Hoboken 2nd Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher raised $112,476.78 in the third quarter of this year, which includes a $50,000 loan, and has $136,672.06 cash on hand all in, according to campaign finance reports from earlier this month.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Fisher raised $99,924.78 (including the loan), spent $103,586.50, and has $100,301.70 cash on hand in her individual account, according to her October 8th report filed with New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC).
Most of her donations were $1,000 or less, with a few exceptions being council-at-large Liz Urtecho ($10,000), her father David ($5,500), state Senator Raj Mukherji (D-32, $5,000), her sister Audra ($3,300), and council-at-large running mate Carter Craft ($1,500).
Additionally, Fisher paid Lambertville-base Publitics received $65,013.20 for political consulting and direct mail services, and her campaign manager, Al Benninghoff, was paid $12,950, according to the campaign finance report.
Her at-large running mates, Craft, Urtecho, and former Councilman Dave Mello, all raised and spent incremental amounts and combined for $30,550.27 cash on hand, most of which came from Urtecho ($27,705.73), who loaned her campaign $30,000 in May.
Finally, Diane Imus, Fisher’s 6th Ward council candidate in the four-person race to succeed the late Jen Giattino, reported raising $7,500, spending $1,679.91, and with $5,820.09.
Fisher is in a six-person contest to succeed Mayor Ravi Bhalla, now a Democratic nominee for state Assembly in the 32nd Legislative District.
The other candidates in the non-partisan November 4th race are 3rd Ward Councilman Mike Russo, 4th Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos, Councilwoman-at-Large Emily Jabbour, former U.S. Treasury official Dini Ajmani, and Pat Waiters.
