As Election Day creeps closer, contribution and expenditure reports for candidates show Democrat Hank &uot;The Rock&uot; Sanders with a titanic lead over his District 63 State Senate opponent, Libertarian Party candidate Richard Motes, who reported no funds received or spent.

A $30,000 contribution to Sanders was made by Alabama Voice of Teachers $30,000. Tennessee Valley Citizens for Economic Development and Trail handed over $15,000 each. The biggest expenditures reported by Sanders were to the Alabama New South Coalition, $15,000, and $9,000, in support of Chris Pitts’ campaign.

District 67 House Representative Republican candidate Mark A. Story beat out his opposition, Democrat Yusuf Salaam. Story’s largest contributor was Regina Story for $5,000. His biggest expenditure was to Screenco for $2,626.90.

Three businesses tied for the top spot for the most contribution to Salaam’s campaign. Philip Morris Inc., The Dakin Group and Six Pac, all donated $500.00. Salaam paid $1,500 each to Bush Signs and to Emma Mack, his only expenditures.

According to the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act, candidates running for a political position are required to document all contributions and expenditures &045;&045; whether by a person, group or business &045;&045; greater than $100.

The following list details the contributions and expenditures as reported by each candidate.

Yusuf Salaam’s

Contributions

Jerry Victor – $200

Philip Morris Inc. – $500

The Dakin Group – $500

AlaBa PAC – $250

Six Pac – $500

Salaam’s Expenditures

Emma Mack – $1,500

Bush Signs – $1,500

Mark Story’s Contributions

Bill & Betty Hall – $150

Mark & Debbie Mason – $200

The Alabama Association of Health Maintenance Organiza-tion’s PAC – $150

Crawford & Crawford – $250

Regina Story – $5,000

Story’s Expenditures

Coffee Printing Co. – $245.25

Davis Printing – $902.52

Madden & Associates – $750

Screenco – $2,626.90

The Selma Times Journal – $395.39

Central Alabama Fair – $100

Bush Signs – $486

Central Christian – $50

Studio 205 – $752

Hank Sanders’ Contributions

The Boeing Company – $300

Alabama Voice of Teachers – $30,000

Lamar Companies – $500

Alabama ACRE – $2,000

Mr. & Mrs. Milton McGregor – $5,000

Tusco PAC – $5,000

Vaughan Regional Medical Center – $500

South College – $500

Alabama AFL-CIO – $3,000

Tom Coker & Associates – $2,500

Alabama Beef Cattle PAC – $300

VEND PAC – $500

First Decade Political Action Committee – $1,000

FGAPAC – $1,000

GROUP PAC – $500

BIPAC – $1,000

Alabama Dental PAC – $1,000

The William Companies – $500

Trial – $15,000

Alabama Optometric PAC – $500

AFP PAC – $1,000

BellSouth Employees PAC – $1,000

Don Gilbert & Associates, LLC – $1,000

CHOICEPAC Alabama Fund – $150

Tennessee Valley Citizen for Economic Development – $15,000

Youth Educate PAC – $750

WEBPAC – $250

Beasley-Allen Special Account – $10,000

James Mitchell – $1,000

Fair Political Action Committee – $1,000

Ester G. Brown – $500

Penny Trust Fund PAC – $2,000

Eli Lilly & Company – $750

SEA PAC – $5,000

Alabama Power Co. Employees PAC – $500

Alabama Propane PAC – $500

MaxPAC – $2,500

TELPAC – $2,500.00

ALAPAC/Alabama Medical PAC – $5,000.00

Automobile Dealers Assoc. of AL, Inc. Auto PAC – $2,500.00

John P. Beasley – $500.00

SEA-PAC – $5,000.00

Eli Lilly & Co. PAC – $750.00

Gov. PAC – $3,000.00

BICPAC – $5,000.00

Sanders’ Expenditures

Amosa – $146.66

Monroe Co. Independent Voters League – $300.00

Perry Co. Civic League – $200.00

Pierces Country Cooking – $250.00

Ala. Democratic Party – $600.00

Ala. New South – $144.90

USA Today – $129.79

Friends of Price Arnold – $250.00

Perry Co. Civic League – $200.00

Selma University – $250.00

ANSC – $300.00

A.C. Wharton Campaign – $500.00

Elect LaTosha Brown – $450.00

C.A.R.E. – $250.00

Lillie Fields – $110.00

Chris Pitts Campaign – $9,000.00

ANSC – $5,000.00

Eagle PAC – $7,000.00

Sundra Escott Campaign – $2,000.00

Roger Bedford Campaign- $2,000.00

ANSC – $1,500.00

ANSC – $15,000.00

Sterling for Comm. – $250.00

Greene County Democrat – $125.00

Sundra Escott Campaign – $1,000.00

Carol Sanders – $150.00

Yvette Patterson – $800.00

LaTosha Brown Campaign – $500.00

Dallas Co. ANSC – $1,000.00

Sherry Mitchell – $250.00

C.T. Vivian – 350.00

ANSC – $6,500.00

Blocton Garage – $118.99

LaTosha Brown Campaign – $600.00

Selma High School – $200.00

Lester Brown Campaign – $500.00

Alexander Broadcasting – $750.00

WHBB – $250.00

Chris Pitts Campaign – $3,000.00

ANSC – $5,000.00

Sam Walker – $825.00

WBF2 – $936.25

WYVC-FM -$200.00

WKXN – $300.00

Shiloh Church – $200.00

Sonacca Consulting – $8,226.73

Robert Avery Company – $750.00

Walt Higgins – $200.00

Bush Signs – $210.60

Chester Brown – $162.48

Bush Signs – $6,328.88

Bush Sighs – $259.20

Nate Brown – $125.00

Luck Baxley – $2,500.00

Wal-Mart – $572.21

Bush Signs – $1,260.90

Unidentified Uniontown resident – $501.30