Barnett, Meacham Near $2 Million Total

Republican Howard Barnett and Democrat Scott Meacham by now may have surpassed the $2 million mark between them in their quest for the office of state treasurer, based on TMRO's examination of their campaign finance reports. Barnett, the challenger, had raised $797,000 as of his last Ethics Commission report on August 7th. Meacham had raised $771,000. Barnett thus far has loaned his campaign $545,000; the sum came in loans of $245,000 on March 16th, $250,000 on June 28th and $50,000 on July 27th. As of August 7th, he had spent about $40,000 on consulting fees. Meacham, appointed treasurer by his mentor, Governor Brad Henry, and facing his first electoral test this year, spent about $12,250 on consulting fees.

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