THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, June 26, 1994                    TAG: 9406240279 
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER                     PAGE: 04    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: BY ESTHER DISKIN, STAFF WRITER 
DATELINE: 940626                                 LENGTH: Long 

BIG SPENDERS HAD BEST RESULTS WHEN WOOING COUNCIL SEAT VOTES

{LEAD} After the political posters have been torn down and the slogans fade into memory, candidates take out their calculators: How much did it cost to chase that City Council seat?

In Chesapeake, team tickets - backed by the city's party organizations - were the big spenders. For the six-man Republican ``Leadership Team,'' running on a growth control platform, the spending paid off with a big win: Two incumbents and two newcomers gained seats, to give the Republicans control of the City Council.

{REST} The Republican winners were Councilmen Arthur L. Dwyer, a shipyard employee; Peter P. Duda Jr., a television producer at the Christian Broadcasting Network; John de Triquet, a pediatrician professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School; and W. Joe Newman, a financial planner.

The five-member ``Chesapeake First'' team, backed by the city's leading Democrats, outstripped the Republicans in fund-raising. But only one member of the ticket, Vice Mayor John W. Butt, won a seat.

Councilman Alan P. Krasnoff was the only independent elected. He spent about $7,200, running on a record of growth control and a promise to pay close attention to the needs of citizens.

For the losers, the campaign spending buys experience, but not power. Linwood L. Nelms Jr., a bank vice president, was the biggest spender among those who didn't win a seat. He raised $45,000 and spent $31,000.

The following City Council contributions were reported up to June 15:

Arrington, Jesse

Total contributions: $255

Total expenses: $255

Baker, Wayne T.

Total contributions: $0

Total expenses: $0

Brayboy, Larry V.

Total contributions: $2,360

Total expenses: $713

Brown, Iva S.

Total contributions: $18,067

Total expenses: $17,358

Contributions over $100:

Bailes Fundraiser Dinner, $1,000.

Butt, John W., $1,622.

Hearring, Bill, $120.

Nelms, Linwood, $2,446.

Tidewater Builders Association PAC, $1,100.

Parker, Dwight, $197.

Realtors PAC, $1,000.

Simmons, Sherry, $2,198.

Brown, Michael Kevin

Total contributions: $17,396

Total expenses: $8,855

Contributions over $100:

B & E Chesapeake First Financial Planning, $478.

Gospel Concert, $907.

Little Zion Civic Forum, $343.

Portsmouth-Chesapeake Association Of Realtors, $200.

Simmons, Lamont, $125.

Spruill, Baker and Garner, Banquet - Fundraiser, $500.

Tidewater Association of Realtors, $1,000.

West Munden Civic League, $1,000.

Butt, John W.

Total contributions: $25,662

Total expenses: $6,392

Contributions over $100:

Armada-Hoffler construction, $1,500.

Brown, Iva, $150.

Brown, Iva, $443.

Falk, Joseph, $500.

H.R.U.H.C.A.., $200.

Hall, H.A. Jr., $250.

Hearring, Bill, $120.

Nelms, Linwood, $200.

Nelms, Linwood, $150.

Nelms, Linwood, $560.

Nelms, Linwood, $510.

Nelms, Linwood, $916.

Realtors PAC, $400.

Simmons, Sherry, $340.

Simmons, Sherry, $1,088.

Simmons, Sherry, $510.

Simmons, Sherry, $187.

Tidewater Association of Realtors, $1,000.

Tidewater Builders Association, $1,100.

Carawan, T. J. ``Cowboy''

Total contributions: $75

Total expenses: $0

Davis, Lawrence H. (failed to file)

Total contributions: $0

Total expenses: $0

Duda, Peter P. Jr.

Total contributions: $12,879

Total expenses: $11,324

Contributions over $100:

Alan Resk Group Inc., $250.

Armada-Hoffler Construction, $1,000.

Bath Inc., $150.

Bay Concrete Construction Inc., $250.

Bay Tower Corp., $300.

Bayview Plaza Pharmacy Inc., $150.

Cerza, James F., $150.

Cerza, James F. Jr., $250.

Chesapeake Ent. Associates, PC, $250.

Chesapeake West Terminal Inc., $2,000.

Chick-Fil-A, $300.

Chinn, Walter E., $300.

