Dermott spends nearly $4,000 in R-8 board race

Empire District Electric Company attorney Sharrock Dermott raised $3,374 and spent $3,909.05 in his race for a three-year seat on the Joplin R-8 Board of Education, leaving him with $1,996.79 in the bank, according to his eight-day-before-election report filed Friday with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Dermott reported the following contributions:

Steve Bock, Joplin, Newton County Sheriff's deputy, $200
Gil Stevens, Keller-Williams Realty, $200
Ron Gatz, Empire District Electric Company, $250
Hal Roper, Roper Auto Group, $200
Leigh Frogge, homemaker $200
James Steele, retired, $500
Kim and Spencer Satterlee, owners Satterlee Plumbing, Heating, and Air $200
Shannon and Barrett Satterlee, owners Satterlee Plumbing, Heating, and Air $200

Dermott also received $1,374 from unnamed donors giving less than $100, according to the report.

The $3,909.05 in expenditures included $2,217.41 to Sign Designs for signs and banners, $264.71 to Dixie Printing for campaign cards, and $1,289 to the Joplin Globe for newspaper advertising and "e-mail blast," according to the report.