Georgetown ISD board candidates file 8-day campaign finance reports ahead of May election

By Fernanda Figueroa | 4:17 PM Apr 26, 2021 CDT
Updated 4:17 PM Apr 26, 2021 CDT

Campaign finance reports show campaign donations and expenditures. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

With the May election nearing an end, candidates for the Georgetown ISD board of trustees places 6 and 7 submitted their most recent campaign finance reports April 23. The reports detail expenditures and donations from April 1-23.

Place 6 candidate Tim Carr out-raised all the other candidates, raising a total of $6,865 and spending a total of $2,674. His opponent Jen Mauldin raised $2,366 and spent $3,451, the report said.

Place 7 candidate Stephen Benold out-raised incumbent Ben Stewart by collecting $2,573 and spending $1,728, the report said. Stewart raised $1,200 and spent $2,338, it said.

Financial campaign reports for Place 7 candidate Jeff Siegismund are not yet available as he has filed a modified report and has not gone over his $930 spending limit, district officials said.

Early voting ends on April 27. Election day is May 1.

Learn more about the candidates for Place 6 and Place 7 with Community Impact Newspaper’s candidate Q&As.

By Fernanda Figueroa

Reporter, Georgetown

Fernanda joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in March 2021 after graduating from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in December 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a second major in political science. Fernanda covers education, local government, non profits and business for the city of Georgetown. Prior to CI, Fernanda worked as a reporter for The Rider, UTRGV's weekly student newspaper and served as a media relations intern for UTRGV Athletics.