Candidates for our new Ward 6 in south Reno have mostly little to nothing to show for in early 2024 contributions and expenses, ahead of the June 11th primaries, with a wide open race for the November runoff.

The exception is marketing professional Brandi Anderson who led the pack with $12,705 in contributions but only $101.02 in expenses

In terms of January to March contributions she received $5,000 from Nevada Tri Partners, a regular contributor in northern Nevada, including to Paul Laxalt, Chuck Allen, Naomi Duerr in recent election cycles.

Anderson received $2,500 from the Locus Development Group, which is involved in RED, Park Lane, McCarran and Rancharrah projects, and which recently gave the same amount to incumbent county commissioners Clara Andriola and Alexis Hill, and to incumbent City Council members Miguel Martinez and Devon Reese.

Her other big checks were $1,000 from the Reno Firefighters Association and $500 from Duerr.

William Mantle, who finished fourth in the most recent Reno mayoral contest, has $5,100 in contributions, nearly all from himself, with $284 in spending, mostly on a Squarespace website.

Michaelangelo Aranda, a graduate of the Washoe County Leadership Academy, has $63 in contributions and $38 in spending.

Michael Grimm, self described as “a designer, civil engineer, and contributor to the Reno Arts community for over 25 years” on his Facebook campaign page, has $300 in contributions from himself and no spending.

Health care and business management professional Roy Stoltzner has $292 in contributions from himself and the same in spending for a Wix website.

A former gubernatorial candidate calling himself a conservative Republican Tom Heck has $30 in contributions and the same in spending

J M Darcey who we could only find on Facebook listing himself as working at the Millionaire Creation Center has nothing for both.

Another previous candidate Mon Bertolucci has withdrawn from the race.

Our Town Reno reporting, May 2024