"...members of the real estate industry
have consistently contributed one out of every three dollars
received by victorious city council candidates.
How much have the sponsors of
"(House Bill 554) that will prohibit cities from conducting housing inspections proactively."
received from the same kind of special interests as Greensboro?
...from 2007 to 2009,
donors employed by companies that are represented
by the Triad Real Estate and Building Industries Coalition, or TREBIC,
have maintained consistent giving levels and their share has increased from 12 percent to 21 percent.
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2007 election cycle
Total amount raised by victorious candidates
for Greensboro City Council in the 2007 election cycle:
$251,717
Top contributors, by sector
1. Real estate-development — $88,441 (35 percent)
...3. Lawyers and law firms — $19,855 (8 percent)
Top contributors, by employer
1. Granville Capital — $8,200 (3 percent) [Robbie and Zack]
2. Carroll Cos. — $6,265 (3 percent) [not counting about $6,000 in PAC money, TREBIC]
3. Mega Builders — $6,000 (2 percent) [Mike Winstead, TREBIC]
4. Koury Corp. — $4,900 (2 percent) [TREBIC]
Top Contributors, PACs
1. North Carolinians for Leadership in Government — $5,965 [Roy Carroll]
2. NC Realtors PAC (NC Realtors Association) — $5,500
...5. Skenes for City Council — $484
6. Build PAC (NC Homebuilders Association) — $450
Amount of money received by victorious candidates to city council in 2009
from contributors whose income is derived from companies represented by TREBIC:
$30,421 (12 percent)
How about at the state level?
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2009 election cycle
...Amount of money received by victorious candidates to city council in 2009
from contributors whose income is derived from companies represented by TREBIC:
$28,120 (20 percent)...
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...Contributions to the campaigns of Trudy Wade and Jim Kee,
who respectively won their races in districts 5 and 2, were dominated by real estate interests.
Total amount raised by victorious candidates
for Greensboro City Council in the 2009 election cycle:
$142,471
Top contributors, by sector:
1. Real estate-development — $47,530 (33 percent)
...4. Lawyers and law firms — $7,119 (5 percent)
Top contributors, by employer:
* Carroll Companies (TREBIC)
1. Kotis Properties (TREBIC) — $6,750 (5 percent)
2. Signature Property Group (TREBIC) — $4,600 (3 percent)
...4. Koury Corp. (TREBIC) — $3,600 (3 percent)
Top Contributors, PACs
1. NC Realtors PAC — $3,250
2. Greensboro Landlords Association — $1,600
3. Elect Mike Barber — $892
4. Triad Good Government PAC — $700
How about at the state level?
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2009 victors
Highest amount raised:
1. Mayor Bill Knight — $29,596
2. Zack Matheny (District 3) — $23,960
3. Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Vaughan — $23,949
4. Robbie Perkins (at large) — $21,230
5. Trudy Wade (District 5) — $19,670
6. Jim Kee (District 2) — $10,065
7. Mary Rakestraw (District 4) — $9,190
8. Danny Thompson (at large) — $4,810
9. Dianne Bellamy-Small (District 1) — >$1,000
Most real estate-dependent:
1. Trudy Wade, District 5 — 64 percent
2. Jim Kee, District 2 — 53 percent
3. Robbie Perkins, at large — 46 percent
4. Zack Matheny, District 3 — 41 percent
5. Mary Rakestraw, District 4 — 23 percent
6. Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Vaughan — 20 percent
7. Danny Thompson, at large — 19 percent
8. Mayor Bill Knight — 9 percent
Most TREBIC-dependent
1. Trudy Wade, District 5 — 50 percent
2. Jim Kee, District 2 — 44 percent
3. Robbie Perkins, at large — 27 percent
4. Zack Matheny — 23 percent
5. Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Vaughan — 17 percent
6. Mary Rakestraw — 15 percent
7. Mayor Bill Knight — 6 percent
8. Danny Thompson — 4 percent"
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