According to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), mayoral finalists in 35 cities reported $6,092,517 in expenditures during the 2017 election. HERE ARE THE TOP TEN BIG SPENDERS Name City Expenditures Won/Lost 1) Martin Walsh (I) Boston $2,208,827 Won 2) Ruthanne Fuller (O) Newton $376,984 Won 3) Tito Jackson Boston $333,656 Lost […]
By: Tom Duggan – July 17, 2017 `In response to the State’s Office of Campaign and Political Financing (OCPF) demanding he disclose donors to his campaign, Lawrence City Councilor and mayoral candidate Modesto Maldonado, says the OCPF is “wrong” in its’ assessment of his campaign finance reports, and said the media should be more focused […]
By: Tom Duggan – July 8, 2017 OCPF-contributions maldonado OCPF-expenditures maldonado According to The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, (OCPF) an enforcement arm of the Secretary of State’s Office, Lawrence City Councilor Modesto Maldonado has taken more than $2,410 in campaign contributions that have not been accounted for. Maldonado is running for mayor […]
J. Derenzo Companies, a Brockton-based construction business, and its owner, David Howe, made a $125,000 payment to the state’s general fund to resolve campaign finance issues, according to a disposition agreement between the Massachusetts Office if Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) and Howe. Howe also made a $25,000 contribution to a charity of his choice […]
An Avon-based businessman and his bookkeeper who illegally contributed to Attorney General Maura Healey’s political campaign have agreed to pay $7,500 and $2,500 respectively to resolve a review by the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finances. The state fined Brian Bairos, the owner and president of Colorado Ave., LLC, in Rhode Island, and McIsaac […]
In a year without a Boston mayoral election, 61 mayoral candidates in 36 cities reported expenditures of $3,786,953 and receipts of $3,692,411 in 2015, according to a spending study compiled by OCPF. Activity in 2015 dropped significantly from 2013, when $8.8 million was spent and $8.5 million was raised in a year with a Boston […]
By: Tom Duggan, 4-4-16 Former Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua is in trouble again with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). The state’s political watchdog agency has fined Lantigua another $1,875 (as of 4-3-16) for refusing to file his 2015 year-end, campaign finance reports with the state. The reports were due on January […]
By: Tom Duggan – 2-22-16 The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF ) has fined two Lawrence City Councilors and warned a third because of campaign finance violations from the last city election. Lawrence City Councilor at Large Nilka Alvarez-Rodriguez, who has served more than 10 years on the city council, was fined […]
Voted to approve two variance applications knowing that it was likely he would perform demolition and excavation work if the variances were approved The State Ethics Commission approved a Disposition Agreement in which Thomas Snell, a member of the West Bridgewater Zoning Board of Appeals, admitted to violating the state’s conflict of interest laws, […]
Braintree-based Daniel J. Quirk Inc. and Quincy Auto Auction Inc. made a $60,000 payment to the state’s general fund to resolve issues concerning prohibited contributions to several candidates, according to a disposition agreement between The Massachusetts Office of Campaign Finance (OCPF) and the businesses. The two affiliated auto dealership companies, owned by Daniel Quirk, […]
The co-owners of a Worcester law firm agreed to pay $8,000 to the state’s general fund as part of a disposition agreement concerning prohibited contributions to a statewide candidate, according to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Each owner also agreed to make a $1,000 donation to charity. Law firm owners Louis Aloise and […]
July 1, 2015 The owners of Capitol Waste Services of East Boston have been fined $120,000 by the state for making illegal political contributions according to a disposition agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Financing (OCPF). A review of contributions to political candidates by OCPF determined that Joseph Ricupero, Capitol Waste’s president, and […]
Independent Expenditure “Super” PACs and other independent groups spent $20.4 million in the 2014 election, according to an OCPF review of disclosure reports filed by those entities. It was the first statewide election in Massachusetts in which Super PACs played a role. The total in 2014 is twice the amount spent by independent entities in […]
Statewide candidates spent $33.1 million during the 2013-14 election cycle, an increase of 9 percent from the 2010 election,according to an OCPF review of campaign finance activity by candidates. Fundraising for 2014 also totaled $33 million. The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF’s) review of statewide campaign finance activity included receipt and expenditure […]
BOSTON – In the first statewide election of the new Independent Expenditure “Super” PAC era, outside groups reported making $16.9 million in independent expenditures to support or oppose the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial finalists. Super PACs accounted for $9.9 million in spending to support Republican and winner Charles Baker or to oppose Democrat Martha […]