Richmond area businesses, associations and leaders rallied for Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell in the last month of the campaign by donating large sums of cash to the campaign.
McDonnell raised $67,400 from area businesses and associations in October and another $65,165 from executives and business owners.
His opponent, Creigh Deeds, raised $46,500 from Richmond-based businesses, and $15,000 from high-profile individuals.
During the course of the campaign, McDonnell raised more than $629,000 from area businesses and groups. That is $1.68 for every dollar Deeds raised from businesses and groups.
All data is from the Virginia Public Access Project.
McDonnell’s top last-minute donors include $10,000 from Surco Specialty Construction, $10,000 from M&E Contractors LLC, $12,500 from the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (which gave $10,000 to Deeds), and $16,500 to Dominion (which gave $15,000 to Deeds).
McDonnell’s biggest support came from individuals, including $25,000 from Frank Genovese, president of the Rothbury Corporation; more than $20,000 from Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell; and $10,000 from apartment developer Michael Bogese Jr.
Farrell, who donated more than $60,000 over the course of the campaign, has been appointed to the McDonnell transition team.
In October, Deeds’s largest contribution from a Richmond business was $15,000 from Dominion. Dominion gave $60,000 to Deeds over the course of the campaign, compared with more than $99,000 it gave to McDonnell.
Deeds also received $10,000 from G. Gilmer Minor III and $5,000 from James Ukrop.
For previous coverage on the campaign donations from the Richmond business community, see “Tides turning in race for campaign cash.”
Al Harris covers the business of politics for BizSense. Please send news tips to Al@richmondbizsense.com.
