By Jason Doyle Oden
A breakdown of the most recent Federal Election Commission reports indicate Oklahoma’s senior senator isn’t raising money as fast as his junior counterpart. Senator Jim Inhofe took in a total of $50,802 during the second quarter of 2015, while Senator James Lankford raised $421,020 during the same period.
The top individual contributors to Inhofe’s campaign were:
- Fred M. Fehsenfeld of Indianapolis, IN – Heritage Group Executive Committee Chairman – $2,700
- Brian Middleton of Cordova, TN – No Occupation Given – $2,500
- Michael Ference of Edgewater, MD – Shockey Scofield Solutions Partner – $2,000
- Sam Geduldig of Washington, DC – CGCN Partner – $1,000, John Green of Oxford, MS – Crossroads Strategies Consultant – $1,000, Gregory M. Scott of Warrenton, VA – Mirevir Consulting President – $1,000
- Mike Catanzaro of Alexandria, VA – CGCN Group Consultant – $500, Mike Nielson of Washington, DC – CGCN Partner – $500, Doug Schwartz of Washington, DC – CGCN Group Vice President – $500
Inhofe’s top Committee Contributions were:
- American Chemistry Council PAC – Washington, DC – $5,000, CSX Good Government Fund – Washington, DC – $5,000
- Enterprise Holdings Inc. PAC – St. Louis, MO – $2,500, Global Business Travel Association PAC – Alexandria, VA – $2,500
- Hollyfrontier Corp PAC – Dallas, TX – $2,000
- A total of 16 committee donors gave $1,000 each
Inhofe’s Total Disbursements during the second quarter were $26,860. All of that was in operating expenses.
The top five expenditures for Inhofe in the second quarter were:
- Koch & Hoos LLC of Alexandria, VA – Accounting/Compliance Services – $6,105
- Strategic Perception Inc. of Hollywood, CA – Video Production – $3,934
- Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs of Oklahoma City, OK – Event Sponsorship – $2,500
- Mariachi Real De Alvarez of Haltom City, TX – Event Expense: Mariachi Band – $2,250
- The Sirloin Club of Oklahoma of Oklahoma City, OK – Sponsorship – $1,500
Looking over Lankford’s filing indicates he has a much more active campaign. Of the $421,020 raised over the second quarter of this year, total individual contributions totaled $272,244, committee contributions were $117,951, and transfers from authorized committees adding up to $30,093.
The top individual contributors were:
- James Francis and Susannah Dashiell Adelson of Tulsa, OK – Nadel and Gussman LLC Executive and Designer – $5,400
- Phil Barry Albert of Tulsa, OK – Pelco Structural LLC President – $5,400
- Benjamin Gibbs of Tulsa, OK – Gibbs Value Capital – $5,400
- Frederick Jones Hall of Oklahoma City, OK – Hall Capital LLC Chairman – $5,400
- John Larry Nichols of Oklahoma City – Retired (Devon Energy) – $,5,400
- Polly P. Nichols of Oklahoma City – Homemaker – $5,400
- Trevor Pearlman of Dallas, TX – Tregan Partners – $,5400
- Robert Arthur Peterson of Tulsa, OK – Melton Truck Lines CEO – $5,400
- John Richels of Nichols Hills, OK – Devon Energy CEO (now retired) – $5,400
- Donald Charles Yonce of Frisco, TX – Retired – $5,400
Lankford’s Top Committee Contributions for the second quarter were:
- Dirigo PAC – Alexandria, VA – $5,000
- Making Business Excel PAC – Cody, WY – $5,000
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees PAC – Findlay, OH – $5,000
- Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association Federal PAC – Oklahoma City, OK – $2,600
A total of 17 committees gave $2,500 each, while another four committees have $2,000 each. The 2015 Senators Classic Committee gave a total of $30,093 to Lankford in the second quarter.
Almost all of the second quarter disbursements for the campaign were operating expenditures. That was $265,572.
Lankford’s second quarter top operating expenditures were:
- Paycom of Oklahoma City, OK – Payroll – $78,783
- Todd Pauley of Oklahoma City, OK – Management Fee/Payroll – $55,308
- Pacific Political Inc. of Vista, CA – Direct Mail – $26,511
- IMGE LLC of Alexandria, VA – Social Media/Digital Advertising – $26,258
- BGCO of Oklahoma City, OK – Printing Services – $18,874
Inhofe’s campaign ended the second quarter with $130,521 cash on hand, while Lankford’s camp had $573,433.
