School Board Race Had Some Big Spenders

In the race for the three seats on the , money wasn’t the issue.

In fact, two of the three of the biggest spenders didn’t win.

Candidates’ campaign finance reports — set to be finalized and posted online once audited — were due last Friday and released to Lakewood Patch on Wednesday.

Officials from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections said the post-election campaign finance reports cover the time period between Oct. 19 and Dec. 9. The pre-election reports — tracking campaign finances before Oct. 19 — were due Oct. 27, according to the board of elections.

Here’s a breakdown of how much money each candidate raised and spent on their campaign:

• Incumbent Linda Beebe, who easily won re-election, raised $1,825 in 2011 — including both the pre- and post-election campaign finance reports. She raised $1,040 at a Sept. 13 fundraising event. The other top contributions came from Mayor Michael Summers ($300) and school board president Matt Markling ($350), who decided not to run for re-election. In the pre-election report, Beebe spent $250 for a fundraising event and another $100 for the Lakewood Democratic Club. According to the post-election report, she spent a total of $1,674 for campaign literature and stamps.
• Bill Call raised $5,018 in 2011. According the pre-election report, Call donated $3,290 to his own campaign. According to the post-election report, his campaign raised $1,728 at an Oct. 25 fundraiser. Markling was the top donor, pitching in $350. There were also four $100 donors. Call’s campaign spent $2,665 on advertising, according to the pre-election report, and spent another $435 on postage and $1,444 on the fundraising event, according to the post-election report. 
• Gregory Calleri’s campaign raised a total of $11,190 this year on the race — but $10,000 of that was loaned to the campaign by himself. Calleri’s campaign spent $3,451 on signs and other advertising, according to the pre-election report; and another $4,394, according to the post-election report.
• Tom Einhouse, who won the second seat on school board, raised a total of $6,035 in 2011. He didn’t raise or spend any money in the pre-election period, so he did not file a pre-election report. According to the report, the top donors to the Einhouse campaign were Michelle Tomallo and Micki Tubbs who pitched in a total of $500. Einhouse’s campaign spent a total of $5,754 — on yard signs and other forms of advertisements.
• Kristine Pagsuyoin’s campaign raised a total of $925 in 2011. The campaign spent $496 on advertising and other expenses, according to the pre-election report; and another $380 on literature, according to the post-election report.
• Emma Petrie-Barcelona, who , raised $1,500, according to the post-election results. With only $100 rolling over from the previous filing, she wasn’t required to file a pre-election campaign finance report. Petrie-Barcelona spent $1,595 on lawn signs and other advertisements.

Candidates aren’t required to file a pre-election report if they do not spend or raise more than $1,000, said election officials.

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