Mulcahey surpasses Bivins in campaign dollars

January 23rd, 2008 at 04:33pm Aaron Chambers

Democrat Marty Mulcahey didn’t waste any time catching up with his opponent’s fundraising in the race to represent the northwestern Illinois 45th Senate District.

Mulcahey ended 2007 with$11,205.18 in his campaign fund. However, on Jan. 14 he reported a $10,000 donation from the Northwest Illinois Central Labor Council. If he hasn’t spent that money already, then he has more than his opponent, Tim Bivins. Republican Bivins ended the year with $20,007.88 on hand.

(Mulcahey reported two other contributions since Dec. 31, but he filed those statements on paper. That means I can’t give you those details until tomorrow, when the State Board of Elections opens.) The State Board of Elections just called and said the two reports are blank.

The two men are racing to succeed Sen. Todd Sieben, R-Geneseo, who is not seeking re-election.

Mulcahey, who works for Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, is the son of former Rep. Dick Mulcahey. He lives in Galena.

Bivins, a retired Lee County sheriff, lives in Dixon.

The 45th Senate District runs from western Winnebago County through Freeport and Galena to the Mississippi River, then south to Geneseo. The district is pictured here in yellow.

Entry Filed under: Tim Bivins, Marty Mulcahey, Todd Sieben, Illinois politics