As of the end of the year, Joan Fenton was ahead in political contributions - as she is the only candidate for the Charlottesville City Council who filed a Contributions & Expenditure Report for July, 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001.

For this period, she received $2,250 consisting of three contributions over $100, including $250 from Allied Concrete, $1,000 from herself, and $1,000 from Townsquare Associates [Gabe Silverman's outfit]. She received $600 in kind and $20.00 in un-itemized cash , for a total of $2,870.

For the same period, she spent $1,349.94.

The next reporting period for candidates and political committees for the May general elections is for January 1, 2002 - April 26, 2002. The report due date is April 29, 2002, a week or so before the Charlottesville City Council election.