School trustee candidates spent between $194 and $3,342 on their election campaigns last November.
At the top of the list is trustee Bill Bard, who spent $3,341.79 and claimed $470 of that as contributions from anonymous sources.
At the other end of the spectrum, former trustee David Murchie, who was seeking a second term but came in 11th of 13 candidates, spent $194.10, most of which was his own money.
Campaign financing disclosure documents were due March 19 for all candidates and campaign organizers.
Several school trustee candidates spent only their own money on their campaigns: trustee Donna Allen and former trustee Nelson Allen both claimed $2,899.38 each in expenditures, trustee Kim Howland spent $3,261.67 and Rosmy Jean Louis spent $1,709.12.
Trustee Jamie Brennan, who topped the polls last fall with 9,958 votes, spent $1,386.24 and received $1,500 in donations, including $500 from himself.
Bill Robinson, with the second most votes, spent $2,880.46 and claimed $2,574 in donations.
Of the remaining elected trustees: Sharon Welch received $900 in contributions towards her campaign and spent $1,784.15; TerryLynn Saunders spent less than $800, a portion of which was her own money; Nancy Curley received $2,413.51, $1,000 of which was her own money; and Dot Neary spent $913.43 and received $1,530 in donations, although $930 was from herself and husband Brian Neary.
Noah Routley received $2,300 in campaign donations, including $1,200 from the Hospital Employees’ Union, and spent $2,826 on his campaign.
The Canadian Labour Congress, which spent $148,862.06 provincewide, registered as a campaign organizer for Nanaimo school district and supported Murchie, both Allens, Neary, Curley and Routley.
