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

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

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

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

Fernanda Figueroa graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a second major in political science. Originally from the Rio Grande Valley, Fernanda now covers government and education for the city of Georgetown.