By Rob Moritz
Arkansas News Bureau

LITTLE ROCK — Two Republicans candidates for the U.S. Senate who filed their quarterly finance reports today reported making loans to their campaigns.

Conrad Reynolds of Conway, who reported loaning himself $30,000, and Tom Cox of Little Rock, who loaned $7,250 to his campaign, were among several Republicans seeking the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln who filed expenditure reports for the period ending Sept. 30.

Also filing were three Democrats seeking the office of secretary of state in 2010.

In the U.S. Senate race, Reynolds, a Republican, reported raising $13,265 and spending $104 between July 1 and Sept. 30. His campaign also reported $36,593 in debts.

Reynolds reported having $43,161 in the bank at the end of the filing period.

Cox reported raising $32,712 during the past three months and spending $24,637. He has $5,322 in the bank, according to finance reports. His campaign also reported $13,176 in debts.

Republican Curtis Coleman of Little Rock reported raising $54,085 during the quarter and spent $27,270, leaving him with $31,437 in cash on hand. He also reported $36,405 in debts.

Also reporting quarterly contributions today was Republican Fred Ramey of Searcy.

Ramey reported $5,389 in contributions and $6,242 in expenses between July 1 and Sept. 30. He also reported debts of $8,500.

Republican Gilbert Baker of Conway reported last week that his campaign raised $500,000 during the filing period.

Campaign finance reports for state Sen. Kim Hendren, R-Gravette, and Buddy Rogers of Rogers were not available Thursday afternoon.

Lincoln announced earlier this week that her campaign raised more than $1.2 million since July and had $4.1 million in the bank on Sept. 30.
The party primary is May 18.

In the secretary of state’s race, state Land Commissioner Mark Wilcox reported raising $17,435 and spending $1,388 during the period. He reported having $30,521 in the bank as of Sept. 30.

Pulaski County Clerk Pat O’Brien reported zero campaign contributions and zero expenditures during the quarter. He reported $2,000 in his campaign coffers.

Sebastian County Clerk Doris M. Tate reported raising $5,650 during the period and spending $1,183. She reported having $5,731 on hand as of Sept. 30.

In the Second Congressional District race, Republican Tim Griffin reported earlier this month that he has raised more than $130,000 for his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder, D-Little Rock.

Reports from Scott Wallace of Little Rock and David Meeks of Conway, both of whom have said they will seek the GOP nomination to challenge Snyder, were not available Thursday afternoon.

Snyder reported no contributions and $4,410 expenses during the period. He also reported $7,625 cash on hand as of Sept. 30.

Snyder traditionally has not begun fundraising until the year of the election.