Of Anna Maria’s three candidates running for two seats on the Anna Maria City Commission, only Brian Seymour has spent money as part of an active campaign.
The Anna Maria General Store owner raised $2,000 in contributions, including a $500 self-donation. As of a Sept. 23 filing date, he spent $607.05 on campaign signs made by SteamDesigns in Holmes Beach, along with the $48 filing fee.
Seymour’s fundraising includes a $100 donation from an Anna Maria resident and six donations from residents in other localities. A donation from the Motor Shop, owned by Bradenton resident Bradley Twait, accounted for $500 of Seymour’s fundraising.
Incumbent Nancy Yetter, who is running for a third term in office, has spent only enough to maintain her campaign with a $48 filing fee and a $10 Wells Fargo service fee on her campaign account.
Yetter donated $100 to her campaign and received an additional $100 contribution from an Anna Maria resident.
Meanwhile, incumbent Chuck Webb, who is running for a fourth consecutive term of five terms on the city commission, had no registered expenses as of the Sept. 23 filing deadline aside from his $48 filing fee.
Webb made a $62 self-contribution and has otherwise received no donations.
Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy made a $1,000 loan to his campaign for re-election. After paying a $196 qualifying fee, the rest was repaid, leaving him with a zero balance.
Murphy is running unopposed for a second term and is focusing on his plans for his second term.
The next filing deadline is Oct. 28.
Anna Maria voters’ polling location for the Nov. 8 election is Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave.