Cimperman is the big-fund raiser in the 10th Congressional District campaign
http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/01/molly_kavanaugh.htmlPosted by Molly Kavanaugh January 31, 2008 19:07PM
Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman raised nearly five times the money that incumbent Dennis Kucinich raised in the 10th Congressional District race, according to financial disclosure reports filed Thursday.
Kucinich, who has spent the past year running for president, raised a total of just $47,000 -- a third of which was raised in the last three months of 2007...
Most of Cimperman's $228,000 in contributions came from lawyers, developers, bankers and business associates. Forest City Enterprises Ratner family contributed $11,000 and the Ohio Savings Bank-affiliated Goldberg family gave $13,800.
About 40 people gave Cimperman the maximum amount of $2,300, including Scott Wolstein, head of Developers Diversified Realty Corp. and lead developer of the Flats East Bank neighborhood, Legacy Village developer Mitch Schneider, event promoter Mike Belkin and Republican investor Jeff Jacobs...