Cole Campaign Consultants Paid $208,000

Congressman Tom Cole, R-4th District, has paid consultants to his campaign $208,019 this election cycle, Federal Election Commission records show.

Since January 1st, Cole's campaign has paid the consultants $47,149. Included are payments totaling $23,943 to Virginia-based Key & Associates headed by former Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman and political action committee/general fundraising expert Clinton Key. His firm's been paid $112,604 during the 2005-06 election cycle for fundraising. CMA Strategies of Oklahoma City, a firm headed by Cole's former partner in Cole Hargrave Snodgrass And Associates, has been paid $45,294 in the cycle and $9,000 this year. Sharon Hargrave Caldwell and Pat McFerron, survey research expert who conducts the "Sooner Survey" are principles. Others in firm include Jason Nelson, government relations specialist. A&O Advisory LLC of Oklahoma City has been paid $50,121 in the cycle and $14,206 this year for fundraising, Cole's campaign finance records show. A&O Advisory LLC is Aaron Curry, former fundraiser for the Oklahoma Republican House Political Action Committee.

Cole has raised $802,000 this cycle, spent $286,000 and has $903,000 on hand. In his 2004 campaign, Cole raised more than $1.1 million, spent $721,000 and ended with $387,000 in cash on hand. His November opponent is Democrat Hal Spake of Norman. The FEC does not show any reports filed by Spake.

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