A report of receipts and expenditures of a political committee has been filed with the Wells County Clerk’s office by the Republican Central Committee.
For the period beginning Jan. 1, 2021, and ending Dec. 31, 2021, the committee showed $20,070 in cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period, $34,029.57 in itemized contributions and receipts, $11,981.33 in unitemized receipts and expenditures, $24,102.91 in itemized expenditures, $1,358.77 in unitemized expenditures and ended the period with $40,619.32 in cash on hand. The committee owed no debt.
Itemized contributions and receipts were from: Josh Barkley, Ossian, $1,100; Jeffrey Espich, Bluffton, $250; Monte Fisher, rural Bluffton, $2,070.42; Steven Huggins, rural Bluffton, $5,600; Michael Vanover, rural Keystone, $5,020; Gary Pohl, Avon, $400; Robert Seth Whicker, Uniondale, $5,000; Chandler Gerber, Bluffton, $400; Brian Grote, rural Decatur, $1, 230; Mick Jackson, $230; Scott Mentzer, Bluffton, $250; Larry Peeper, rural Bluffton, $1,350; Adam Kallick, address listed as “unknown,” $1,200; Jerry Reinhard, rural Bluffton, $1,100; Linda Sanders, address listed as “unknown,” $250; Jeffrey Stringer, rural Uniondale, $1,239.81; Ben Vanover, rural Keystone, $340; Diane Humphrey, rural Bluffton, $500; Michael Lautzenheiser Sr., Bluffton, $250; Larry Rodgers, rural Craigville, $290.42.
Laura Sawyer, Bluffton, $250; Roger Thornton, Bluffton, $290.42; Tamara Runyon, Bluffton, $248.94; Kelly Herman, rural Ossian, $204.26; Glenna Plummer, Bluffton, $208.21; Laura Roberts, rural Bluffton, $456.53; David Crell, Fort Wayne, $260.14; George Witwer, rural Bluffton, $500; Jony Myers Real Estate LLP, Bluffton, $250; CLP Real Estate, rural Craigville, $1,000; CJ’s Flooring, Bluffton, $250; Hott Family Dentistry, Bluffton, $500; Coldwell Banker Holloway, Bluffton, $250; Hoosiers for Holdman, Ossian, $500; Matthew Lehman for State Representative, Berne, $500; and Friends of Daniel Elliott, Martinsville, $250.
Itemized expenditures were paid to: Bluffton Street Fair, $315; Print Source, Bluffton, $275.71 for advetisements; Laura Roberts, $547.94 for reimbursement; Preston Wright, Bluffton, $702.08 for reimbursement; Two Pour Guys, Decatur, $250 for vendor payment; White Rock Barn, rural Ossian, $5,000, for reception hall rentals; Hunt’s Appliance and Service, Craigville, $323.35 for services; Wells County Chamber of Commerce, Bluffton, $515 for a donation; Corner Depot, Bluffton, $2,966 for food; Richard’s Restaurant, Bluffton, $363.80 for food; Bluffton News-Banner, Bluffton, $296 for advertisement; Wells County Treasurer, Bluffton, $1,446.90, for property taxes for the headquarters; Timber Ridge Country Club, Bluffton, $250 for facility rental; Bluffton Gun and Pawn, Bluffton, $7,800 for a fundraiser; Sandy Garcia, Bluffton, $60 for reimbursement; Wells County Foundation, Bluffton, $250, for a donation; Zach Rodgers, Ossian, $462.22 for reimbursement; Indiana Republican Party, Indianapolis, $1,500, for spring dinner; Verizon Wireless, Lehigh Valley, Pa., $330.74 for phone service; Bluffton Utilities, $988.84 for utility service to the headquarters; Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Merrillville, $1,563.79, for natural gas service;