payments that covered, for example, postage, printing, and food and beverages for events.
In the first half of June, Knight had 22 contributions that added up to $10,375, while he spent $18,758.91.
Again, his contributions ranged from $25 up to $1,000.
He did get $2,000 in a bundle from Margaret Rauch, who was identified as a teacher, and Rauch Realty, both of the same Casey Key Road address in Nokomis, the document shows.
Knight also received $1,000 apiece from Sunacre Corp., a real estate firm in Venice; Nokomis retiree Patricia Lombard; Clayton Taylor, owner of DeSoto Hay & Cattle LLC; and retiree Margaret Grohne of Wilmington, Illinois, and her husband, David F. Grohne.
Once more, the largest portion of Knight’s expenditures went to Data Targeting: $1,7680.
In the last half of June, Knight took in a total of 38 contributions in cash and checks that added up to $8,305, plus $2,425 in in-kind contributions, that report shows. He spent $69,019.
Those who gave him $1,000 apiece were Bird Bay Plaza in Key Biscayne; and Michael Pachota of Venice, whose family owns the Venice Pier Group, which includes Sharky’s on the Pier, and Pachota’s wife, Madonna.
Jaime DiDomenico, owner and president of CoolToday, PlumbingToday and EnergyToday, and his wife, Julie, of Nokomis gave Knight $1,000 apiece for event food and beverages, the document says.
Among his expenses for the last half of June, Knight paid $55,000 to Mentzer Media of Bel Aire, Md., for “media” and $12,270 to Data Targeting. Knight also reimbursed himself $1,614.18 for multiple campaign expenses.
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