In the weeks before the Nov. 3 election, the five candidates for Butler County commissioner spent more than they raised during that same time.

Republicans Leslie Osche and Kim Geyer, Democrats Jerry Johnston and Kevin Boozel, and the Green Party’s Michael Bagdes-Canning competed for the three county commissioner seats. Osche, Geyer and Boozel won.

Osche of Butler Township raised the most and spent the most. She raised $7,240 in the reporting period, and spent $10,800. She also brought nearly $9,000 forward from the previous reporting period.

Johnston spent the second most, $9,527, and most of it went to pay the campaign committee’s debt.

Boozel spent the least amount, $2,077, but he raised $3,305 during the period.

Osche and Geyer campaigned together sometimes, and a separate committee for both candidates raised $5,550 and spent $3,712.

The deadline to turn the reports in was Thursday, and the reports covered Oct. 20 to Nov. 23.

[naviga:h3]Leslie Osche[/naviga:h3]

The Committee to Elect Leslie Osche raised $7,240, and brought forth $8,817 from the last reporting period. It spent $10,800, leaving $5,257 remaining. It has $16,400 in unpaid debts.

Osche and her husband James donated $1,600 to her campaign. Here are other contributions of $200 or more for Osche:

- $1,830: Committee to Elect Osche and Geyer, which was reimbursement for a joint ad for both Osche and Geyer.

- $1,000: Dillon, McCandless, King, Coulter and Graham of Butler

- $500: Thomas Breth of Butler; Steamfitters Local Union 449 of Pittsburgh

- $350: James Beck of Butler

- $250: Fred Bennitt of Mars

- $200: Ann and Dennis Baglier of Butler

The campaign received an in-kind contribution valued at $2,000 from Rick McDeavitt of Hagan Business Machines of Butler, for the use of a copier.

Of the campaign’s expenses, it paid $8,670 to Red Maverick Media of Harrisburg for direct mailings, $798 to iPromoteU of Pittsburgh for campaign materials, $610 to Sir Speedy of Butler for postcards and $458 to the Butler Eagle for ads.

Osche herself spent $1,830 at the Butler Eagle for ads and $862 to the U.S. Postal Service for postage.

The committee owes $16,400 to Osche for campaign loans.

[naviga:h3]Kim Geyer[/naviga:h3]

The Friends of Kim Geyer raised $3,450, and brought forth $5,906 from the last reporting period. It spent $7,440, leaving $1,916.

Geyer donated $700 to the campaign. Here are other contributions of $200 or more for Geyer:

- $1,000: Dillon McCandless King, Coulter and Graham of Butler

- $500: Thomas Breth of Butler; Randy and Dara Park of Valencia

- $250: Bruce Edwards of Washington, Pa.

The committees expenses were $4,000 to the U.S. Postal Service for postage, $2,540 to the Eagle Printery for mailers and $900 to the Butler Eagle for ads.

[naviga:h3]Kevin Boozel[/naviga:h3]

The Committee to Elect Boozel for Butler raised $3,305, and brought forth $146 from the last reporting period. It spent $2,077, leaving $1,374 left.

Here are contributions of $200 of more for Boozel:

- $500: Tom and Marie Grant of Zelienople; the Carpenter’s Union of Pittsburgh, and Georgia Berner of Zelienople.

The committee’s expenses included $1,103 to the 11th Frame of Butler for a celebration dinner, $340 to the Butler County Democratic Committee for a dinner and advertising, and $200 to Rural King at the Clearview Mall for sign posts.

[naviga:h3]Jerry Johnston[/naviga:h3]

Jerry Johnston for Commissioner raised $1,905, and brought forth $7,622 from the last reporting period. It spent $9,527, and has no money left. It has $3,697 in unpaid debts.

Here are contributions of $200 or more for Johnston:

- $300: Thomas Breth of Butler

- $200: Kurt Rishor of Butler; D.L. Daman of Butler

The vast majority of the committee’s spending — more than $9,000 — went to the Clearview Federal Credit Union to pay off the campaign’s credit card.

The $3,697 in debt also is owed to the Clearview FCU. Johnston has relieved the committee from the responsibility to pay this debt, and has taken it on himself.

[naviga:h3]Michael Bagdes-Canning[/naviga:h3]

Michael 2015 raised $931, and brought forth $1,934 from the last reporting period. It spent $2,865, and has no money left.

The committee received no contributions of $200 or more.

Its expenses included $1,050 to Huckenstein Printing of Zelienople for printing, $1,200 to Bagdes-Canning as reimbursement for printing and advertising costs and $270 to the Butler Eagle for advertising.

[naviga:h3]Committee to Elect Osche and Geyer[/naviga:h3]

The Committee to Elect Osche and Geyer raised $5,550. It spent $3,712 and has $1,838 left.

Here are contributions of $200 of more to the committee:

- $1,000: Ralph and Carla Hardt of Valencia; Donald Rodgers of Cranberry Township

- $500: David and Karen Wise of Butler

- $300: Pat Boylan of Zelienople, Bonnie Weaver of Mars

- $250: E.R. Vogel of Mars; Bruce and Conni Mazzoni of Cranberry Township; Bill and Carol Darney of Butler; Robert and Gail Hunter of Butler; Wilbert and Erma Mowry of Butler, and Ed and Margaret Vogel of Mars

The committee’s expenses included two payments of $1,830 for advertising in the Butler Eagle. One of those payments was a reimbursement to Osche, who initially paid for one of the ads.