Who Spent What? Mayoral Candidates File Campaign Finance Reports

The Nov. 5 election is nearly here and candidates' finance reports are in. 

Novi Mayor Bob Gatt and his opponents for the mayoral seat, Jason Dorsch and Joseph Samona, submitted information about their campaign funds with the Secretary of State office, according to Oakland County Clerk records.

The finance statements were due Oct. 25. 

Mayoral candidates' reports

Following is a summary of each of the mayoral candidates' reports. Click on each name to read their answers to questions from Patch:

Mayor Bob Gatt

• Raised: $29,930
• In-kind contributions: $0
• Spent: $11,983.06
• Balance: $18,300.13
• Amount contributed by Gatt: $2,000
• Late contributions: $1,700
• Read the report

• Samona's report does not include the total amount he has raised. It does include details on who has contributed what amount to his campaign. 
• Read the report

• Dorsch reported that his campaign finances would not exceed $1,000, so he is exempt from requiring to file a finance report.