Korenek Raises $120,000 For Reelection Campaign
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek raised more than $120,000 for his re-election campaign during the first half of this year.
Korenek will be up for election next year. Local elected officials and political candidates with campaign funds had to file campaign finance reports to the Fayette County Elections Office by July 17. According to the Sheriff’s finance report, his campaign raised $122,751 during the period of Jan. 1 through June 30 of this year. Of that amount, the campaign raised $107,491 in monetary contributions and $15,260 worth of in-kind donations.
The Sheriff received 95 individual monetary contributions ranging in value from $35 to more than $8,000. A large majority of the contributions came from Fayette County residents. The largest individual contribution came from a local businessman and rancher who donated $8,025. That same individual contributed a total of more than $11,000 to the Sheriff’s re-election campaign during the six-month reporting period.
The report detailed $21,592.95 in expenses, with $8,795.04 coming from campaign funds and $12,797.91 spent with Korenek’s personal funds. The expenses included costs for holding a campaign fundraiser event and donations from Korenek to various nonprofit organizations.
The Sheriff’s campaign ended the reporting period with a balance of $118,920.18.
Listed below are the other local elected officials who filed campaign finance reports and their ending balances:
• County Judge Dan Mueller - $2,881.43
• Tax Assessor-Collector Sylvia Menoza - $0
• District Clerk Linda Svrcek - $0
• Pc. 2 Constable Roger Wunderlich - $1,687.27
• Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Charles Zapalac - $12.21
• Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom - $0
• Pct. 3 Commissioner Harvey Berckenhoff - $159.09
• Pct. 4 Commissioner Drew Brossmann - $999.50
• William Bernsen (2022 Candidate for County Judge) - $108.74 Elections Administrator Terri Hefner said some elected officials with no remaining campaign funds have previously filed a final report and are exempt from reporting requirements. Hefner said her office only accepts the reports and has no authority to enforce reporting requirements for those who failed to file reports on time.