The Money Trail
| Expenditure | Amount($) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia CC thru 10/15/89 | 200,000 |
Wash. Post 10/15/89 |
| Smartpac 1990 | 42,771 |
Montgomery County Elections Board |
| Smartpac 1994 | 22,744 |
Montgomery County Elections Board |
| Smartpac 1998 | 11,159 |
Montgomery County Elections Board |
| Doug Duncan fundraiser 11/16/99 | 20,600 |
Maryland Elections Board |
| Cas Taylor fundraiser 12/01 | 3,500 |
Maryland Elections Board |
| Ulysses Currie fundraiser 12/01 | 3,300 |
Maryland Elections Board |
| Robert Ehrlich fundraiser 1/28/02 | 5,000 |
Maryland Elections Board |
| Columbia CC lobbying 1990-97 | 116,177 |
Maryland Ethics Commission |
| Columbia CC to COST | 100,000 (more than) |
Baltimore Sun 12/3/02 |
| Fannie Mae to COST | 11,000 |
New York Times 9/29/02 |
| GBCCC trail expenditures | 25,000 |
Dallas Read, 6/5/00 |
| GBCCC trestle deck expenditure | 54,819 |
GBCCC web site |
| Columbia CC Public relations consultants | ? |
No Way to Document Private Fees |
| Columbia CC lawsuit | ? |
No Way to Document Private Fees |
| COST voter mailing 10/02 | ? |
No Way to Document Private Fees |
| GBCCC mailings, printing, and PR | ? |
No Way to Document Private Fees |
| Bob Dorsey contributions 9/2 - 5/2 | 200 |
Maryland Elections Board |
| Robert Ehrlich fundraiser, 12/19/02 | ? |
Not Reported |
| Lobbying 2003-2005 | 42,850 |
Maryland Ethics Commission |
| Robert Ehrlich contributions 10/03-7/03 | 1,750 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Ulysses Currie contributions 11/03-12/03 | 1,550 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Ike Leggett fundraiser 7/28/05 | 700 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Robert Ehrlich fundraiser, 8/1/05 | 39,153 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Doug Duncan fundraiser, 10/7/05 | 15,850 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Ike Leggett fundraiser 6/18/06 | 3,855 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Ike Leggett contributions 7/31 - 8/8/06 | 5,395 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Dan Farrington contributions 7/20 - 8/8/06 | 2,825 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Ike Leggett fundraiser 8/22/06 | 1,800 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Robert Ehrlich fundraiser,11/01/06 | 11,200 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| Alliance for Smart Transportation | 180,000 |
IRS Form 990 |
| Town of Chevy Chase transit consultant | 434,000 |
Gazette article 11/11/2008 |
| 5/31/08 rally | 6,000 |
|
| Columbia CC lobbying 2008 | 12,720 |
Maryland Ethics Commission |
| Town of Chevy Chase lobbyists 12/13-2/14 | 60,000 |
Invoices |
| Town of Chevy Chase to FOCCT, 2014 | 40,388 |
Bethesda Now |
| FOCCT individual contributions 6/14-9/14 | 17,000 |
FOCCT |
| Town of Chevy Chase lobbyists 3/14-2/15 | 350,000 |
Town manager |
| Larry Hogan fundraiser, 1/7/15 | 47,000 |
Maryland Board of Elections |
| FOCCT lawsuit through 2/21/17 | 333,830 |
Plaintiffs' fee application* |
| FOCCT lawsuit after 2/21/17 | ? |
Not reported |
| Total | more than $2,224,136 |
Explanation of the various confusing and overlapping opposition groups and their acronyms is available here.
*Assumes $312 hourly rate for attorneys Brown & Glitzenstein, based on 2008 hourly rate of Mr. Brown's law partner, Norman Knopf, adjusted for inflation. Also assumes hourly rates of $100 for other attorneys and $50 for paralegals, and no charge for time of John Fitzgerald.