Arkansas candidates filed quarterly campaign-finance reports this week with the secretary of state’s office.
The filings include all contributions to and expenditures by the campaigns between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31.
Republican candidate and state Rep. Debra Hobbs, R-Rogers, reported raising $840 and spending $10,979 during the last quarter of 2013. Her total loans remained at $50,000 and her total contributions and expenditures increased to $18,260 and $29,137, leaving $36,354 in the bank.
While she filed by Wednesday’s deadline, her report wasn’t publicly available until Thursday.
In reports released Wednesday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson reported $1.3 million in the bank. Curtis Coleman, also a Republican candidate, reported $9,383 in the bank. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross had $2.5 million in the bank.
In other races:
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor John Burkhalter of Little Rock reported raising $135,910 and spending $151,076 during the last quarter. His total contributions increased to $666,105, and he reported his total spending at $279,485.
Burkhalter’s spending included returning $30,300 in contributions to donors who did business with the Highway Commission while the candidate was a commissioner, a spokesman said Thursday.
“There is no legal prohibition against those individuals and entities donating to John’s campaign and no requirement to return the money, but John simply wants to hold his campaign to a higher standard and we honored that by returning those contributions,” spokesman Bryan Griffith said in an e-mail.
State Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, reported raising $11,590 in contributions and had $38,300 in personal loans during the last quarter of the year. Collins also reported spending $422, leaving $100,898 in the bank.
State Rep. Andy Mayberry, R-East End, reported raising $4,611 during the quarter and spending $4,277, leaving $4,670 in the bank.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Democratic candidate State Rep. Nate Steel, D-Nashville, reported raising $63,049 in contributions for the primary election and $9,800 for the general election. Steel also reported $61,336 in primary spending, leaving a total of $193,069 in the bank.
Republican candidate David Sterling, a Little Rock attorney, reported raising $25,740 in contributions and a loan of $54.31 for the primary election. Sterling reported spending $9,689 for the primary election, leaving a total of $106,550 in the bank.
Republican candidate Leslie Rutledge, reported raising $53,620 in contributions for the primary election and $500 in contributions for the general election. Rutledge reported spending $23,080 for the primary election, leaving a total of $120,243 in the bank.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Democratic secretary of state candidate Susan Inman reported raising $10,740 during the last quarter of 2013. Inman also reported spending $7,282, leaving $9,210 in the bank.
A report for Republican incumbent Mark Martin was not available Thursday.
TREASURER
Dennis Milligan of Benton, a Republican candidate for treasurer and Saline County circuit clerk, reported raising $15,020 and a personal loan of $6,500, boosting his total loans to $23,182 and total contributions to $74,000. Milligan reported spending $19,599, leaving $51,702 in the bank.
Fellow Republican state Rep. Duncan Baird, R-Lowell, reported raising $30,770 in contributions and spending $4,437. Baird’s total loans remained at $11,166, while his total contributions increased to $41,626 and expenditures to $5,632, leaving $47,160 in the bank.
AUDITOR
Auditor candidate Regina Hampton, who works for Democratic incumbent Charlie Daniels, reported raising $13,634 and a personal loan of $29,000. Hampton reported spending $7,583, leaving $40,106 in the bank.
Republican candidate and state Rep. Andrea Lea, R-Russellville, reported raising $5,275 in contributions and spending $339. That increased her total contributions to $22,498 and total spending to $5,486, with her total personal loans remaining at $25,000. She had $42,261 in the bank.
Republican candidate Ken Yang of Benton, who works for the Family Council, reported $1,595 in contributions, a personal loan of $9,000 and $3,633 in expenditures. Yang reported total personal loans of $21,262, total contributions of $28,704 and total spending of $8,874, leaving $41,091 in the bank.
LAND COMMISSIONER
Republican incumbent Land Commissioner John Thurston reported raising $2,025 and spending $50 last quarter. His total contributions are $5,990 and his total spending is $3,320, leaving $2,669 in the bank.
SUPREME COURT
Court of Appeals Judge Rhonda Wood reported raising $132,650 in contributions between Nov. 21 - the first day judicial candidates were allowed to receive contributions - and Dec. 31 for an uncontested seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court. Wood is seeking the seat currently held by Justice Cliff Hoofman, who was appointed by the governor to complete the term of Robert Brown.
Brown retired in 2012, and Hoofman is barred by the Arkansas Constitution from running for the position.
Wood also reported spending $12,757 during the last quarter of the year, leaving $120,947 in the bank.
Court of Appeals Judge Robin Wynne reported raising $33,345 in contributions and spending nothing, leaving it all in the bank. Wynne is seeking the seat held by Justice Donald Corbin, who is not running for re-election.
A report for Justice Karen Baker, who is uncontested in her bid for re-election, was not available Thursday.
Arkansas, Pages 12 on 01/17/2014