BY MIKE CETERA
With the Iowa caucuses now over, I thought I'd take a look at which candidates are getting donor attention in the Fox Valley. Federal Election Commission records show the big winners locally are Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. None of the other candidates are getting much support, according to the available records.
It's not at all surprising that Romney is getting money here because former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has thrown his support behind the one-time Massachusetts governor. There's also a thriving Mormon population in the Valley.
What's a bit surprising is how little traction Rudy Giuliani has considering Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross is the former New York City mayor's Illinois campaign chairman.
See some of the notable donors below:
REPUBLICANS
Mitt Romney
Dick Hawks, Aurora: 09/12/2007 500.00
Retired former executive with Oberweis Asset Management
Arunas Vasys, Aurora: 02/05/2007 2100.00; 02/20/2007 200.00 27930541540
MIDCO/EXECUTIVE
Thomas Cook, Oswego: 09/25/2007 500.00
RC Wegman construction
Richard Faltz, Oswego: 09/14/2007 500.00
President, Fox Valley Winery
Ron Weilert, Oswego: 01/08/2007 500.00; 09/12/2007 1500.00; 09/30/2007 300.00
Former village trustee
Dean Fisher, Yorkville: 01/25/2007 1000.00
Yorkville School Board member
Dolores Ingemunson, Yorkville: 09/12/2007 500.00
Larry Nelson, Plano: 09/17/2007 500.00
Owner, WSPY radio
Brad Sauer, Sugar Grove: 09/14/2007 500.00
Sugar Grove police chief
Frank Voris, Sugar Grove: 09/14/2007 500.00
Former local bank executive
William Meyer, Sugar Grove: 09/12/2007 500.00
President, Meyer Co.
John McCain
John Duggan, North Aurora: 01/24/2007 250.00; 07/20/2007 250.00
Attorney
William C. Foote, Geneva: 03/31/2007 300.00
Chairman and CEO, USG
Fred Thompson
David H. Clayton, Aurora: 06/11/2007 2300.00
CEO, Andy Frain Services
Bill Richardson
Robert K. Kieckhefer, Batavia: 05/29/2007 500.00
Health care exectuive
DEMOCRATS
Barack Obama
Kathleen Buck-Holst, Aurora: 06/20/2007 2300.00
Past President, Board of Directors, American Traffic Safety Services Association
James Eber, Aurora: 03/15/2007 500.00
ComEd marketing manager
James Mendenhall, Aurora: 06/06/2007 250.00; 06/29/2007 500.00
Senior director, Astellas Pharma U.S.
Leon Lederman, Batavia: 03/01/2007 300.00
Former director, Fermilab
Martin Coveny, Geneva: 06/25/2007 1000.00
Vice president business operations, Exelon
William C. Foote, Geneva: 06/25/2007 2000.00
Chairman and CEO, USG
Hilary Clinton
Sherry Kaufield, Batavia: 09/30/2007 1000.00
Health care executive
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