Johnson spends more than 3 times as much as Garrison in congressional race
YOUNGSTOWN
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-6th, spent more money for campaign commercials on television, radio and on the Internet in the past couple of months than Jennifer Garrison, his Democratic challenger, has raised for her entire campaign.
The monetary difference between the two-term incumbent and Garrison, both from Marietta, remains wide. Johnson has raised more than three times the amount of money than his challenger overall in this race.
Between July and September, Johnson’s campaign raised $297,107 to $55,011 for Garrison, according to the latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
Overall, Johnson has raised $2,069,046 for his re-election campaign to $626,075 for Garrison.
Johnson spent $1,073,292 between July and September with $942,000 going to Communications Counsel Inc. of Columbus for TV, radio and Internet commercials. Even with that expenditure, Johnson’s campaign had $430,107 left in its account as of Sept. 30.
Garrison spent $196,082 between July and September, the year’s third quarter. Her major expenditures between July and September included $32,131 to an Arlington, Va., firm for direct mail; $40,000 to a Philadelphia company for media production; and a $22,400 consulting fee to a company in Simpsonville, Ky.
She had $89,709 left in her campaign fund as of
Sept. 30.
Read more on the campaign spending in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.