The election is over and the financial expenditures are being tallied:
* Mike Shimansky: $2,629
* Karen Stepper: $11,797
* Robert Storer: $23,481
The three candidates who ran for two open seats on the Danville Town Council during the Nov. 7 election this year spent thousands of dollars in their election campaigns. Danville’s most recent financial reports on campaign contributions and expenditures only cover the period up to Oct. 21, said City Clerk Marie Sunseri. The campaign finance information from Oct. 22 to Dec. 31 is due Jan. 31.
Candidates have also filed some late contributions and expenditures that came after Oct. 21 in their current financial statements, Sunseri said.
Incumbents Stepper and Shimansky defeated challenger Storer, a planning commissioner, in the election. The vote tally was:
* Stepper: 8,548
* Shimansky: 7,540
* Storer: 6,223
Storer received campaign contributions of $23,932, Sunseri said. Stepper received $24,375, and Shimansky, $8,547.
Storer received a contribution of $500 from Councilman Newell Arnerich and $100 from Councilman Mike Doyle. He also received contributions from planning commissioners Steve Condie, Lynn Osborn, Bob Nichols, Mark Graham and Robert Combs, with donations running from $99 to $500 each.
Osborn said she is a personal friend of Storer’s, however, she noted – before the election results arrived – that the town is indebted to the service of Stepper and Shimansky.
“I value our incumbents,” she said. “Karen and Mike have represented the town very well.”
Stepper received $1,500 from the California Real Estate Political Action Committee in Los Angeles, as well as donations of $1,100 from Brian Cameron, a retired contractor, and $500 from David Terzolo, a commercial Realtor. She also received $250 from Ernie Scherer, a former board member of the San Ramon Valley Unified School district who was recalled more than a decade ago. Additionally, she received a contribution from Planning Commissioner Robert Combs of $100, and the California Women’s Leadership Political Action Committee gave $250.
Shimansky received $500 from S.A. Moore & Associates, a local recycle waste company, as well as $250 from Waste Management, which listed a Houston address. He also received $300 from the Contra Costa Citizens for Responsible Government, and Danville resident R. Gorman donated $500 to his campaign.
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