When it comes to amassing money in campaign coffers, Larry Cohen is blowing the other Howard County School Board candidates out of water.
Cohen, 56, is a former school administrator and principal of Oakland Mills middle and Gateway schools.
“I did what I could to raise the money,” he said. “I didn?t have a lot of knowledge about how much I needed to raise.”
Cohen had a kick-off fundraiser and sent mailings to friends and acquaintances.
“It wasn?t like I was overtly out there raising money,” he said. “But I knew we were going to need yard signs and bumper stickers.”
Board of Education
Campaign finance reports released Wednesday tracked the amount of money raised between January and August by candidates.
Larry Cohen
Contributions: $6,511
Cash on hand: $8,144
Frank Aquino
Contributions: $1,905
Cash on hand: $1,674
Janet Siddiqui
Contributions: $8,485
Cash on hand: $1,316
Patricia Gordon *
Contributions: $2,720
Cash on hand: $1,237
Joshua Kaufman *
Contributions: $2,115
Cash on hand: $1,198
Roger Lerner
Contributions: $2,000
Cash on hand: $994
Sandra French
Contributions: $100
Cash on hand: $485
Ellen Flynn Giles
Contributions: $2,415
Cash on hand: $482
Di Zou
Contributions: $100
Cash on hand: $100
Don Marston Jr.
Does not intend to raise more than $1,000
Peter Sola
Does not intend to raise more than $1,000
Paul Aliprando
Does not intend to raise more than $1,000
Marcelino Bedolla
Does not intend to raise more than $1,000
Allen Dyer
Does not intend to raise more than $1,000
* Incumbents
Source: State Board of Elections; contributions listed are for this year
