A closer look, Part 3

Jay Dardenne has been Lieutenant Governor since November 22, 2010. Before that he served four years as Secretary of State, in the State Senate from 1992 to 2006, and on the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council before that. He brings $1,225,114.71 forward from his 2013 Annual Report. With $690,128.62 Total Receipts in 2014, less $326,051.28 Total Disbursements and $39,665.75 In-Kind Contribution he has $1,549,526.30 at the end of the year. He shows no Contributions from Political Action Committees or Ticket Sales. HIs Other Receipts consist of Refunds and Reimbursements.

Of his Total Receipts $631,995.61 came from Louisiana, $58,133.01 from elsewhere. His largest receipt is a $13,632.01 refund, reported on Schedule A-3, Other Receipts. (A refund is not a contribution and therefore not subject to limits.) There are no obvious excessive contributions. I did see four apparently related legal entities that each gave maximum contributions, however I presume that each has its own limit. There is also an LLC that contributed under three different DBAs, but the aggregate doesn't approach the contribution limit.

Of his Total Disbursements $250,962.23 stayed in Louisiana, $75,089.05 went elsewhere. Consulting accounts for the largest portion, $185,583.41, which includes Commissions, Retainers and Fees, as well as Accomodations, Airfare, Car Rental and Parking for consultants. Expenditures identified as relating to fundraising account for only $3,232.86, which includes Food, catering, email, supplies and Gifts. Postage, Printing and mailing account for $26,836.39, and Accounting & Administrative services, Advertising, Cell phone service, Office supplies and postage, Service fees and Storage account for $48,106.32.

We're up to $263,758.98. Of the remaining $62,292.30, $49,398.29 went for what I call "21st Century Campaigning," and was reported as "Digital strategy consulting," "Online advertising," "Web development," "Web hosting," "Website development," and "Website development consulting & marketing." Meals with staff and other meetings only account for $1,663.61. That leaves $11,230.40 in such categories as Filing Fees, Membership dues, Mileage reimbursement, Sponsorship, Lodging, Promotional event, Republican event tickets, Supplies, Supplies for event, Survey research, Table and chair rental, Tables rented for event, Thank you cards, Tickets to fundraiser & Transaction fees.

In Part 4 we will look at Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle.