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THE EARLY LINE
Financial reports reveal who's backing whom
as 2006 election campaigns get underway
(Published August 22, 2005)

Large campaign contributors, many of them from out of town, have begun lining up as supporters of candidates for mayor in the 2006 election.

Only two of the three declared candidates, all seeking the Democratic Party's nomination, were required to file financial disclosure reports with the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance earlier this month. Candidate Marie Johns, who entered the race later than Adrian Fenty and Vincent Orange, was not required to file.

Fenty 2006, the campaign committee of current Ward 4 Councilman Fenty, reported total receipts of $213,458 from June 1 through July 31 and expenditures of $34,081.05. The campaign reported having $179,376.95 cash on hand at the end of July.

The campaign committee of current Ward 5 Councilman Orange, 2006 Orange for Mayor, reported total receipts of $126,475 from June 19 through July 31 and no expenditures during the period.

Both campaigns reported receiving numerous small contributions of as little as $25 or $50 during the reporting period. Contributors of $1,000 or more to each campaign included several companies and individuals with real estate development ties to the District of Columbia.

Listed below are all contributors of at least $1,000 that were disclosed on the Fenty and Orange campaigns' August reports, which are required by D.C. campaign finance law to be filed on a periodic basis.

Contributors of $2,000 or more (as noted) to Fenty:

• Altel Bus & truck of Landover, Md.
• API Advertising, Premiums & Incentives of Lanham, Md.
• Ashcraft & gerel Attorneys at Law of Alexandria, Va.
• Atlantic Transportation Equipment Ltd. Of Landover, Md.
• Bruce Klores & Associates of Washington, D.C.
• Capital Construction Enterprises Inc. of Washington, D.C.
• Cardaro & Peek LLC of Baltimore, Md.
• D.C. Legal of Washington, D.C.
• Davis & Crosby of Washington, D.C.
• Ellington Plaza-DG Partnership of Bethesda, Md.
• Ellis Denning Construction LLC of Rockville, Md.
• Fleet Feet of Washington, D.C.
• Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot of Washington, D.C.
• Law Offices Cadeaux & Taglieri P.C. of Washington, D.C.
• Net2It of Washington, D.C.
• Petworth Metro Ventures LLC of Bethesda, Md.
• Preservation Services LLC of Rockville, Md.
• Roadside Development LLC of Washington, D.C.
• Susan Fitzgerald & Associates Inc. of Washington, D.C.
• Ernest Bryant of Washington, D.C.
• Jesse Fenty of Washington, D.C.
• Phil & Jan Fenty of Washington, D.C. ($3,000)
• Shawn & Kim Fenty of Washington, D.C. ($4,000)
• Chico & Karen Horton of Washington, D.C. ($2,400
• )James Hudson of Washington, D.C.
• Bruce & Iris Klores of Washington, D.C. ($4,000)
• Max Krupo & Patricia Kunn of Harper's Ferry, W. Va. ($4,000)
• William & Cynthiana Lightfoot of Washington, D.C. ($3,800)
• Eleanor & John Lyon of Marco Island, Fla.
• Jack Lyon of Washington, D.C.
• Peter Masciola of Washington, D.C.
• Harvey McEachin of Upper Marlboro, Md.
• James McKay of Washington, D.C.
• James Ross of Annapolis, Md.
• Stephanie Scott-Melnyk & Les of Washington, D.C.

Contributors of $1,000-$1,999 (amounts larger than $1,000 noted) to Fenty:

• 1199 SEIU Political Action Fund of New York, N.Y.
• 218-204 East 165th St. Realty Corp. of Bronx, N.Y.
• Blue Sky Housing O Street LLC of Washington, D.C.
• Dupont Title & Settlements LLC of Washington, D.C.
• Law Office of Ben Soto of Washington, D.C.
• Law Offices Jay Weiss of Washington, D.C.
• Logan Circle Spectrum LLC DBA Vibe of Washington, D.C.
• Paramount Title & Escrow LLC of Washington, D.C.
• Oark USA Inc. of Washington, D.C.
• Premier Surgery Center of Silver Spring, Md.
• Skills Training for Employment Placement of Washington, D.C.
• Stanley Martin Commercial Inc. of Bethesda, Md.
• Anne Ashmore-Hudson of Washington, D.C.
• Fredia Banks of Washington, D.C.
• Larry Clark of Arlington, Va.
• Travis Everett of Cleveland Heights, Ohio
• Mehdi Fateh & Stephanie of Washington, D.C.
• Suzanne Goldstein & Dana G. of Washington, D.C.
• John Guggemos of Washington, D.C.
• Donald Hense of Washington, D.C.
• Imar Hutchins of Washington, D.C.
• Omar Karim of Rockville, Md. ($1,500)
• Jack & Lovell Olender of Washington, D.C. ($1,500)
• Michael Pete & Bernice K. ($1,250)
• Yigal Rappaport of Frederick, Md.
• Presley Reed Jr. & Cheryl T. of Washington, D.C.
• Sundiata Sudah of Washington, D.C.
• Judith Terra of Washington, D.C.
• Carole Tyson of Washington, D.C.
• Nigel Wade & Dianne Mur of Washington, D.C.
• James B. & Rondolyn H. Wilson of Washington, D.C.

