LYNN — Mayoral candidates Darren Cyr, Jared Nicholson and Michael Satterwhite all announced their runs for mayor on March 22, and have since raised more than $196,414 between the three of them.
Cyr has raised the most funds to date, totaling around $109,284 since he announced his run, according to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
Out of the 247 donations received since March 22, about 120 of those are from people in Lynn, while others come from people from Swampscott, Danvers, Nahant, Saugus, Winthrop and more.
Some of Cyr’s donors include Jason, Gregory and Thomas Demakis — of Demakis Law Offices and Demakis & Demakis accounting — totaling around $1,250.
He’s also received $1,000 donations from local developers including Michael Procopio — of Procopio Construction — and Eric, Kevin and Patrick McGrath.
Cyr and Nicholson also received $250 from David Solimine and $500 from Thomas Demakis; Cyr has received 67 individual donations consisting of $1,000 since March 22.
As a state worker, Cyr said he is not allowed to ask for or raise funds for his campaign.
“We have a finance committee that has been raising our donations,” Cyr said.
Cyr said the committee has been using social media, phone calls and text messages, face-to-face conversations and more to raise funds from people all over.
“The committee has been doing a great job with having fundraisers,” Cyr said. “I have been so humbled by the support we have been getting.”
Nicholson has raised around $61,060 since announcing his run for mayor. That number comes from 387 donations made, with about 116 of those being from people in Lynn.
In addition to Lynn, Nicholson has received donations from people in Boston, Cambridge, Salem, Saugus, Dorchester, South Boston and more.
Some of his donations came from attorneys, school personnel, people who are self-employed and business owners.
Gordon Hall, of the Hall Company, donated $1,000 to Nicholson’s campaign; Sen. Brendan Crighton donated $200; and Attorney Mario Capano donated $100.
Nichsolson has received 12 donations of $1,000 each.
Nicholson said most of his donations are from friends and family in order to help support his campaign by paying for signs, literature and the staff.
“We’re really grateful for the support,” Nicholson said. “We’re most focused on conversations with voters and we’re doing that on the ground on people’s doorstep.”
Satterwhite has raised around $26,070 from 177 donations, with 126 of those being from people from Lynn.
He has received seven donations of $1,000 or more, two of those from his firm — The Satterwhite Law Firm — in the form of $2,000 and $4,000. He has also received $2,650 from his campaign for School Committee.
Satterwhite also received donations from Nicole Bluefort — of the Law Offices of Nicole Bluefort— in the form of $250 and another in $750; $100 from Anthony Seaforth with $100; and $100 from Councilor-at-large candidate Nicole McClain, who also donated $25 to Nicholson.
Satterwhite said his donations are coming from a mixture of friends, family and people he’s never met. At the Shoe City Classic, Satterwhite said he had people coming up to him and donating to him there, while others would send donations in the mail with notes of encouragement and support.
Some contributions, he said, come from people he doesn’t know, so he’ll reach out to them to thank them for their support.
“For the people who want to contribute to a campaign they don’t know much about is inspiring,” Satterwhite said.
Coming into the race, Satterwhite said his expectations for fundraising weren’t high, so he set aside his own money to use to support his campaign.
Although he primarily wants donations from Lynn residents, Satterwhite said he is grateful for all of the donations he gets.
“Even if I get a dollar from someone that’s never participated in the political spectrum of things, it just shows that they have a vested interest and that dollar can mean a lot to them,” Satterwhite said. “Every penny I get I’m grateful for.”
All of this data is from March 22 — the day each candidate announced his for mayor — to Aug. 20, and can be found online at https://www.ocpf.us.
Allysha Dunnigan can be reached at [email protected].
