Glidewell tops on contributions; Files raises more local funds

Rep. Frank Glidewell said in late April that he’d probably collected enough money for the Arkansas Senate District 13 race.

He wasn’t kidding.

Between April 1 and May 11, Glidewell collected $10,750, pushing his total campaign contributions to $60,950

Glidewell faces legislative veterans Jake Files and Jim Medley in the GOP primary for the Senate seat. The primary is the election because no Democrats filed for the seat.

According to Glidewell’s May 11 report, his expenditures totaled $28,835 and his balance going into the last few days of the race was $32,242. Of his $60,950 in contributions, at least $33,950 (or 55.7%) came from individuals and political action committees outside of the Fort Smith area. Less than $14,000 came from local sources, and more than $13,000 came from carryover funds from previous campaigns.

Glidewell’s expenditures included $1,650 to his daughter, Kelly Swaim, to help manage his campaign.

Files, however, has raised more local contributions than Glidewell. Files’ May 11 report shows $19,625 in total contributions, $10,000 in loans, expenses of $17,595 and a balance of $12,029.

Of Files’ total contributions, $16,850 come from local sources. The $2,650 from outside the area includes $2,000 from a relative in Texas.

The Secretary of State’s office does not show a required pre-election campaign finance report from Medley. It is unclear as to if whether Medley failed to file a report or the Secretary of State’s office failed to post it.

According to Medley’s March campaign finance filing, he has loaned his campaign $10,000, collected $15,845 in contributions and spent $30,755. Medley carried over about $5,600 from his previous legislative campaign. Of Medley’s contributions, $6,950 are from individuals and political action committees outside of the Fort Smith area.

JAKE FILES (Cumulative contributions as of May 11)
• Outside Contributions
$2,000
Kelly Mitchell, Richardson, Texas

$500
Arkansas Home Builders Political Action Committee, Little Rock

$150
Lee Carter, Little Rock

• Regional Contributions
$2,000
Bob Powell, Fort Smith
Bill Walters, Greenwood

$1,000
John Baxter, Fort Smith
Jonathan Foster, Alma
Delores Mitchell, Sallisaw
Darrell Stovall, Fort Smith
Griffin Properties of Fort Smith

$750
Joey McCutchen

$500
Marty Clark, Fort Smith
Bill Hanna, Fort Smith
Kevin King, Fort Smith
Jammie McClure, Fort Smith
Bennie Westphal, Fort Smith

$300
Cliff Cabaness III, Fort Smith
Dane Fulmer, Fort Smith
Bret Hood, Fort Smith

$250
Christey Ivey, Fort Smith
Hugh Maurras, Fort Smith
Roger Meek, Fort Smith
Sam Sexton III, Fort Smith
Shannon Shell, Fort Smith
Sam T. Sicard, Fort Smith

$200
Gwen and Walter Carter, Fort Smith
Jill Cutting, Fort Smith
Gene Nelson III, Fort Smith

$150
Pam, Lindsey and Lyndel Hobbs, Fort Smith
Dr. Jerry Stewart, Fort Smith

$100
Darlene Burch, Fort Smith
Aundria Carlton, Fort Smith
Pam and Mike Carroll, Fort Smith
Ken Colley, Fort Smith
Cindy Crawford, Fort Smith
Jill Cutting, Fort Smith
Mont Echols, Fort Smith
Col. Bill Files, Fort Smith
Sally Gean, Fort Smith
Phil Leraris, Fort Smith
Bob Miller, Fort Smith
Dennis Wood, Fort Smith
Mike Worley, Fort Smith

FRANK GLIDEWELL (Cumulative contributions as of May 11)
• Outside Contributions
$2,000
John Warmack, Texarkana
Arkansas Health Care Senate Public Affairs Committee, Little Rock
ARSFA-PAC, Little Rock (insurance lobby)
Philip Morris USA, Richmond, Va.
Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha

$1,000
Earl Jones, Little Rock
Ed Warmack, Texarkana
Arkansas Medical Society PAC, Little Rock
ARPAC, Little Rock (Arkansas Realtors lobby)
ARPAC II, Little Rock (Arkansas Realtors lobby)
BNSF Railway Co., Springfield, Mo.
Centerpoint Energy Inc., Houston
Committee to Save Arkansas Jobs PAC, Little Rock
FBS PAC, Houston
Glazer’s Wholesale Drug Co., Dallas
Kraft Foods Global, Portland, Ore.
Reynolds American, Winston-Salem, N.C.
SBC Arkansas Employee Political Action Committee, Little Rock
Southwestern Energy Company PAC, Fayetteville
Stephens Investments Co., Little Rock
Wilson & Associates, Little Rock

