Public activist and journalist Dick Kern. How to gather campaign financial data yourself.
County Legislator Greg Olma blew his top when questioned about his "defense fund" political fundraiser. A simple request was greeted with a "none of your business" reply. Unfortunate for an elected official; typical of an Olma response.

Olma then challenged Kernwatch.com to go ahead and upload political fundraising data to the web. His most recent account, filed 2 days late, can be found here. Kernwatch.com still has no answer to the missing defense fund information (the Board of Elections had no records), but is checking the "process" to see what needs to be filed etc. concerning political fundraising and expenditures. We'll keep you posted.

Quick Reference to Olma Fundraising Acct.
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Monetary Contributions/Individuals & Partnerships
Monetary Contributions/Corporate
Expenditures/Payments
Summary of Receipts/Expenditures
Status Report
Individual Contributions to Olma, from filing of July 15, 2001