This will wag some tongues. Deputy State Treasurer Mike Mehlhaff is running for the No. 1 desk in the office with the support of State Treasurer Vern Larson, who’s term-limited. Mehlhaff’s 2009 campaign finance report for his treasurer candidacy became publicly available today and shows he raised $2,350 last year. He spent $274 and received in-kind contributions valued at $1,360. The interesting thing is that nearly all of it came from outside South Dakota. Ten people contributed amounts ranging from $100 to $250. Six have New York addresses, one is from Massachusetts, one from Connecticut and one Maryland. The in-kind contributions were made by Arthur Marcus of 750 Columbus Avenue in New York, New York, and by Bruce Piatt of 120 N. 96 Street in New York, New York. Mehlhaff also lists $5,374 of debts and obligations incurred in 2009, with all but $500 owed to himself. He finished 2009 with $2,076 cash in his campaign treasury.
Meanwhile State Auditor Rich Sattgast, who is term limited and is seeking the Republican nomination for treasurer too, filed his 2009 report showing he raised $1,100 and spent $7,124. He started last year with $7,127 in the bank. He accepted $6,636 of in-kind contributions, including $969 worth of transportation and a printer from Rik Drewes and the rest from himself, and also gave his campaign account another $5,667 from his own pocket. He ended 2009 with $6,770 in the bank.
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