How much money have county commissioner candidates raised? A look at financial reports
Nothing extraordinary, no known big-money donors or unusually large expenditures were listed in financial reports filed by candidates for the unexpired term of Oklahoma County commissioner District 1, although one candidate seems to have the support of the Democratic Party establishment.
State Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, took mostly generous donations from former and present Democratic Party officeholders, as well as several political action committees, according to filings with the Oklahoma County Election Board.
Lowe faces former state lawmaker Anastasia Pittman, and Midwest City Council Member Sara Bana in the Democratic primary election Tuesday to replace former Commissioner Carrie Blumert, who resigned last fall. The winner will face independent Jed Green in the general election April 1.
Pittman had not filed contributions and expenditures since Jan. 31, a report for the fourth quarter of last year, according to the Oklahoma County Election Board. Nor had Green filed any reports.
Following are highlights from reports filed by the candidates.
More: Meet the candidates for Oklahoma County Dist. 1 commissioner: Bana, Green, Lowe, Pittman
According to the county Election Board:
Friends of Sara Bana 2025 reported almost $8,000 in contributions in the fourth quarter, and $1,000 so far this year.
PAC contributions: None.
The largest donation from an individual was $1,000.
Particularly prominent donors: longtime human rights activist Nathanial Batchelder, $10; activist Christopher Johnston, $100; activist Sean Cummings, $1,000; and Bana herself, $1,000.
Loans: Bana's campaign took a loan of $100, but records provided by the Election Board don't identify the lender.
The campaign had spent $1,821 by the end of last year, leaving $5,030.
Expenditures were mostly for postcards and printing. The largest was $1,058 to Bags Inc. in Oklahoma City for yard signs.
According to the county Election Board:
Jason Lowe for Oklahoma County Commissioner 2025 reported $56,465 in contributions in the fourth quarter, and $21,125 so far this year.
PAC contributions: $500 from the Oklahoma Building and Construction Trades PAC; $2,000 from the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber PAC; $2,500 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC; and $3,000 from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 344 PAC.
The largest donation from an individual was $3,300.
Particularly prominent donors: former Oklahoma Gov. David Walters, $100; former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, $250; State Rep. Mickey Dollens, $250; former Gov. Brad Henry, $500; former State Rep. Collin Walke, $500; Jim Roth, former public official and former dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law, $1,000; the Rev. John Pettis, $2,000; and real estate developer Susan Binkowski, $3,300.
Loans: Lowe loaned his campaign $15,000 in October and another $8,000 last week. The total of $23,000 amounts to about 30% of his campaign chest of nearly $80,000.
The campaign had spent $67,655 by the end of last week, leaving $9,934.
Expenditures were mostly for political consulting, marketing and campaign materials from OKC's Bison Strategies LLC, totaling $73,518.
According to the county Election Board:
Anastasia Pittman for Oklahoma County Commissioner District 1 reported $3,630 in contributions in the fourth quarter of last year. She had filed no report this year.
PAC contributions: None.
The largest donation by an individual was $500, contributed by Reiko Jenkins of Manassas, Virginia, and Carol Knight and Cam Cox, both of Oklahoma City.
Particularly prominent donors: None.
Loans: Pittman loaned her campaign $1,640.
The campaign had spent $2,586 by the end of last year, leaving $3,975.
Expenditures were mostly for printing, office supplies and campaign materials. The largest was $608 to Postcards Direct in Oklahoma City.
More: Three Democrats, one independent, file to run for District 1 Oklahoma County commissioner
Staff writer Richard Mize covers Oklahoma County government and the city of Edmond. He previously covered housing, commercial real estate and related topics for the newspaper and Oklahoman.com, starting in 1999. Contact him at rmize@oklahoman.com.
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