The Supervisors and their major donors

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Using the data recently compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project for Albemarle County's recent election, it is possible to evaluate the major donors and the total funds raised by each candidate this election cycle.

The major donors* to Albemarle County's 2007 Board of Supervisors candidates were as follows:

$38,000 - Monticello Business Alliance (See also: MBA's donors)
$10,000 - Zobrist Law Group (Duane Zobrist)
$7,800 - Ben Brewster
$7,500 - Blue Ridge Homebuilders Association
$7,500 - Virginia Association of Realtors
$7,000 - Democratic Road Back PAC
$5,250 - Barbara Fried
$5,000 - Virginia Association of Realtors - Charlottesville Area
$4,500 - Va Dem - Albemarle Charlottesville
$3,000 - Leo Mallek
$3,000 - Marie Woodward
$2,500 - Phil Wendel
$2,500 - Boyd Tinsley
$2,500 - Bill Edgerton

* Major donors were those who gave a total of $2,500 or more to one or more candidates

This table shows where each of the major donors made their contributions (Click to view complete table).

The fundraising totals for all the candidates as of their December 6th financial report are as follows:

$61,239 - David Wyant (R-White Hall)
$60,541 - Ken Boyd* (R-Rivanna)
$47,183 - Marcia Joseph (D-Rivanna)
$41,555 - Ann Mallek* (D-White Hall)
$39,425 - Lindsay Dorrier* (D-Scottsville)   
$6,350  - Dennis King (I-Scottsville)
$575 - Kevin Fletcher (I-Scottsville)

* Candidate won seat

Brian Wheeler