Campaign Finance

 

Organization and Disclosure Forms

Candidates who file locally, municipal ballot question committees, local party committees and locally-based political action committees file organizational forms on the local level. The law does not, under most circumstances, require a candidate to have a political committee organized on his or her behalf, but most candidates have one. Form CPF M101 Should be filed with the City Clerk's Office as soon as the committee is organized. (Please Note - Candidates for Mayor file their M101 statement with OCPF directly)

For Candidate Committees click here for the CPF 101 

For Ballot Question Committees click here for CPF M101 BQ

For Political Action Committees click here for CPF M101 PC

For a Candidate's Segregated Fund click here for CPF M101 SFA

The Organizational form contains the names and addresses of the committee officers. Any change in the information submitted should be reported to the City Clerk's Office within 10 days of that change.

Municipal Campaign Finance Reporting

Newburyport candidates and political committees are required to file form CPF M102 with the City Clerk's Office on or before each reporting date. (Please Note - candidates for Mayor and City Council file electronically with OCPF). Candidates and treasurers are responsible for the legality, validity, completeness and accuracy of each of their reports.

For instructions on Form CPF M102 click here

For form CPF M102 click here

For Schedule A Addendums click here

For Schedule B Addendums click here

Records of all receipts and expenditures must be maintained by a candidate and committee for all activities, regardless of amount.

Filing Dates and Disclosure

Candidates and committees are required by statute to file periodic campaign finance reports and are also responsible for the legality, validity, completeness and accuracy of their reports. The following is a schedule for filing reports with the City Clerk's Office or OCPF. These reports MUST be filed whether or not money has been raised or expended during the reporting period and whether or not the candidate is nominated or elected. Reports are due to the City Clerk's Office by the close of business on the day the report is due. 

Pre-Preliminary Report: Due on or before the 8th day preceding the cities preliminary election. The form is to be complete from the day following the end date of the last report filed through ten (10) days before the due date. (Please Note - Only those candidates on the preliminary ballot are required to file pre-preliminary reports)

Pre-Election Report: Due on or before the 8th day (the 'due date') preceding the city general election, complete from the day following the ending date of the last report filed through ten (10) days before the due date.

Year-End Report: Due on or before January 20 in the year following, complete from the day after the end date of the last report filed through December 31. The year-end report must be filed each year, so long as a committee is in existence or a candidate maintains a campaign fund, has outstanding debts, or is an incumbent elected official. If January 20th falls on a weekend the report would be due the next business day.

Dissolution of a Committee

Committees that have no cash balance, assets or outstanding liabilities and wish to dissolve may do so. Candidates and committees that do not dissolve must continue to report on a regular basis, as do incumbents with or without a committee.

In order to dissolve,  all residual funds from committee or candidate accounts must be donated to one or more of the following: (1) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Fund; (2) the City of Newburyport General Fund; (3) a scholarship fund; or (4) a charitable or religious organization. Donations to scholarship funds and charities are subject to certain restrictions. Contact OCPF for more information.

To dissolve, candidates or committees file the CPF M102 Form and check off the "Dissolution" box near the top of the summary page.

Annual Campaign Contribution Limitsclick here

For more information please click here to be directed to the OCPF website or call the City Clerk's Office at 978-465-4407 

For an OCPF Tutorial Video for locally filing candidates please click here 

Campaign Reporting by Local Candidates and Committees for the Last Three Years.

