NEW: Mayor Taveras Raises $194k During 4th Quarter
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
For the first time since taking office last January, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras flexed his fundraising muscles in the final quarter of 2011, raising just over $194,000.
Taveras, who finished the third quarter with only $3,058.99 in cash on hand, now has $125,135.26 in his campaign account. Only Governor Chafee raised more during the quarter.
The Mayor spent $68,974.86 during the quarter, with $53,992.44 going to Campaign Finance Officers, one of the state's top fundraising companies. The company's founder, Brett Smiley, is also chairman of the Water Supply Board.
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Taveras also spent $1,014.16 dining at Blaze East Side and another $1,000 at D'Vine on the Hill during the quarter.
