Dotson, who is seeking to unseat Jason J. Nelson in the Position 2 director race, reported the most contributions of any candidate with $19,109.14 raised from Sept. 9-Oct. 24 while Nelson reported raising a total of $2,660 between July 1-Oct. 24. Over those same periods, Dotson reported spending a total of $15,420.23 on his campaign, and Nelson reported spending $2,929.34.
Dotson reported receiving donations of between $9.32 and $1,000 from Texas contributors in The Woodlands, Shenandoah, Willis, Montgomery, Spring, Conroe, Magnolia, Tomball, Sugar Land, Houston, Plano, Pflugerville, Round Rock and Austin as well as out-of-state contributors in Tennessee, New York, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Ohio and Georgia. The Texas Association of Realtors and TownshipFuture political group were among $1,000 donors to Dotson's campaign.
Nelson's contributions ranged from $10 to $500 and came from individuals in The Woodlands, Spring, Cypress, Tomball and Hockley as well as Wisconsin.
Hannon, who is running against incumbent Position 4 director Bruce Rieser, received less in contributions than Dotson but outspent all other board candidates from summer into fall.
From Aug. 17-Oct. 24, Hannon raised $13,336 and spent a total of $18,513.90 on his campaign. Rieser reported $1,850 in contributions from July 16-Oct. 26 and spent $4,725 over the same period.
Hannon received between $1 and $1,000 from local contributors in The Woodlands, Conroe, Magnolia, Montgomery, Shenandoah, Cypress and Spring as well as one in Oregon, and in-kind contributions of $218.99 and $500 for campaign signage and video, respectively. Political spending in support of Hannon by TownshipFuture was also reported.
Rieser received $1,000 from the Texas Real Estate PAC and a $100 contribution from an individual in The Woodlands as well as a personal loan of $750 to his campaign.
Incumbent chairman of the township board Gordy Bunch raised more than his opposition in the Position 1 director race, Jerry D. Smith Jr., in the months leading up to the election.
From Jan. 1, 2019-Oct. 25, 2020, Bunch reported receiving $2,000 in campaign contributions including two $1,000 contributions from the TRE PAC and a pair of The Woodlands residents. Bunch reported $12,567 in campaign spending over the same time, including $8,242.68 in personal funding.
In his Oct. 4 filing, Smith reported a total of $647.16 in spending during September and October this year financed through a personal loan of the same amount to his campaign. The Oct. 4 filing was the only report filed by Smith, according to records received from the township.
Editor's note: Campaign finance reports were not filed by candidates Tom Chumbley or Louis Granados, both of whom are candidates for Position 2.