2020

2021

2022/2023

 

January 20,2021

OCPF E-File Year-End

Donna D. Holaday

 

January 20, 2021

CPF M 102 year-end-2020

Barry N. Connell

Sean R. Reardon

Joseph H. Devlin

Afroz K. Khan

Heather L. Shand

Bruce L. Vogel

Christine E. Wallace

Charles F. Tontar

Charles F. Tontar M102A

Jared J. Eigerman

 

CPF M102-0 no activity -2020

Sharif Zeid

Sheila Reardon Spalding

Brian Callahan
Byron J. Lane

James J. McCauley

Steven P. Cole

 

Ward Comittees

Statements of Organization

Democratic

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

 

Ward Committee Members

Democratic

Republican

Democratic Report change 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
CPF M 102-September 13, 2021
 
CPF M 102 October 25, 2021
 
Mark R. Wright
Sharif I Zeid
Bruce L.Vogel
James J. McCauley
Barry Connell
Byron J. Lane
 
CPF-M102-year-end-2021
filed-JANUARY 20,2022
 
Brian Callahan
Sharif I. Zeid
Mark Wright
Bruce L.Vogel
Barry Connell
Edward C. Cameron, Jr.
Christine E. Wallace
Byron J. Lane
Daniel M. Blair
Sheila R. Spalding
Bruce Menin
 
CPF 101 PC Statement of Organization Political Action Committee
 
 
 
 

 

January 20, 2023

CPF M 102 year-end-2022

Sarah Hall

Afroz K. Khan

Heather L. Shand

Juliet Walker

 

CPF M 102-0 no activity year-end-2022

Brian Callahan

Steven P. Cole

Jennie Donahue

Breanna Higgins

James J. McCauley

Constance Preston

Sheila Spalding

Bruce L. Vogel

Christine Wallace

Mark Wright

Sharif Zeid

 

CPF M T-101 Change of Treasurer

Jennie Donahue

 

CPF M101

Stephanie Neale Niketic

Jared J. Eigerman

Jared Hubbard

Owen Smith

Heath G. Granas

David Matthew Lanphear

Matthew Kane

Benjamin J. Harman

Lyndi L. Lanphear

Donna M. Sprague

Amanda M. Hanock-Dionne

Constance Preston 

Breanna R. Higgins

Kathleen Mary Shaw

Nancy B. Caswell

Andrew Crawford Boger

 

Ward Committee Changes

Democratic

 

CPF M102 - September 19, 2023

Amanda M. Hanock-Dionne

Lyndi L. Lanphear

Sean McDonald

Kathleen M. Shaw

Nancy B. Caswell

Markus Leo Fish

David Lanphear

Donna M. Sprague

Benjamin J. Harman

Andrew Crawford Boger

Breanna R. Higgins

David Lanphear 9-27-23

 

CPF M102A Amendment - September 19, 2023

Banjamin J. Harman

 

CPF M102 - November 7, 2023

Lyndi L. Lanphear 

Mark R. Wright

Heath Granas

Heather Louise Shand

Stephanie N. Niketic

Owen Smith

Constance Preston

Jared J. Eigerman

Nancy B. Caswell

Donna Sprague

Breanna R. Higgins

Kathleen Mary Shaw

Edward C. Cameron 

Matthew Kane

Jennie Donahue

Afroz K. Khan

Dyke C. Hendrickson

James J. McCauley

Benjamin J. Harman

Andrew Crawford Boger

 

CPF M102-0 No Activity - November 7, 2023

Sharif Zeid

 

CPF M101 BQ: Statement of Organization Ballot Question Committee

Yes for Whittier 

 

2024

 

 

 

CPF M102 2023 Year end Report

James J. McCauley

Breanna Higgins

Sarah Hall

Jennie Donahue

Owen Smith

Jared J. Eigerman

Heather Louise Shand

Donna Sprague

Lyndi Lanphear

Stephanie N. Niketic

Constance Preston

Heath Granas

Matthew Kane

Dyke Hendrickson

Benjamin J. Harman

Andrew Crawford Boger

Afroz K. Khan

Kathleen Mary Shaw

Edward C. Cameron Jr. 

Juliet Walker

 

CPF M102 8th Day Preceding Election

Reimagine Whittier

 

CPF M102-0 2023 Year end Report

Sharif Zeid

Christine Wallace

 

CPF M101 BQ

Reimagine Whittier

 

CPF M102 Dissolution

Lyndi Lanphear

 

CPF R1

Constance Preston

 

CPF M102 30 day after election

Reimagine Whittier