November 1st, 2010

Posted on Thu, Oct. 28, 2010

Pa. cash surge grows as election nears

By John P. Martin

Inquirer Staff Writer

As the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race barrels to an end, money is pouring in faster than ever - and not always going in a predictable direction.

“Corbett's biggest chunks also include more than $250,000 from Vahan Gureghian, a Gladwyne lawyer and operator of the state's largest charter school, $100,000 from Foster Friess, a Wyoming investment executive active in conservative Christian politics, and $200,000 from Bob J. Perry, a Houston developer and prolific GOP donor.

Onorato has accepted more than $350,000 from H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, the Philadelphia-area philanthropist and Democratic donor, $100,000 from Thomas Buckner, Western Pennsylvania owner of defense contractor Ibis Tek, and $100,000 from California supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle.”

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FYI, according to the PA Department of State’s Campaign Finance reporting website ( http://www.campaignfinance.state.pa.us/ContributionSearch.aspx ), Mr. Gureghian has contributed heavily for the past several years.

For calendar year 2007:  $224,620.00

For calendar year 2008:  $267,205.93

For calendar year 2009:  $330,302.76

For year to date 2010:    $421,025.00 (this includes the $250K Corbett contributions))