Sharif Hidayat, who is running for the At Large seat on the Montgomery County Board of Education has the most money to spend on his campaign, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.
Hidayat reported a cash balance of $12,139.86, according to the Maryland campaign finance database.
He reported contributions of $13,753.19 in the previous campaign reporting cycle. In the report that was due April 9, Hidayat didn’t list any additional campaign contributions. He spent $1,613.33.
The two candidates seeking to oust incumbent Shebra Evans in District 4 reported campaign chests around $10,000 each. Laura Stewart reported $10,682.12 in her campaign account, having raised $14,358.70 and spent $3,67 6.58. Bethany Mandel has a cash balance of $8,807.19. She raised $9,246.32 in contributions and spent $439.13.
Evans has $3,749.62 cash on hand. During the recent campaign finance cycle, she raised $1,856.29 and spent $284.29.
In District 2, incumbent Rebecca Smondrowsi reported a prior balance of $6,053.84. She did not report any contributions or expenditures in the most recent cycle.
Brenda Diaz raised $1,184.04 and spent $617.46, leaving her with a cash balance of $566.58. Natalie Zimmerman has $1,528 in her campaign account, having raised $1,540 and spending $12. Ricky Fai Mui has $1,388 in his account. He raised $1,400 and spent $12. Aby Thioye raised $3,255 and spent $252.61, leaving a balance of $3,002.39.
In the At Large race, incumbent Lynne Harris, who is the board vice president, has $4,059.32 on hand. In the most recent campaign cycle, she raised $4,210 and spent $150.68.
Melissa Kim raised $1,694 in campaign contributions and spent $632, leaving her with $1,062 cash on hand. Fitzgerald Mofar has a balance of $3,328.49, having raised $5,455 and spent $1,863. Rita Montoya has a cash balance in her campaign account of $5,078. In the most recent cycle, she reported raising $7,235 and spending $2,156.22.
Jonathan Long filed an affidavit of limited contributions and expenditures, which means he doesn’t intend to raise or spend $1,000 or more.
The Board of Education is composed of two At Large members and five who reside in the district they will represent. All voters, no matter where they live or for which political party they registered, are eligible to vote for one At Large member and one candidate from Districts 2 and 4.
The two top vote getters in District 2, District 4 and At-Large move on to the November election.
If elected in November, the BOE member will serve four years and earn $25,000 a year.
