Marina Owners, GRDA Board are Big Campaign Contributors
"Follow the Money" was the watchword during the Watergate investigation in the 1970's and it hasn't changed much today.
Records show that three Grand Lake marina owners were large campaign contributors to Kevin Easley's 2002 State Senate campaign, and two current members of the GRDA Board of Directors made contributions to the campaign of Mary Easley, Kevin Easley's mother, in her 2000 House campaign and are making large contributions this year to Peter J. Regan's campaign for Lt. Governor.
Five current GRDA board members are making large contributions this year to Governor Brad Henry's campaign as well.
Kevin Easley's campaign for State Senate in 2002 lists three marina owners on Grand Lake, each giving $5,000: J. M. Mullen, Ugly Johns Custom Boats; Terry G. Frost, Businessman (Cherokee Yacht Club); and Joe Harwood, Arrowhead Yacht Club. Frost also serves on the GRDA Board of Directors. His term ends in August and Governor Henry will appoint a new board member to replace him.
Current GRDA Board Members Mike Cantrell of Ada and David J. Chernicky of Tulsa gave $1,000 each to Mary Easley's campaign in 2000 for a House seat; and a J. Chenicky (probably a spelling error) gave $2,000 to her campaign in 2002. Both board members have given $5,000 each to Regan's campaign this year and Chernicky alone has given a total of $82,500 to various candidates for 2006 elections, $57,000 of which was to Democrats.
Chernicky and Frost were appointed to the GRDA Board of Directors by Governor Henry; Cantrell by the President Pro Tem of the state Senate.
The campaign statistics are courtesy of Follow the Money, the Institute on Money in State Politics. (www.followthemoney.org)
Kevin Easley's Senate contributions in 2002 were made up largely of oil and gas industries, lawyers and lobbyists, electric utilities, mining, business associations, and miscellaneous Transport, according to the website. Individuals making contributions, in addition to the three marina owners on Grand Lake, were Robert I. Hartley of Vinita; Clay E. Hartley of Vinita, Joseph L. L. Parker of Tulsa; Skeith Andrews, Edmond, Michael O. Thompson, Oklahoma City, Richard D. Bogert, Oklahoma City, Harold H. Holden, Ardmore, and Tony Dark, Broken Arrow. Make note of these names as most of them show up again in 2006 as large contributors to Governor Brad Henry's campaign.
Frost and Harwood both contributed to the House campaign of Doug Cox in 2004, Frost donating $5,000 and Harwood donating $2,500. Frost lists his address in all of his donations listed on the web site as Pierre, S.D. Notable contributors to Doug Cox for 2006, running unopposed, were Terry Frost, $500, and Kevin Easley, $100. Cox's total campaign donations are currently $74,000 for 2006.
According to the web site, five current GRDA board members contributed to Brad Henry's run for Governor in 2002: Mike Cantrell, $5,000; James Frasier, $5,000; David Chernicky, $7,500 in three donations; Brent LaGere, $3500, and Janet Frost, wife of Terry Frost, $4,000.
On the list for Henry's 2006 contributors are David J Chernicky, $5,000; and four other names who were contributors to Easley's 2002 Senate campaign: Tony Dark, $5,000; Andrew Skeith, $5,000; Robert I. Hartley, $6,000; and Michael O Thompson, $1,500.
Also on Henry's donation list this year are Joe Harwood, $5,000 and John Mullen, $4,000.
So who will replace Terry Frost in August as GRDA board of director's member? Based on campaign contributions, if that is any factor, it will be Robert I. Hartley of Vinita, whose occupation is listed as "coal mining." He is President of Phoenix Coal Mining Co. and Phoenix Coal Sales, Inc.
Records show that three Grand Lake marina owners were large campaign contributors to Kevin Easley's 2002 State Senate campaign, and two current members of the GRDA Board of Directors made contributions to the campaign of Mary Easley, Kevin Easley's mother, in her 2000 House campaign and are making large contributions this year to Peter J. Regan's campaign for Lt. Governor.
Five current GRDA board members are making large contributions this year to Governor Brad Henry's campaign as well.
Kevin Easley's campaign for State Senate in 2002 lists three marina owners on Grand Lake, each giving $5,000: J. M. Mullen, Ugly Johns Custom Boats; Terry G. Frost, Businessman (Cherokee Yacht Club); and Joe Harwood, Arrowhead Yacht Club. Frost also serves on the GRDA Board of Directors. His term ends in August and Governor Henry will appoint a new board member to replace him.
Current GRDA Board Members Mike Cantrell of Ada and David J. Chernicky of Tulsa gave $1,000 each to Mary Easley's campaign in 2000 for a House seat; and a J. Chenicky (probably a spelling error) gave $2,000 to her campaign in 2002. Both board members have given $5,000 each to Regan's campaign this year and Chernicky alone has given a total of $82,500 to various candidates for 2006 elections, $57,000 of which was to Democrats.
Chernicky and Frost were appointed to the GRDA Board of Directors by Governor Henry; Cantrell by the President Pro Tem of the state Senate.
The campaign statistics are courtesy of Follow the Money, the Institute on Money in State Politics. (www.followthemoney.org)
Kevin Easley's Senate contributions in 2002 were made up largely of oil and gas industries, lawyers and lobbyists, electric utilities, mining, business associations, and miscellaneous Transport, according to the website. Individuals making contributions, in addition to the three marina owners on Grand Lake, were Robert I. Hartley of Vinita; Clay E. Hartley of Vinita, Joseph L. L. Parker of Tulsa; Skeith Andrews, Edmond, Michael O. Thompson, Oklahoma City, Richard D. Bogert, Oklahoma City, Harold H. Holden, Ardmore, and Tony Dark, Broken Arrow. Make note of these names as most of them show up again in 2006 as large contributors to Governor Brad Henry's campaign.
Frost and Harwood both contributed to the House campaign of Doug Cox in 2004, Frost donating $5,000 and Harwood donating $2,500. Frost lists his address in all of his donations listed on the web site as Pierre, S.D. Notable contributors to Doug Cox for 2006, running unopposed, were Terry Frost, $500, and Kevin Easley, $100. Cox's total campaign donations are currently $74,000 for 2006.
According to the web site, five current GRDA board members contributed to Brad Henry's run for Governor in 2002: Mike Cantrell, $5,000; James Frasier, $5,000; David Chernicky, $7,500 in three donations; Brent LaGere, $3500, and Janet Frost, wife of Terry Frost, $4,000.
On the list for Henry's 2006 contributors are David J Chernicky, $5,000; and four other names who were contributors to Easley's 2002 Senate campaign: Tony Dark, $5,000; Andrew Skeith, $5,000; Robert I. Hartley, $6,000; and Michael O Thompson, $1,500.
Also on Henry's donation list this year are Joe Harwood, $5,000 and John Mullen, $4,000.
So who will replace Terry Frost in August as GRDA board of director's member? Based on campaign contributions, if that is any factor, it will be Robert I. Hartley of Vinita, whose occupation is listed as "coal mining." He is President of Phoenix Coal Mining Co. and Phoenix Coal Sales, Inc.
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