Candidates Marc Eberlein, Jim Brannon, Warren Keene and Steve Matheson are the leading campaign money-raisers seeking election to several county offices, according to the latest sunshine reports filed Tuesday.

Commissioner District 2

With $8,863 in campaign funds raised, Republican primary challenger Marc Eberlein has the most money in play in the District 1 county commissioner's race.

Eberlein's funds raised include a $1,000 contribution he made to his campaign, and a $1,000 loan. The rest of Eberlein's itemized contributions came from 17 other sources. His most generous donor was Mitch Wright of Coeur d'Alene, who contributed $1,000. Eberlein has spent $4,481.

Incumbent Todd Tondee raised $6,174. Tondee received several donations of $1,000. Tondee's big donors include Winning for Idaho, a Boise-based political action committee; the Coeur d'Alene Tribe; Paul W. Bryant Jr., president of the Greene Group, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Greene Group owns the Greyhound Park off-track horse and greyhound racing facility in Post Falls. Scott Phelps, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama attorney and another Greene Group executive is another of Tondee's $1,000 contributors. Eric Wilson, another Tuscaloosa resident, contributed $500 to Tondee's campaign.

Tondee's campaign also disclosed $8,215 in outstanding debt - $6,715 is reported as outstanding debt from the previous reporting period, and $1,500 in new debt.

He has spent $4,444 of his campaign dollars.

Candidate Tim Herzog received $390 from nine contributors. Herzog, a Post Falls Republican who has run for commissioner previously, has spent $322. His finance disclosure indicates his campaign is $1,500 in debt from a previous reporting period.

Bruce Noble's campaign received three contributions totaling $200. Noble's largest donation of $100 came from a private individual, Ben Rae. A $200 loan was also made to the Post Falls Democrat's campaign.

Commissioner District 2

David Stewart reported $2,855 in contributions, with $1,935 of that from 10 contributors. The largest cash donation amount received by Stewart is $500, which he received from three different contributors, including himself. He reported in-kind contributions totaling $920, including $123 from the Kootenai County Republican Concerned Citizens PAC. Stewart's expenditures total $2,376.

He is running unopposed in the Republican primary. Stewart will face Democrat Jerry Shriner - a write-in who has not collected or spent any campaign money yet - in the general election in November.

Treasurer

Steven D. Matheson is leading the way in campaign funds raised in the county treasurer's race.

While Laurie Thomas's Republican primary campaign coffers aren't quite as full, she significantly outpaces challenger Matheson in the number of contributors who support her. 

Matheson raised $16,551, according to his campaign finance disclosure.

Matheson reported $9,100 in itemized contributions from three sources. His largest reported contribution is $8,000 he made to his campaign. A $1,000 contribution was given by Trevor Yankoff of Coeur d'Alene, and the Daniel K. Gookin Living Trust contributed $100. His campaign also reported in-kind contributions totaling $244, including $123 from the Kootenai County Republican Concerned Citizens PAC. His total funds raised include a $7,000 loan Matheson made to his campaign. Matheson reported $6,449 in expenditures.

 Laurie Thomas raised $10,854. She received $8,650 in itemized contributions from 62 donors. The largest donation amount Thomas reported is $500, which she received from six different contributors.

Thomas reported expenditures of $9,653.

Democratic primary candidates Janet Callen and Gordy Ormesher filed campaign finance disclosures, but did not report any funds raised or spent.

Coroner

Dr. Warren Keene is outpacing incumbent Deb Wilkey in campaign financing in the county coroner race.

Keene's campaign reported $7,017 in contributions. That includes $1,750 in itemized contributions from a dozen individuals, many of them local medical doctors. The bulk of the balance of Keene's funding is represented by a $5,000 loan he made to the campaign.

Keene's spending thus far has been $4,647.

Wilkey's campaign reported $200 in itemized contributions. Dr. Robert West, former longtime Kootenai County Coroner, and his wife, Martha, contributed $100 to Wilkey's campaign. Wilkey has spent $89.

Incumbent Jim Brannon leads the way in funds raised in the county clerk's race.

Brannon reported $3,428 in contributions with $2,215 coming from six donors. The balance of Brannon's campaign money comes from a $900 loan the candidate made to his campaign. He received a small amount of in-kind contributions, including $123 from the Kootenai County Republicans Concerned Citizens PAC.

Brannon's most generous donors - Brent Regan and Lloyd Drennan - each gave the campaign $500.

His spending totals $3,354.

Republican primary challenger Don Pischner reported $1,038 in total contributions with $850 coming from six donors. Pischner's largest contribution received is $500 from North Idaho Political Action Committee. Pischner's campaign has spent $528.

Democratic clerk candidate Larry Belmont reported no campaign funds raised or spent.

Assessor

Incumbent Mike McDowell is the only one raising money and spending it in the county assessor election.

Neither McDowell's Republican primary challenger Patrick Galles, nor Democratic primary candidate Larry Spencer, reported any campaign money raised or spent.

McDowell reported $1,150 in contributions collected from 13 donors, including a $200 contribution of his own. McDowell's campaign reported expenditures of $249.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect a correction. Laurie Thomas is not the incumbent. Thomas, the county’s chief deputy treasurer, is running for the treasurer’s position.