Rio candidates in a dead heat in end of summer fundraising

By Brian Wheeler

Charlottesville Tomorrow

Friday, September 18, 2009

Democrat

David Slutzky

and Republican challenger

Rodney Thomas

have each added about $7,000 to their campaign coffers in the race for the Rio seat on the

Albemarle County Board of Supervisors

.  The latest campaign finance data has been published by the

Virginia Public Access Project

(VPAP) and includes monies raised during July and August 2009.

In the most recent filing period, the six Supervisor candidates raised a combined total of $23,123.  After Slutzky and Thomas, Republican candidate

Duane Snow

had the next largest individual total with $5,335.  Snow, however, is still playing catch up in the three-way race for the open Samuel Miller district seat as both Democrat

Madison Cummings

and Independent

John Lowry

have raised more money overall.

In Rio, almost half of the total campaign receipts reported by Rodney Thomas are in-kind contributions from his printing company ($11,592) and from Hoffman and White ($2,100 for accounting services).  Thomas has raised a total of $28,180 which does not include the $10,000 he received from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR) with their endorsement earlier this month.

In his re-election campaign, David Slutzky has now raised a total of $45,270. He has received in-kind gifts from developer and banker Hunter Craig ($931 for a reception) and from advertising executive Susan Payne ($109 for invitations and postage).  Slutzky was first elected to the Board in 2005 and currently serves as Chairman.

The next candidate fundraising reports are due on October 15, 2009 and will include all donations received in the month of September.

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