Donations have slowed for Scott Colom in his bid for a third term as 16th Circuit district attorney, but the incumbent Democrat has ramped up his spending as election day approaches.
Between Oct 1 and 29, Colom raised $15,028, according to his most recent campaign finance report, bringing his year-to-date contributions to $127,989.
In that same period, he spent $89,564 — the lion’s share of the $101,429.31 he has spent for the entire campaign — and he has $26,559.69 on hand heading into the Nov. 7 election.
Candidates in state and local races must file periodic campaign finance reports and itemize contributions or expenditures of $200 or greater. The most recent reports were due Tuesday.
Republican challenger Jase Dalrymple had still not filed a campaign finance report for the period as of Wednesday, according to a spokesperson with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. In his most recent report, filed Oct. 12, the Friends of Jase showed almost $33,000 in fundraising and roughly $6,600 in spending.
The district attorney serves Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay and Noxubee counties.
Colom’s contributions
Of Colom’s contributions this period, $2,111 are non-itemized and $236.12 came from his own pocket.
He itemized $12,917 in his most recent report, of which $3,010 came from out-of-state donors.
His donations include $5,001 from Rod Colom; $1,000 each from Tannehill Carmean PLLC, McGill and Williams LLC and Kevin Wagner; $700 from Gary Anderson; $500 each Leila Watson, TC Express, Patient Care Medical Devices and Natalie Morgan; $350 from James Parkinson; $335 from Reed Cochran; $325 from Valeena Beety; and $250 each from Emmitt Johnson, Percy Bland, Nicole Clinkscales and Nellah Taylor.
District 41 representative
Incumbent Democrat Kabir Karriem raised another $2,250 for his reelection campaign.
During the October period, he received $1,000 each from Columbus Nissan and MADA AutoPac, as well as $250 from Mississippi Medical PAC.
He spent $1,250.
Year-to-date, Karriem has reported $9,000 in contributions and $6,873.98 in spending, leaving him with $2,126.02 on hand.
His Libertarian opponent Claude Simpson filed paperwork with the secretary of state’s office terminating his fundraising in May, having raised no funds. He is still on the ballot.
District 41 includes parts of Columbus and Lowndes County.
Zack Plair is the managing editor for The Dispatch.
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