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UIn the first six weeks of 2004, Trumbull County Commissioner Dan Polivka spent more than $26,000 to keep by election the seat he won by appointment. That figure is more than double what any other candidate in either race for Trumbull commissioner spent, and most of it came from Polivka's own pocket, according to reports filed Thursday at the Trumbull County Board of Elections.
UThere's an adage in politics that money drives campaigns. Apparently candidates running for Mahoning County commissioner subscribe to that philosophy because in just a six-week period, the two major candidates in both commissioner races raised a combined total of about $150,000, and took on more than $100,000 in campaign loans and debts. All this for jobs that pay $68,052 annually.