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City controller candidates report dollars raised

In the race for City Controller, Democratic candidate Rebecca Rhynhart raised the most money during the second fundraising cycle of the season but her opponent still has the most cash on hand.

    by Claudia Vargas
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In the race for City Controller, Democratic candidate Rebecca Rhynhart raised the most money during the second fund-raising cycle of the season but her opponent still has the most cash on hand.

Rhynhart, the city’s former Chief Administrative Officer, raised $105,709 and has a total of $174,796 sitting in her campaign fund’s account. Incumbent Alan Butkovitz raised $51,100 and has a total balance of $224,387, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday.

Republican Mike Tomlinson, who is running unopposed in the primary, reported not raising any money during the second cycle.

The fund-raising period was from March 28 until May 1.

Rhynhart had many small (under $250) donations, while Butkovitz had some large checks come in from several unions. An $11,900 donation from the Steamfitters Local Union 420 was Butkovitz’s biggest single donation, followed by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers with $3,000.
The primary election is May 16. 

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