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Randy McKinney leads dash for cash

in Baldwin GOP battle for senate seat

By Chip Drago

Mobile Bay Times

Randy McKinney was far and away the leading fundraiser in the weeks leading up to the Aug. 7 GOP primary special election for the Baldwin County state Senate District 32 seat that became vacant when Bradley Byrne resigned to become chancellor of Alabama's junior college system.

McKinney raised $176,424.86 between June 25 and July 30, according to his 5-to-10 day pre-election financial report filed Aug. 2 with the Secretary of State's office.

More than the other four Republican candidates, McKinney benefited from the support of political action committees. McKinney is a real estate professional in Gulf Shores and a member of the state school board.

Eastern Shore businessman and political newcomer Trip Pittman showed contributions totaling $55,116 for the period between the 45-day pre-election report and the 5-10 day filing.

Baldwin County Commissioner David Ed Bishop had the third strongest showing, generating $36,455 in contributions.

GOP county chairman Don McGriff reported contributions of $21,590.

Former state Sen. Albert Lipscomb trailed the field with $8,470 in itemized and non-itemized contributions.

By a huge margin, McKinney outspent his competition, reporting expenditures for the period of $131,752.71 to Pittman's $58,287.97, Bishop's $36,953.74, McGriff's 27,565.62. and Lipscomb's $7,454.90.

It was Pittman, however, and not McKinney, who entered the closing days of the campaign with the biggest balance. Pittman showed $51,602.03 still in the tank. McKinney reported a balance of $45,107.15; Bishop, $28,161.45; McGriff, $7,653.38; and Lipscomb, $4,018.62.

Major donors to the various contenders were as follows:

McKinney:

Woerner Investments, $1,000; Chip and Gretel Watts, $3,100; South Alabamians for Good Government, $500; Bill E. Poole, $500; Clyde B. Weir, $1,000; H.T. Praytor, $500;

Marie W. McKinney, $1,000; Dr. Barbara Cole Adams, $500; Pedro Mandoki, $1,000; Alabama Realtors Political Action Committee, $25,000;

Bizpac, $2,000; Shirley G. Neese, $500; Shirley G. Neese Real Estate Broker dba Lifestyle 'C' Inc., $500; Coastal PAC, $1,000; Promote Trust PAC, $500; GUMBO PAC, $20,000;

Adrian Longcrier, $500; James T. Lawrence, $500; Alabama Beef PAC, $750; Regions Financial Corporation PAC, $1,000; Group PAC, $500; Alabama Dental PAC, $2,000;

V PAC, $1,000; JM Family Enterprises, $500; Christie Strategy Group, Inc., $500; Public Affairs Strategies PAC, $1,000; Barton E. Kaiser, $1,000; Cable PAC, $1,000; George A. and Janice Woerner, $1,000;

Gloria B. Nicholson, $500; Col. W. E. Callender, Sr., $1,000; Tusco PAC, $500; TELPAC, $2,500; SAVE PAC, $2,500; Paula Kennon, $500; T.E. Mitchell, $500;

Lance and Krista Alexander, $1,000; Robert Younce, $1,000; Shoal ENT Group, PC, $500; Boyd and Kaye Bond, $1,000; Wallace T. Mullis, $1,000; J. Gary Ellis, $1,000; Beach N Bay, Inc., $500;

Howard and Jeannette Gann, $1,000; Pamela and Tracy Reynolds, $500; Blalock Seafood Market, $500; Leonard A. Kaiser, $1,000; John M. and Catherine McInnis, $500; Daniel T. Ratliff, $1,000;

Daniel Reeves Properties, $500; GSBP Automotive, $500; Aqua Partners, $1,000; AL Coast Family Dentistry/James V. Shamburger, DMD, PC, $500; G and Z Investments, $1,000;

Dotty Lou, Inc., $500; Bertram Lamar Sanders, II, $500; Gulf Publishing Co., $500; Patricia A. Colquette, $500; M.A. Kittrell, $1,000; H.I.M. PAC, $1,000; Michael E. Riddle, $500; Hall W. Thompson, $500;

Gordon Henderson, $500; GUMBO PAC, $3,000; Robert E. Grant, $1,000; Steve Quantz, $1,000; Delora Pate, $500; Pate Real Estate & Investments, $500; Big O's Grill, $500; Pete Vakakes, $500;

G. David Chapman, III, PC, $500; Manning Jewelry, $500; Anita Clark, $1,000; Rucker T. Taylor, III, $500; BJ's Maintenance, $1,000; NEW PAC, $5,000;

Public Affairs Strategies PAC, $2,000; MAX PAC, $5,000; J & J Enterprises, $500; James J. Cassidy, $500; Robert Scott, $500; James W. Musgrove, $500; LEGPAC, $5,000;

Dean O'Farrell, $500; The Shrimp Basket, $500; Mikee's Seafood, $500; Ebert Agency, $500; Chester Properties, $500; Reed Construction Company, $500; Walter B. Chandler, $500; and FARM PAC, $31,000.

