Greenville Reporter

Melissa Beck from Winterville contributed a total of $100 to the campaign of Democratic Party candidate Donna Lake, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections.

There were 80 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by individuals and organizations in Winterville, 67.5 percent of which have gone to Democratic Party causes and candidates.

The candidate that received the most money in contributions from the individuals and organizations was the Republican Party candidate Dan Forest.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Donor	Candidate	Party	Amount
TJ Sawyer	Dan Forest	Republican party	$1,000
William F. Hill SR	Dan Forest	Republican party	$900
Grant Jones	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$500
Mary G. Coggins	Dan Forest	Republican party	$500
Mary Snow Hill	Dan Forest	Republican party	$500
Steven Jones	Unknown	Unknown	$500
William F. Hill SR	Unknown	Unknown	$500
William F. Hill SR	Perrin Jones	Republican party	$500
Carol A. Farkas	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$350
Charles Lewis	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$350
Grant Jones	Gail Young	Democratic party	$300
Robin Bliven	Jen Mangrum	Democratic party	$300
Bowen Joey	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$250
Jarrette Pittman	Unknown	Unknown	$250
John R. Hodges III	Dan Forest	Republican party	$250
Rachel Roper	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$250
Susan Hurst	Dan Forest	Republican party	$250
Timothy Heinle	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$250
Tony P. Moore	Dan Forest	Republican party	$250
Wendy B. Carels	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$250
Lacy Chadwick Hobgood	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$200
Paula Dance	T.W. Allen	Republican party	$200
Richard J. Baltaro	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$200
Vivian Martin Covington	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$200
Keith Begelman, MD	Unknown	Unknown	$160
Ludie B. Moore	Unknown	Unknown	$125
M. Diana Anderson	Unknown	Unknown	$125
Paul A. Rice	Unknown	Unknown	$125
Paul Rice	Unknown	Unknown	$104
Brian Vinson	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Demetria Drakeford	Aimy Steele	Democratic party	$100
Dillon Godley	Perrin Jones	Republican party	$100
James Rogers	Paul Newby	Republican party	$100
John M. Ahlstedt	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Judy Siguaw	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Julia C. Petrasso	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$100
Julia W. Keville	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$100
Larua Neece-Baltaro	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Ludie Moore	Perrin Jones	Republican party	$100
Ludie Moore	Karen Kozel	Republican party	$100
Mark Jacobson	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$100
Mary Melvin	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Matt Smith	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Melissa Beck	Donna Lake	Democratic party	$100
Randall L. Godsell	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Richard Baltaro	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Richard Baltaro	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$100
Shirley Carraway	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$100
Siddhartha Mitra	Unknown	Unknown	$100
Susan Holliday	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$100
Diane B. Robinette	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$80
Debbie Avery	Unknown	Unknown	$77
Daniel P. Hemme	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$75
Martina B. Christie	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$75
Martina Christie	Brian Farkas	Democratic party	$75
Willie Kimble	Kandie D. Smith	Democratic party	$75
Zachary Barrett	Dan Forest	Republican party	$75
Richard Lane	Unknown	Unknown	$70
Judy Siguaw	Jeff Jackson	Democratic party	$50
Julia Keville	Unknown	Unknown	$50
Leslie Sexton	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$50
Willie Kimbell	Kandie D. Smith	Democratic party	$50
Martina Christie	Jeff Jackson	Democratic party	$45
Peggy Cliborne	Unknown	Unknown	$40
Diana Anderson	Unknown	Unknown	$37
Ludie Moore	Unknown	Unknown	$37
Sandi Bannister	Unknown	Unknown	$34
Sandy Smith	Unknown	Unknown	$34
Sylvia Auten	Unknown	Unknown	$34
Edward Cartwright	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$30
Marian L. Swinker	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$30
Anna Tyson	Dan Forest	Republican party	$25
Douglas Harris	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$25
Tucker Moore	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$25
Charles Gullette	Travis Groo	Libertarian party	$20
Brock Letchworth	Unknown	Unknown	$20
Martina Christie	Harper Peterson	Democratic party	$20
Tony Moore	Unknown	Unknown	$20
Amy Klingensmith	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Beth Blakeslee	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Carmye Castellow	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Christina N. Combs	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Collice Moore Jr.	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Helen W. Parker	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Jarrod Roberson	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Jeff Worthington	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Lenette Chapman	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Linda Leggett	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Mamta Melton	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Matthew Walker	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Mike McCoy	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Patrick P. O'Keefe	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Ray Lappin	Unknown	Unknown	$18
Cheri Bunting	Unknown	Unknown	$17
Martina Christie	Josh Stein	Democratic party	$15
RW of Pitt Co.	Unknown	Unknown	$14
Elliot Frank	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$10
Jacqueline Dechabert-Rios	Roy Cooper	Democratic party	$10
Belinda Butler	Mark Robinson	Republican party	$5