Preliminary report on DeLay

Finally...I still don't know why I can't find it through a summary report search, but here's DeLay's report for the second quarter:

                                             This Period   Cycle-To-Date

6. Net Contributions (other than loans)

(a) Total Contributions (other than loans)      11981.00      3711330.03

(b) Total Contribution Refunds                   7230.00        35599.13

(c) Net Contributions (6(a) - 6(b))              4751.00      3675730.90

7. Net Operating Expenditures

(a) Total Operating Expenditures               813016.94      3250193.15

(b) Total Offsets to Operating Expenditures     31006.62       106651.23

(c) Net Operating Expenditures                 782010.32      3143541.92

8. Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period   641273.72

In short, DeLay raised $11K, spent over $800K, and went from $1.4 million cash on hand to $641K CoH. One more quarter like that and we'll have a pretty good metaphor for the federal budget situation under his stewardship, if you ask me.

I'll refer you again to Juanita for the expenditure details. Whatever would his daughter do for money if she had to get a real job?

Bottom line: Tom DeLay, David Wallace, Shelley Sekula Somethingorother, and Crazy Bob Talton have, combined, less than 30% of Nick Lampson's cash on hand. That, more than any aspect of the DeLay replacement-go-round, is the story of CD22 right now. Lampson has as big a war chest as any Texas incumbent, and his opposition is either writing six-figure checks to defense attorneys or sitting on comparative chump change. Everything else follows from that.

UPDATE: Forgot to add, here's DeLay's new business venture. I wonder where Dani fits on the org chart?

UPDATE: Vince has an in depth look at DeLay's expenditures, much of which went to legal fees. Many payments for political activities were made after DeLay announced his resignation, including this:

Finally, in a sign DeLay may have been anticipating the legal wrangling that may lead to him ultimately staying on the November ballot in Congressional District 22, his campaign paid Americans for a Republican Majority (a PAC DeLay founded) $34,186.88 to acquire contributor lists on June 13 - the Tuesday following DeLay’s last day in Congress.

Or, perhaps given his incredible burn rate, he just needed to identify a likely group of suckers sympathizers who'll be willing to help him with those massive lawyer bills going forward. You never know.

UPDATE: The Muse takes her crack at the DeLay FEC report.

Posted by Charles Kuffner on July 16, 2006 to Election 2006 | TrackBack