Top donors to mayoral candidates
Top contributors to each of the campaigns, as reported by the candidates:
Brian Colón
Colón received 29 $5,150 contributions from Xcel Protective Services; Belinda Melton of Kubiak & Melton; Gold Mesa Investments LLC; Ernest Martinez, retired; Tonja McMullen of Holmans; Nestor Romero, retired; John Santoru, owner of Holmans; Sam Baca of AUI Inc.; Edward Romero, a retired attorney; Carlos Garcia with Holmans; Emet Rudolfo, attorney; Brandon Writtenberry of AON Risk Solutions; Jack Vigil with Harmonix; Adrian Perez, retired from Heritage Hotels & Resorts; Sherri Perez, a Corrales homemaker; Jill Harney, with Synergy Ventures; Jack Harney with Synergy Ventures; Jocelyn Herig, self employed; Tug Herig with SW Brands; business owner Victor Jury; John Wood, a business owner in Missouri; Robert Kurz, of Kurzsolutions; Marcus Rael of Robles, Rael and Anaya, P.C.; attorney Harold Albert; Steven B. Chavez with ICSI; Mark Cordova with Cordova Contracting & Development; Orae Dominguez, retired attorney; Joe Maez of the Maez Group; and Theresa Rael of Desert Mountain Properties.
Balderas for New Mexico, Attorney General Hector Balderas’ political organization, made two contributions totaling $5,150.
Margaret Branch, of the Branch Law Firm, and the Branch Law Firm Legal Group each donated $2,650.
Oscar Cisneros, self employed, contributed $5,000.
Argonaut LLC, an investment company, donated $5,000.
Rio Cuatro LLC, a development company, donated $5,000.
Deanna Archuleta
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., two contributions totaling $5,000.
Kristina Martinez, no occupation or employer listed, $5,193.
Karen Ruiz, with Rock House CGM LLC, $5,100.
Also contributing $5,000 were Wendy York, attorney with Sheehan and Sheehan; Andrew and Martin Farach-Colton, educators; Tom Rothfield, with Presbyterian Health Plan; and Gordon Monaghan, teacher with Albuquerque Public Schools.
Dan Lewis
Footprints Home Care Inc., $5,000. Walking by Faith, $5,000. Victor Jury, $5,000. Strata Production Co., oil and natural gas, $5,192.
John Bode Sr. and John Bode Jr., both of Bode Aviation Inc., each donated $2,500.
Among other contributors also donating $2,500 to Lewis were WisePies owner Steven Chavez and CSI Aviation owner Allen Weh.
Wayne Johnson
Sherman McCorkle, self-employed, $5,193. Dale L. Armstrong, owner of TLC Plumbing, $5,193. Linda Scott, homemaker, $5,100. Contributing $5,000 to Johnson were D McCall, real estate-Midway Leasing; Kyla McCall, also with Midway Leasing; Tony Pisto with Maranatha Construction; Mason Wells, selfemployed in health care; Ty Juana Hise, owner of Cemco Inc.; and NM Endo Specialists PC.
NOTE: The maximum allowed contribution is $5,193, which represents 5 percent of the mayor’s salary.