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The incumbent’s advantage was apparent in Del. Shannon Valentine’s campaign fundraising report for the first quarter of this election year.
Valentine, D-Lynchburg, reported contributions of $32,500 received in March after the General Assembly session ended on Feb. 28.
Altogether, $110,000 now resides in Valentine’s campaign account, according to data released Wednesday by the State Board of Elections.
Valentine also held a major fundraising event on March 31 that featured Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who was in Lynchburg that day for the formal announcement of a new daily passenger train to Washington, D.C.
Any checks written since that date will appear in the next round of campaign-finance data to be filed with the State Board of Elections this summer.
Two Lynchburg City Council members who are seeking the Republican nomination to run against Valentine in November also filed their fundraising reports.
Scott Garrett reported having $25,078 on hand as of March 31. His largest contribution, of $10,000, came from Lynchburg businessman Wayne Booth. Garrett also put in $9,500 from his City Council campaign fund.
Jeff Helgeson reported having $9,933, with about one-third of that from his City Council campaign fund and $1,500 contributed from Del. Kathy Byron’s campaign fund.
Garrett and Helgeson will face off in a June 9 primary to choose the Republican candidate to oppose Valentine in the 23rd District House of Delegates race in November.
Valentine reported that her eight largest contributors gave $1,000 each during the quarter.
One of those checks came from Explosives Countermeasures International Inc. of Marshall, Va., a company that provides bomb-sniffing dogs and security consulting services.
Valentine sponsored a bill during this year’s session of the Assembly that affected Explosive Countermeasures’ business interests.
She worked with the company to negotiate HB 2241’s passage through the General Assembly. The measure exempted individual dog handlers from some training requirements if they had experience in military canine units.
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