Park City Council candidate Andy Beerman has self-financed more than half of his campaign, resulting in the largest war chest of the field.

According to a financial statement filed at City Hall, Beerman counted $8,300 in contributions by Monday. Of that sum, Beerman himself put in $3,500. Another $1,000 came from a firm known as Lodging@TMI, which is a property-rental firm owned by Beerman and his wife.

The individual who contributed the most to Beerman’s campaign was Barbara Wallack, who lives in the Aerie and gave $500. Barbara Wallack is the wife of recently declared congressional candidate Howard Wallack, who plans to seek the Republican nomination in Utah’s 2nd District next year.

Other individuals who donated to Beerman include Peter and Kathy Metcalf, who gave $250, Jan Wilking, who contributed $250, and Summit County Councilor Sally Elliott, who gave $100. Two members of the Park City Planning Commission donated to Beerman Adam Strachan, who gave $100, and Nann Worel, who gave $100 with her husband. Mark J. Fischer, the Bonanza Park developer, gave $100.

Beerman, the leader of the Main Street merchants, is seeking his first term on the City Council.

Beerman had spent approximately $5,960 through Monday, the financial statement indicated. Much of the money was spent on designing and printing T-shirts, cards and bookmarks.

Beerman through the campaign season has positioned himself as a candidate with business smarts, talking about his background on Main Street and elsewhere.

Highlights of the other financial statements include:

  • Incumbent City Councilwoman Liza Simpson brought in $7,250 in contributions while spending approximately $3,170. Her largest contributors, giving $1,000 between them, were Richard and Susan Roth, who live in the Aerie. She received several $500 donations as well. Two of the $500 donations came from Butchers Chop House & Bar, LLC and the No Name Saloon, two places with common ownership. County Councilor Sally Elliott and her husband gave $100 while Paul Hewitt, the chief of the Park City Fire District, gave $150 with his wife. Others who gave to Simpson include Nann Worel, who contributed $100 with her husband, and Hugh Daniels, who gave $100 with his wife. Daniels manages City Hall’s emergency programs.

    The Simpson campaign’s largest expense was the $1,558.03 spent on campaign yard signs. The second largest expense was the just less than $700 spent on the design of a website.

  • City Councilman Dick Peek, who is seeking his first full term, reported raising $2,375 while spending $1,795.35 on the campaign. His largest contributor was his father, who gave $250. Some of the notable contributors included brewer Greg Schirf, who gave $150, and Hugh Daniels, who gave $100. Peek, who once was a member of the Park City Planning Commission, received donations from people who once served on the panel or who currently are Planning Commissioners. The people with ties to the Planning Commission who donated to Peek included Charlie and Mary Wintzer, Rory Murphy, Nann and Michael Worel, Jack Thomas and Adam Strachan.

    Peek’s expense report was heavy on election paraphernalia, with his two largest expenditures going to a company that makes signs and other campaign goods.

  • Anne Bransford reported raising $1,836, a sum that includes $60 of her own money, while spending $663.85. Her largest contributor was a man named Gary Baily, who gave $500. Others who gave to Bransford’s campaign included Karen Marriott, who contributed $250, and Mary Leader, who gave $225 between two contributions. A couple from Washington, D.C., Harlan and Donna Gardiner, gave $300. She also received a donation of services valued at $500 from Leader Creative to design business cards and yard signs.

    Bransford’s campaign expenses were tilted toward yard signs, which cost her just under $500.