Contributors of $2,000 or more (as noted) to Orange:

• A&R Development Corp. of Baltimore, Md.
• Dr. Peter Shin of Bethesda, Md.
• Evan B. McMahon of Potomac, Md.
• Nicholas G. Paleologos of Potomac, Md.
• Aman Teferi of Alexandria, Va.
• Gracy Stephen of Washington, D.C.
• Isaac George of Washington, D.C.
• Dr. Kandan Viswalingam of Washington, D.C.
• Dr. Sindu Stephen of Washington, D.C.
• Mamta Tiwari of Brookeville, Md.
• Milton D. Bernard of Washington, D.C.
• Victoria Davis of Bethesda, Md.
• Hamel Builders Inc. of Elkridge, Md.
• The Ark Group LLC of Silver Spring, Md.
• A-1 Construction and Consulting LLC of Washington, D.C.
• American Management Corp. of Washington, D.C.
• DeLaurentis, Reiff & Turer LLC of Columbia, Md.
• Fleetwood Management Group LLC of Arlington, Va.
• Sam Wang Produce Inc. of Washington, D.C.
• Sang Oh & Co, Inc. of Washington, D.C.
• Sang O. Choi of Washington, D.C.
• Chung Jae Choi of Washington, D.C.
• Virginia Golf Center & Academy of Clifton, Va.
• Sou Dak II (address not noted)
• Steve Calvert Foundation Trust (address not noted)
• Donald Gruther (address not noted)
• Rollie O. Kimbrough of Chevy Chase, Md.
• Olive Street LP of Beaver Heights, Md.
• Federal IPC LLC of Washington, D.C.
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP of Los Angeles, Calif.
• Mamo Yenberberm of Springfield, Va.
• Lawrence N. Wilson of Bowie, Md.
• Bridgette J. Thompson of Washington, D.C.
• Gloria Wilson of Bowie, Md.
• Michelle B. Calhoun of Silver Spring, Md.
• Lee A. Calhoun of Silver Spring, Md.
• RAPIDTRANS Inc. of Washington, D.C.
• Christopher D. Lawson of Bowie, Md.
• Michelle D. Haywood of Bowie, Md.
• William H. Dean of Sterling, Va.
• Ennis Electric Co. Inc. of Manassas, Va.
• M.C. Dean Inc. of Dulles, Va.
• Southland Concrete Corp. of Dulles, Va. ($2,500)
• Intralot Inc. of Deluth, Ga.

Contributors of $1,000-$1,999 (amounts larger than $1,000 noted) to Orange:

• Melvin White of Washington, D.C.
• WAVA LLC of Washington, D.C.
• Marble Mortgage Corp. of Silver Spring, Md.
• John D. Hagner of Rockville, Md.
• Metropolitan Service and Maintenance Corp. of Washington, D.C.
• South Capitol Street LP of Washington, D.C.
• Lorraine A. Green of Washington, D.C.
• Dominic F. Antonelli Jr. of Potomac, Md.
• Andrew R. Schechter of Potomac, Md.
• Steven L. Berman of Baltimore, Md.
• Gary R. Green of Herndon, Va.
• Christopher Hauser of Washington, D.C.
• Land Research Associates LLC of Columbia, Md. ($1,500)
• Michael P. Alexander of Great Falls, Va.
• John McMahon of Potomac, Md. ($1,500)
• TRANSCO of Washington, D.C.
• Michael C. Rogers of Washington, D.C.
• Southeast Imaging LLC of Washington, D.C.
• Eyob Mamo of Annandale, Va.
• Tamrat Mamo of Annandale, Va.
• Creative Futures International of Washington, D.C.
• Associated Builders & Contractors of Metro Washington D.C. PAC ($1,500)