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ANN ARBOR, MI - Big money is being raised and spent in the race for a four-year term as Ann Arbor mayor.

Newly filed campaign finance reports show nearly $120,000 worth of donations were received as of July 22 by the two candidates competing in the Aug. 7 Democratic primary.

Mayor Christopher Taylor raised $75,931 in cash contributions, while challenger Jack Eaton, a 4th Ward rep on City Council, reported $42,639. Eaton also reported $464 worth of in-kind contributions, including more than $162 of his own expenses.

Taylor spent nearly $49,000 by the end of the reporting period, while Eaton spent more than $27,000.

Some of Eaton's contributors include:

Stephen Ranzini, University Bank president -- $2,000

Bob Dascola, barbershop owner -- $2,000

Michael Elliott, owner of Advisors LLC -- $2,000

Mary Summers, unemployed Ann Arbor resident -- $2,000

John Floyd, Republican former council candidate -- $2,000

Kathy Stroud, retiree -- $2,000

Ann Larimore, retiree -- $2,000

Anne Bannister, Democratic 1st Ward council member -- $1,000

Gwen Nystuen, Protect A2 Parks member -- $1,000

Peter Heydon, retiree -- $1,000

Peter Eckstein, retiree -- $1,000

Glen Ziegler, retiree -- $600

Ron Weiser, Michigan Republican Party chairman, University of Michigan regent and fund-raiser for Donald Trump -- $500

Eileen Weiser, Republican State Board of Education member and wife of Ron Weiser -- $500

Jack Eaton, candidate himself -- $500

Ed Amonsen, retiree -- $500

Peter Nagourney, retiree -- $500

Claudette Stern, METAL owner -- $500

Alice Liberson, Democratic 3rd Ward council candidate -- $400

Rita Mitchell, Protect A2 Parks member -- $400

Frank Wilhelme, downtown park proposal supporter -- $350

Sumi Kailasapathy, Democratic 1st Ward council member -- $300

Laura Strowe, self-employed artist -- $300

Jane Lumm, independent 2nd Ward council member (previously served as Republican) -- $250 (Eaton's campaign has indicated this donation was inadvertently left off his original filing and will be included in an amended report.)

James Walker, National Motorists Association spokesperson -- $250

Mike Anglin, Democratic former 5th Ward council member -- $200

Ali Ramlawi, Democratic 5th Ward council candidate -- $200

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 252 PAC -- $200

Stephen Kunselman, Democratic former 3rd Ward council member -- $100

Joseph Hood, Republican former precinct delegate -- $100

Vivienne Armentrout, Democratic former county commissioner -- $100

Bernie Banet, deer cull supporter -- $100

Vince Caruso, Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane treasurer -- $100

Ingrid Sheldon, Republican former mayor of Ann Arbor -- $100

Nancy Shiffler, Sierra Club Huron Valley Group chair -- $100

Ian Robinson, Huron Valley Central Labor Council president -- $100

Eaton also received donations from historic preservationists, neighbors who've opposed new developments in different parts of the city, and supporters of creating a public park on the downtown Library Lot and keeping the city's train station located on Depot Street.

Taylor, an attorney, received donations from a number of pro-development interests, as well as attorneys and various community members.

Some of Taylor's contributors include:

Michigan Laborers' Political League PAC -- $2,500

Mark Bernstein, attorney and University of Michigan regent -- $2,000

Rachel Bendit, Mark Bernstein's wife -- $2,000

Larry Deitch, attorney, former UM regent and partner in Glen hotel development -- $2,000

Nicole Hartje, attorney in West Bloomfield -- $2,000

Harry Cohen, CEO of Black Pearl restaurant -- $2,000

Arnold Jacob, attorney in Bloomfield Hills -- $2,000

Claudia Sills, attorney in Birmingham -- $2,000

Stuart Kaufman, attorney in Bingham Farms -- $2,000

Dale Rands, attorney in Florida -- $2,000

Craig Singer, real estate developer and partner in Glen hotel development -- $2,000

Jeff Hauptman, CEO of real estate firm Oxford Companies -- $2,000

James Daly, Arbor Holdings LLC president -- $1,800

Linh Song, Ann Arbor library trustee -- $1,500

Joe Malcoun, CEO of tech company Nutshell -- $1,500

Michael Staebler, retiree -- $1,250

Jerome Winegarden, Ypsilanti physician -- $1,250

Roger Ahn, Ann Arbor real estate developer -- $1,000

Ellen Taylor, candidate's mother -- $1,000

Jeffrey Lamb, Ann Arbor resident and attorney in Detroit -- $1,000

John Breza, attorney in West Bloomfield -- $1,000

Christie Barrett, manager of MacArthur Corp. -- $1,000

Alec Riffle, Treecity Health Collective marijuana dispensary owner -- $1,000

Bradford Whitridge, NetJets Inc. pilot -- $1,000

Larry Nisson, executive coach and real estate investor -- $1,000

Jonah Copi, Arbor Management LLC cannabis consultant -- $1,000

Harvey Leo, Ann Arbor physician -- $850

Brian Donovan, IMB consultant in Ohio -- $750

Carsten Hohnke, Democratic former 5th Ward council member and COO of Above The Treeline LLC -- $750

Helen Kaplan, University of Michigan social worker - $750

Leah Gunn, Democratic former county commissioner and former Downtown Development Authority board member -- $525

Nicole Webb, Ford Motor Co. finance employee -- $500

Benjamin Joffe, attorney at Joffe PLLC in Ann Arbor -- $500

Guy Suter, tech company CEO -- $500

Margaret Leary, retiree -- $500

Jon Carlson, Ann Arbor real estate developer -- $500

Christine Oldenburg-McGee, Michigan Medicine physicians assistant and supporter of non-lethal deer management -- $250

Brian Doelle, Arbor Holdings LLC operator -- $250

Inga Yuditsky, General Motors engineer -- $250

Greg Lobdell -- Ann Arbor real estate developer -- $250

Jim Chaconas, Colliers International commercial real estate broker -- $250

Karen Kerry, local dentist -- $250

Citizens Protecting Our MI Water PAC -- $250

Rhory Gould, operator of Arborside marijuana dispensary -- $250

Amanda Uhle, CEO of The Hawkins Project -- $200

Jim Toy, LGBT activist and Jim Toy Community Center namesake -- $200

Leigh Greden, Democratic former 3rd Ward council member -- $200

Margie Teall, Democratic former 4th Ward council member -- $200

James Boston, CEO of Bold Media Group Inc. -- $200

Zachary Ackerman, Democratic 3rd Ward council member -- $150

Phil Roos, CEO of Great Lakes GrowthWorks -- $150

Lana Pollack, Democratic former state senator -- $125

Peter Allen, Ann Arbor real estate developer -- $100

Janis Bobrin, Democratic former county water resources commissioner -- $100

John Hieftje, Democratic former Ann Arbor mayor -- $100

Marcia Higgins, former 4th Ward council member (served as Republican first and then Democrat)-- $100

Roger Hewitt, Red Hawk Bar and Grill owner and former Downtown Development Authority board member -- $100

Laura Rubin, Huron River Watershed Council director -- $100

Stephen Rapundalo, former 2nd Ward council member (served as Republican first and then Democrat)-- $100

Betsy de Parry, Ann Arbor Builders vice president of marketing and sales -- $100

More info

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Check out the league's election guide at Vote411.org to find out more about candidates and proposals on the ballot.

Additional election information from the nonpartisan CivCity Initiative in Ann Arbor can be found at AnnArborVotes.org.

To find out where to vote and view what's on your ballot, go to the Michigan Voter Information Center website.