Christian and Lou biggest election spenders

Mayor Christian Provenzano was the biggest spender in the 2014 municipal election campaign.

Financial statements filed with the City of Sault Ste. Marie show Provenzano spent $34,504.50 on his campaign.

That figure is well below the limit of $57,091.55 issued by the city clerk for mayoral candidates.

The statements show Provenzano received $41,899 in contributions from supporters.

The list of contributors includes several businesses and lawyers as well as individual contributors.

Provenzano's campaign expenses include $22,847.40 on advertising, $4,175.59 on brochures and flyers and $5,344.14 on signs.

Former Mayor Debbie Amaroso spent the second highest amount of money during the campaign among mayoral candidates.

Amaroso spent $15,669.34 on her campaign, including $9,517.99 on advertising, $3,823.92 on brochures and flyers, and $1,377.43 from her previous mayoral campaign.

Amaroso received $17,197.19 in contributions, from five individual contributors.

Mayoral candidate Heather Cook spent $817.67 on her campaign, while another mayoral candidate, Robin Coull, spent $509.97 on his.

Austin Williams declared he had no expenses or contributions in his mayoral campaign.

Spending limits vary for ward candidates.

In each ward there is a base amount of $5,000 which is topped up based on the number of electors in each ward.

In Ward 1, Paul Christian spent $2,392.90 on his campaign, while Steve Butland spent $1,733.60.

Figures show Ward 2 Councillors Susan Myers and Terry Sheehan each spent over $4,000 on their campaigns.

In Ward 3, Judy Hupponen spent $3,280.39, while Matthew Shoemaker spent $8,384.23.

In Ward 4, Rick Niro spent $6,195.36, while his wardmate Lou Turco spent more than any other councillor, at $9,243.90.

Ward 5 Councillor Marchy Bruni spent $3,526.16, while Frank Fata spent $1,263.52.

In Ward 6, Joe Krmpotich spent $5,378.67, while his wardmate, Ross Romano, spent $6,959.20.

The full list of candidates and what they spent is available on the city's website.