Reports of receipts and expenditures of political committees have been filed with the Wells County Clerk’s office for the pre-primary period of Jan. 1 through April 12 by:
• Vicki Andrews, County Council At-Large; Vicki Andrews, Republican for County Council, At-Large
The committee showed $320.24 in cash on hand, $100 in unitemized expenses and ended the period with $220.24 in cash on hand. The committee had no debt.
• Committee to Elect Tamra Boucher; Tamra Boucher, Republican for County Commissioner, District 3.
The committee showed $995.06 in itemized contributions, $675.23 in itemized expenditures and concluded the reporting period with $319.83 cash on hand. The committee had no debt.
Itemized contributions were from John Legge, Markle, $20; Trent Bucher, Bluffton, $250; Boucher, $155.55 in sign lumber, $369.56 in yard signs and an additional $20.
Itemized expenditures were $155.55 to Lowe’s for lumber, $3669.56 to Signs on the Cheap for printing and $150.12 to Build a Sign for printing.
• Scott J. Burke for County Council At-Large; Scott Burke, Independent for County Council At-Large (not yet filed).
The committee showed $2,000 in contributions, $2,000 in itemized expenditures and ended the period with zero dollars in cash on hand. The committee had no debt.
The sole itemized expenditure was $2,000 to Treeboy Productions for videography.
• Friends of Jeff Stringer; Jeff Stringer, Republican for County Commissioner, District 3.
The committee showed $13,450 in contributions, $198 in unitemized contributions, $5,619.256 in itemized expenditures and ended the period with $8,028.75 in cash on hand. The committee had no debt.
Itemized contributions were from Brandon Harnish, Bluffton, $500; Trout Moser, Bluffton, $300; Steve Huggins Bluffton, $1,000; Jordan Stogdill, Bluffton, $400; Tim and Lisa McCormick, Bluffton, $200; Greg O’Brien, Evansville, $200; Kurt Heidenreich, Fort Wayne, $200; Kerry and Laura Roberts, Bluffton, $100; Josh and Stacy Hunt, Bluffton, $100; Dr. Bart Hott, Bluffton, $800; Jill Shelton, Markle, $400; Lesley Gaskill, Bluffton, $200; Phillip Beer Noblesville, $1,600; Ryan and April Schisler Bluffton, $200; Ibrahim Y. Swidan, Indianapolis, $1,600; Clayton Hamilton, Poneto, $250; Todd Fiechter, Bryant, $200; Ron Turpin, Fort Wayne, $1,000; Conor Jackson, Bluffton, $400; Denny Fry, Bluffton, $250; Yergy’s State Road BBQ, Bluffton, $500; RTZ Services, Ossian, $800; Hiday Automotive, Bluffton, $800; Midstates Energy Solutions, Bluffton, $400; Fiechter Farms, Bluffton, $400; Working Every Night and Day for You PAC, Bethesda, Maryland, $250; and Indiana Technical Installations Bluffton, $400.
Itemized expenditures were $38.35 to First Bank of Berne for checks, $2,000 to Treeboy Productions for videography, $491 to Tera Nuttle for bar tending services, $600 to Yergy’s State Road BBQ, $200 to Hunt Club for venue rental, $1,000 to the Wells County GOP for a Lincoln Day ad and $1,290 to A.G.E. Graphics for printing services.
• Seth Whicker for County Council; Seth Whicker, Republican for County Council, At-Large.
The committee showed $5,798 cash on hand, $1,857.28 in contributions, $6,981.56 in expenditures and concluded the reporting period with $674.72 in cash on hand. There was one outstanding debt of $500.
Itemized contributions were from John Whicker for Mayor of Bluffton, $1,857.28.
Itemized expenditures were $283.65 for New Haven Print for printing, $300 for Facebook advertising, $350 to Parlor City Apparel for t-shirts, $22.20 to Farmers and Merchants State Bank, $5,500 to Carrie and Seth Whicker for the repayment of personal campaign expenses and $48.56 to Vista Print for printing services.
The following committees filed reports showing no cash on hand, receipts or contributions, expenditures, or outstanding debt:
• Committee to Elect Scott Elzey; Scott Elzey, Republican for County Council, At-Large.
• Hoosiers for Blake Gerber; Blake Gerber, Republican for County Commissioner, District 2.
• The Committee to Elect Pam Gregory; Pam Gregory, Republican for Treasurer.
• Committee to Re-Elect Hahn for Surveyor; Jarrod Hahn, Republican for Surveyor.
• Brian Hollingsworth for Council; Brian Hollingsworth, Democrat for County Council, At-Large.
• Heath Schlagenhauf for County Council; Heath Schlagenhauf, Republican for County Council, At-Large.
• Rina Stuck for Recorder; Rina Stuck, Republican for Recorder.
For the pre-primary period, the committee showed no cash on hand, no receipts or contributions and no expenditures. The committee had no outstanding debt and concluded the reporting period with no cash on hand.
• Cliff for Coroner; Cliff Thomas, Republican for Coroner.