Conley's Mini Storage and Shelter, $425.

Elbow Road Farm Inc., $475.

Foster, Rodney, $250.

Frank T. Williams Farms, $250.

Freedom Ford Inc., $150.

Godwin, D. Joe, $250.

Greenbrier Ear, Nose and Throat, $250.

Grisson & Macdonald, $250.

Habab, Dr. Edward D., $250.

Hassell & Folkes, PC, $300.

Hassell & Folkes, PC, $175.

Jack Peoples Bonded Auction, $250.

Kreas, Elizabeth, $150.

Montero, Juan M. II, $250.

Newhart, John R., $400.

Newhart, John R., $250.

Overstreet, Gregory, $250.

Riddle Acura, $250.

Robertson, M.G. ``Pat'', $1,000.

Sherbrooke-Partners, $500.

Shipley, Ian Jr., $170.

Stumpy Lake Golf Course, $500.

TCI Southeast Inc., $550.

Tidewater Builders Association, $500.

Dwyer, Arthur L.

Total contributions: $8,943

Total expenses: $7,948

Edge, Dalton S.

Total contributions: $12,903

Total expenses: $11,450

Contributions over $100:

Curling, W.E., $500.

F.T. Williams Farms, $1,000.

Holton, Martin, $250.

Lewis, W. Ashton, $250.

Shirley, C.W., $200.

Krasnoff, Alan Paul

Total contributions: $12,349

Total expenses: $7,174

Contributions over $100:

Berry, Walter, $250.

Browning-Ferris Industries, $200.

Cynmark Development, $300.

Peoples, Jack, $150.

Realtors PAC, $1,200.

Tidewater Chiropractic, $150.

Nelms, Linwood L. Jr.

Total contributions: $45,148

Total expenses: $30,857

contributions over $100:

Armada-Hoffler Construction, $500.

Butt, John W., $1,622.

Coastal Concrete Construction Corp., $600.

Etheridge Construction Inc., $500.

Falk, Joseph A., $300.

H.R.U.H.C.A. PAC, $200.

Hearring, William J., $120.

Lewis, W. Ashton, $250.

Realtors Political Action Committee, $1,000.

Simmons, Sherry M., $2,199.

Tavers Inc. Maxwells Tavern, $250.

Tidewater Builders Association PAC, $1,100.

Newman, W. Joe

Total contributions: $16,719

Total expenses: $15,117

Contributions over $100:

Hassell & Folkes, $2,000.

HCC Investment Co., $300.

Heardon Construction Co., $300.

Heardon Construction, $300.

Hearring, William J., $600.

Parker, Dwight M.

Total contributions: $21,161

Total expenses: $16,292

Contributions over $100:

Armada-Hoffler, $500.

Brown, Iva, $442.

Brown, Iva, $150.

Butt, John, $1,633.

Hearring, William, $120.

Nelms, Linwood, $2,452.

Portsmouth-Chesapeake Board of Realtors, $200.

Simmons, Sherry, $2,196.

Tidewater Area Realtors, $1,000.

Tidewater Builders Association, $1,100.

Savant, Bryan Usher

Total contributions: $677

Total expenses: $677

Contributions over $100:

Savant, Bryan U., $282.

Simmons, Sherry McMillan

Total contributions: $43,790

Total expenses: $26,395

Contributions over $100:

Armada Hoffler, $1,500.

Associated Distributors, $200.

Brown, Iva, $593.

Browning-Ferris Industries, $200.

Butt, John W., $1,622.

H.A. Hall Jr. Trust, $250.

Hearndon Construction Co., $500.

Money Point Diamond Corp., $150.

Nelms, Linwood, $2,446.

Stricks Auction House, $200.

Sumitomo Machinery, $500.

Tidewater Builders Association, $1,100.

Womack Contractors, $200.

Sutton, Denise J.

Total contributions: $1,672

Total expenses: $1,606

Walker, Mark W.

Total contributions: $15

Total expenses: $15

Whitener, James E.

Total contributions: $1,648

Total expenses: $1,544

Contributions over $100:

Whitener, James E., $351.

de Triquet, John Michel

Total contributions: $5,294

Total expenses: $5,097

Contributions over $100:

de Triquet, John Michel, $2,000.

Taylor, Gary, $150.

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