Howard County Council hopeful Courtney Watson received the most money from political action committees.
Groups such as he Howard County Police Officers Association, Howard County Professional Firefighters and the Restaurant Association of Maryland contributed more than $11,000 to the District 1 candidate?s coffers.
Democratic District 3 candidate Jen Terrasa, who also saw large PAC support from the county?s police officers and firefighters associations and two local trade unions, said this shows people who represent the community believe she best knows the issues.
Incumbent Calvin Ball, D-District 2, received $4,000 in PAC support from the county?s firefighters association.
Watson spent four times more than her challenger ? and the most among council candidates ? to blanket the swing district with campaign mailings.
She said she mailed materials to Democrats, Republicans and independent voters because District 1 is considered a swing district.
More than $30,000 was spent on some 80,000 direct mail pieces, she said.
In comparison, her opponent Tony Salazar spent more than $6,000 on direct mail, according to the latest round of campaign finance reports that cover Aug. 28 to Oct. 22.
Part of the Baltimore Examiner’s 2006 Election Coverage