Pittman:

Joseph Courtney, $500; Barbara Y. Corte, $500; Fred Corte Farm, LLC, $500; Jet Automotive, $500; A.R. Outlaw, $500; Virginia Well, $1,000; Rawson & Co., $500; Roads, Inc., $500;

Lynn Bolton, $1,000; Mac William, $1,500; H & S Land, Inc., $500; Fairhope Animal Clinic, $500; Sound Economy PAC, $500; Randy Billingsley, $2,500; Morgan Ashurst, $500;

Larry Tomlinson, $500; Loxley Warehouses, $500; Harris Morrissette, $1,000; RMH Investments, $500; Richard Merritt, $500; Highland Animal Hospital, $500; Merritt Oil Co., $500; Chason & Chason, $500; Baldwin County Construction, $500;

Pittman Tractor Co., $500; Normond McAllister, $1,000; Classic Pools, $500; Ogletree Family Trust, $2,000; F. McAllister, $500; Rance Reehl and Associates, $500; Coldwell Banker Reehl Properties, $500;

Chuck Stevens Chevrolet, $500; Chris Myers Automall, $500; TRB, $500; Pedro Mandoki, $500; D&D Enterprises, $500; Kevin Boone, $1,000; Yance, Inge & Associates, $500; Jade Consulting LLC, $500; Richard Maples, $500;

Ty Thompson, $500; John Delchamps, $500; Gulf Coast Office Products, $500; T.E. Mitchell, $500; Quinnelly, Inc., $500; Alan Henseler, $1,000; Kenneth Hendricks, $500; John Sturma, $500;

Rutherford Smith, $500; Jeanne Yancey, $1,000; Chuck Stevens Ford, $500; Laura Armstrong, $500; Corte Land & Cattle Co., $500; Wise Properties, $500; Dan Chatwood, $500;

Cook Coastal Rental, $500; Sportsman's Marine & Outdoor Center, $500; Tri-State Maritime Services, $500; Langanbach Construction, $500; JEM, LLC, $1,000;

Joseph L. Grodzicki, $1,000; James M. Norman Jr., $500; Duggan & Blesilda Ellis, $500; Laurerl, LLC, $1,000; Garrison Ridge, LLC, $500;

Equipment Sales of Alabama, LLC, $500; Spriggs Enterprise Management, $500; Sirmon Farms, $500; and Pamela P. Turner, $500;

Bishop:

Chason & Chason, $500; Cockrell's Eastern Shore, Inc., $500; DVA/HC PAC, $1,000; Gulf Stream Properties, $500; Merrill Land Co., $500; miscellaneous cash contributions, $605;

North Alabama Leadership, $2,500; Volkert & Associates, $500; Friends of Jody Bishop Campaign, $5,000; Johnny Cahoon, $500; Kenneth Christian, $500;

Jeff Claunch, $1,000; Angus Cooper II, $500; John Crowder, Jr., $1,000; John and Karen Crowder, $500; Ed Dismukes Plumbing, $500; James Duffy, $500;

Jay D. Harlan, $500; Earl Hollingshead, $500; Augustine Meaher, III, $500; Ralph Overton, $1,000; Haymes S. Snedeker, $500; RSVP, $11,100; and Mary and Dale Younce, $500.

McGriff:

Barry L. Booth, $500; Kelly McGriff, $2,500; Poll PAC, $2,500; Tusco PAC, $2,000; Vision PAC, $1,250; Julian Bracken, $1,000; Baldwin U-Stor-It, $500;

North Alabama Leadership PAC, $1,000; Melvin Pierce, $2,000; T PAC, $2,000; Franklin PAC, $1,250; and BLK Holdings, $1,000.

(McGriff also reported in his 5-10 day pre-election filing the return of an earlier contribution of $2,500 from the Arbor Committee.)

Lipscomb:

Raymond J. Hawthorne, $1,000; Bizpac, $1,000; Roy L. Russell, $500; James D. Boothe, $500; Betty A. Bostwick, $500; and Eagle PAC, $2,500.