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October
21, 2003
WHO FINANCES LARRY DiIANNI'S ELECTION CAMPAIGNS?
David
Christopherson has announced that he will make public his
list of campaign donors BEFORE the November 10 election.
Most other mayoralty candidates say they will do the same,
except for Larry DiIanni. If DiIanni continues to refuse
to release his donor list before the election, it may be
helpful to voters to know who funded Mr. DiIanni’s
last two council campaigns.
In
the 1997 elections, Mr. DiIanni ran to keep his seat on
Stoney Creek’s council. He recorded six donations over
$100:
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$750 LIUNA Gardens Ltd. (LIUNA is the construction workers’
union)
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$750 Dynamic & Proto Circuits (owned by Vince Valeri)
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$500 Aldo DeSantis Realty Ltd. (major subdivision developer)
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$500 Paletta International (major subdivision developer)
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$500 HomeLife Realty Ltd. (President is head of Scarlett
Homes, and a past president of the Hamilton-Halton
Homebuilders Association)
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$500 A. Sestili, owner of 886723 Ontario Inc. (Stoney
Creek developer)
In
the 2000 amalgamation elections, Mr. DiIanni ran for the
Ward 10 (Stoney Creek) seat on Hamilton City Council. He
reported $13,550 in donations over $100, including $2,550
from individuals and $11,000 from corporations and unions.
Almost 80% of the corporate and union donations came from
the construction and real estate sector. Here are the largest
donations in this category:
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$750 Aldo DeSantis Realty Ltd. (major subdivision developer)
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$750 Paletta International (major subdivision developer)
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$750 Melrose Investments Inc. (Oakville developer)
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$750 LIUNA Local 837 (construction union)
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$650 Coreslab International Inc. (manufacturer)
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$500 Multi-Area Developments (Peter DeSantis, developer)
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$500 Royal LePage State Realty (President Tony Chiarella,
developer)
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$500 South Corp Canada Management
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$500 116237 Ontario Inc., 2140 King Street East (address
of Valeri Construction)
Other
donations of $200 or more came from Adorn Investments, CBS
Property Management, Colle Plumbing, Conlegium Management
and Consulting, Ferrell Builders Supply, Larnat Mortgage
Company, Losani Homes, Matterhorn Construction Services
Corporation International, Mattwood Construction Ltd., Red
Alder Ltd., Spallacci Construction, Effort Trust.
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