$500
Sammie Cox, Little Rock
Joe Molinaro, Little Rock
Gilbert Baker for U.S. Senate, Lowell
American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government, Columbus, Ohio
Arkansas Oil Marketers Association PAC, Little Rock
Arvest Bank Group PAC, Lowell
Associated Industries of Arkansas PAC, Little Rock
Caremark RX, Lincoln, R.I.
Cranford Coalition, Little Rock
BNSF Railway Co., Fort Worth
VOTE, Little Rock
Windstream Political Action Committee, Little Rock

$250
Robert Glidewell
Delray Beach, Fla.
Manufactured Housing Council Political Action Committee, Little Rock
Medco Health Solutions, Franklin Lakes, N.J.
RG Ventures LLC, Little Rock
Southland Racing Corp., West Memphis
Wholesale Beer Distributors of Arkansas, Little Rock

$200
American Insurance Association-Arkansas Political Action Committee, Little Rock

• Regional Contributions
$1,000
James Glidewell, Fort Smith
Robert Miller, Fort Smith
Michael Morton, Fort Smith
Frost Oil Co., Fort Smith
KE Investments, Fort Smith

$500
John Canterbury, Fort Smith
Dr. Carl Friddle, Fort Smith
Dane Fulmer, Fort Smith
Randall Goins, Fort Smith
Joe Larkin, Charleston
Christopher Looper, Huntington
Robert A. Young III, Fort Smith
Armour Heights Nursing Home, Van Buren
Jack Jones Investments Co., Fort Smith
Riverfront Exploration (Bennie Westphal), Fort Smith
Taylor Management, Fort Smith

$350
Greg Carman, Fort Smith

$300
Carl Davis, Fort Smith

$250
Dr. Cole Goodman, Fort Smith
John Meyers, Fort Smith
Carman Inc., Fort Smith
JR Young Construction, Fort Smith

$200
Arkansas Glass & Mirror, Fort Smith

$150
John Womack, Fort Smith

$100
Eldon Coffman, Fort Smith
George Combs, Fort Smith
William Dudding, Fort Smith
Robert Fulmer, Fort Smith
Curtis Goldtrap Jr., Fort Smith
J.W. Holmes, Fort Smith
Thomas Kelly, Fort Smith
Harold McDowell, Fort Smith
David McMahon, Fort Smith
Billy Strang, Uniontown
James Taylor, Fort Smith

$50
Jim Berry, Fort Smith
William R. Harper, Fort Smith

JIM MEDLEY (Cumulative contributions as of April 15; no pre-election report available)
• Outside Contributions
$2,000
Arkansas Health Care Senate Public Affairs Committee, Little Rock
Arkansas Health Care Public Affairs Committee, Little Rock

$1,000
Arkansas Health Care House Public Affairs Committee, Little Rock

$600
Construction Advancement Political Action Committee, Little Rock

$500
Caremark RX, Lincoln, R.I.

$250
Southland Racing Corp., West Memphis

$200
John Blanchard, Rison, Ark.
Daniel Kushmaul, Pine Bluff

$100
B.M. Bradshaw, Pine Bluff
Jimmy Lake Plumbing, Pine Bluff

• Regional Contributions
$2,000
Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, Fort Smith
Michael Morton

$1,000
MSM Properties, Fort Smith (same address as Central Arkansas Nursing Centers)

$500
James Busby, Alma
Scott Clark, Fort Smith
Dr. Randy Ennen, Fort Smith
Cody Hayes, Fort Smith

$250
Greg Karber, Fort Smith
Dr. Claire Price, Fort Smith

$200
B.M.T., (initials only; listed as retired businessman in Waldron)

$100
David Cordell, Fort Smith
Dorance Damron, Fort Smith
Michael Helm, Fort Smith
Janet Powell, Ozark
S.D. Wang, Fort Smith
Wilson Satellite & TV Co.

$50
Louis Bastin, Fort Smith