Tait Elkie has raised more than $2,300 to fund his challenge for a Fountain Hills Town Council seat, and as of Dec. 31, he had spent more than $1,300 of that.

The initial campaign finance reports for the candidates for council were due by Jan. 31, and posted on the Town of Fountain Hills Web site.

Elkie had received $1,545 in contributions from 20 donors to his campaign. He received donations from Bruce Hansen, husband of Vice Mayor Cassie Hansen ($100), Linda Kavanagh, wife of State Representative John Kavanagh ($50), former Mayor Jerry Miles ($100), and Renee Contino, wife of Councilman Dennis Contino, $50.

Incumbent Councilman Henry Leger had the second most cash to spend for the reporting period. He financed his own campaign with a $2,100 loan.

Leger had spent $1,291 for the reporting period.

Incumbent Councilwoman Ginny Dickey had received $1,775 in her campaign account, of which $1,515 was donations.

Dickey made a personal contribution to her campaign of $100, and her husband, Jim, contributed $225.

As a former School Board member and president, Dickey received support from educators. Two former Fountain Hills School District superintendents donated to her campaign, Walt Dunne ($100) and Marian Hermie ($100).

Two former fellow Town Council members also contributed to Dickey’s campaign. They are former Mayor Wally Nichols ($50) and former Councilman Ed Kehe ($50).

Dickey also received support from an environmental stalwart, Sierra Club Outreach Director in Arizona, Sandy Bahr ($50).

Jim Pederson, the former Arizona Democratic Party chairman and an unsuccessful candidate for governor, contributed $200 to Dickey’s campaign. He is owner of Pederson Group, Inc., a development company.

Dickey had spent $225 for the initial reporting period.

Incumbent Councilman Mike Archambault used a $200 loan from his own pocket to finance his campaign through the end of December. He had spent $157.

The fifth candidate for council, Hugh Henry, filed a statement saying he had raised no money and had spent none through the end of the year.

The next campaign finance report for the candidates is due to be filed by Feb. 25, which covers the pre-primary period from Jan. 1 through Feb. 17.