Developers court Lake Stevens council incumbents with over $20K
LAKE STEVENS — Around $25,000 in campaign contributions to four Lake Stevens City Council members came from donors with ties to real estate and development.
That’s about half of the four incumbents’ total campaign dollars reported as of Oct. 8.
Together, their opponents have reported less than $500 in contributions from any person or business affiliated with property development or sale. However, two of the four — Michele Hampton and Joyce Copley — chose the Public Disclosure Commission’s mini-reporting option, meaning they are not disclosing their finances because they will not raise more than $5,000 in campaign money.
According to contributions reported to the PDC as of Oct. 8, incumbent Gary Petershagen has raised over $18,000, with nearly $10,000 coming from real estate businesses, developers or political action committees. Likewise, incumbent Steve Ewing has raised more than $15,000 in contributions, around $8,000 of which comes from real estate investors or developers.
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