Gorski Pledges to Raise More Money

Add comment July 22nd, 2008

Paul Gorski, the Democrat trying to unseat Republican Scott Christiansen as chairman of the Winnebago County Board, said in an e-mail this morning that he plans additional fundraising by the Nov. 4 general election.

Gorski responded to my inquiry, placed by phone last night, about why he did not file a campaign finance disclosure statement with the State Board of Elections by Monday’s filing deadline. When a candidate raises and/or spends more than $3,000, the candidate must file a committee and file disclosure statements with the state board.

Gorski told me he had not met that threshold …

I have not met the threshold for filing yet, but I expect to do so this weekend.

I have a fundraiser scheduled for this Saturday, July 26th, 4-7 PM at the Rockford Lithuanian Club. We will also be holding  “Tuesday Night Dinners With Paul” this fall.  In addition, some other fundraising efforts have just recently been made, and I expect to see the fruits of those efforts over the next few weeks.

Most of my efforts to date have been spent walking, calling, and otherwise directly visiting voters in Winnebago County. The response from voters has been very positive, actually great, and I’m looking forward to a very active campaign as we go into this final stretch.

Christiansen had $51,572.21 on hand June 30 after raising $81,075.00 and spending $91,336.43 during the first six months of the year, according to his statement with the state board.