Eggers Spending Lightly on Campaign

Mayor Dave Eggers has raised the least of any candidate in the 2012 city elections.

With just $14,950 in his campaign piggy bank, he's used about $9,100 toward signs, printing and mailing costs.

Some of his top contributors include himself; his father; Sarah W. Guthrie, a chairwoman on the board of a Clearwater manufacturing company; and Donald S. Jones, a longtime Dunedin mover-and-shaker at Mease Manor, where Eggers sits on the board.

He also received financial backing from owners of several family-owned businesses in the area.

Top Contributors:

• Dave Eggers ($500)
• Donald S. Jones, Mease Manor ($500)
• Sarah W. Guthrie, a chair on the board at JT Walker Industries, a manufacturing company ($500)
• James H. Eggers of Port Richey, Mayor Eggers' father, twice donated in the amount of ($500)
• Steve Creney, security management ($350)
• Anne B. Heller ($300)
• Dino Constantinou, restaurant owner, affiliated with independent operating company of Country Boy Restaurant and Salon Suites on Main ($300)
• Nicholas Mitsides, owner of Venus Restaurant of Largo, related to Dino Constantinou ($300)
• Richard E. Nance of Salem, VA ($300)
• Kristen Gray, travel agent at Ships-N-Trips, Inc. ($300)
• Chris Yiallouros, restaurant owner at Mama's Kitchen in Seminole ($200)
• Robert Nunley, manager and Eggers' neighbor, affiliated with Tampa Bay Fire Protection, Inc., a fire sprinkler sales company ($200)
• John S Bays of San Francisco, real estate sales ($200)
• Doris Laflam ($200)
• Sandra Jones ($200)
• Alan C. Bomstein, a general contractor at Creative Contractors ($200)
• Anthony W. Mitchell ($200)

Contributions From Businesses or Organizations:

Top contributing businesses to Eggers' campaign were Salon Suites on Main ($250), Prelude Construction ($250) and Wolstein Chiropractic & Wellness Centers ($200).

In general, one-time contributions given to Eggers' campaign from businesses were not as generous when compared side-by-side with those made to his opponent. 

Here's a breakdown:

• Salon Suites on Main, registered to Stavros Tingirides and managed by Mario Constantinou ($250)
• Prelude Construction, registered to Thomas George ($250)
• Wolstein Chiropractic & Wellness Centers ($200)
• Coastal Builders, Inc., registered to Jason Lesser ($100)
• Tampa Bay Publications, Inc. (Tampa Bay Magazine) ($100)
• Hair Factor ($100)
• Terbo Group, owned by Terry Hodge, Chamber board member ($100)
• Ships-N-Trips, Inc., owned by Bill and Kristen Gray ($100)
• Jim Goins Photography, donated three times ($100 total)
• R&S Engineering, registered to David Ramsay ($75)
• KRL Investments, LLC, a company registered to Andrew Gracy, Heather Gracy's husband, but managed and owned by Gary and Lori Badders ($50)
• Security Title Company ($50)
• Littlejohn Real Estate, owned by Susan Littlejohn, a Chamber of Commerce and Dunedin Historical Society board member ($50)
• Amato Management ($50)
• Countryside Dunedin Pet Boutique ($25)

In-Kind Contributions:

Eggers accepted the fewest in-kind contributions at just under $428. The breakdown:

• Sylvia Tzekas, owner of Sea Sea Riders Restaurant, $300 for refreshments
• Arnold Scruton, $50 for food
• John Coyne, $50 for food 
• Jack Greenfield $27.61 for sign materials
• Dave Eggers $400 for 210 signs of various sizes

Spending:

Eggers has spent roughly $9,098 of his campaign contributions, most of which went toward printing costs and signs. 

Here's the breakdown of his expenses:

• Printing, design, direct mailing: $4,115 at The Mallard Group and On Demand Printing
• Signs: $1,693 at The Mallard Group
• Postage: $1,601
• Campaign Party: $699 at Sea Sea Riders Restaurant
• Website services: $268 to Emily Stone in Atlanta

For Dave Eggers' full report, visit his online Campaign Treaurer's Report.

Related Coverage:

• City Elections 2012

[Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 at 12:08 p.m.]