New London — With eight full months left before any vote is cast, Democrats Daryl Justin Finizio and Michael Passero are amassing war chests for what seems poised to be a hard-fought campaign for the nomination for mayor.

Both campaigns filed their first campaign finance disclosure reports Monday with the State Elections Enforcement Commission and detailed their contributions and expenditures through Dec. 31, 2014.

The Finizio campaign reported that it raised $19,765 in 60 donations from individuals and $1,250 from the Connecticut Carpenters Local 24 union.

The Passero campaign reported 63 donations from individuals totaling $10,375 and $50 from Passero himself.

Ten of the 63 donations received by Passero - equaling $1,650 or about 16 percent of his fundraising total - came from donors outside New London.

"I think the number of donations from within the city demonstrates great grassroots support for the Passero campaign," Passero's campaign manager, Kevin Cavanagh, said. "But it also goes beyond the money, because even though we have raised a good amount of money, we also have over 60 people who have volunteered and are working on the campaign."

Thirty of the donors to the Finizio campaign are from outside New London, accounting for $14,390 or about 73 percent of his fundraising total.

Finizio's campaign consultant, Mike Farina, said having roughly half of a candidate's donations from outside the candidate's city is "pretty typical of municipal campaigns."

Eleven people made the maximum allowable pre-primary donation of $1,000 to Finizio's campaign during the reporting period, his filing shows.

Among those who donated $1,000 are Farina, Farina's business partner, Finizio's mother and father, and Finizio's husband. He also received $1,000 from three employees of Klewin Construction, a Stonington-based company that has prime developer status for the Parcel J project at the corner of Bank and Howard streets, and from five employees or relatives of employees of Prime AE Group, an architecture and engineering firm that was recently awarded a state contract to inspect about 500 bridges in the state.

Zak Leavy, Finizio's campaign chairman, said Prime AE Group has no business with the city of New London.

"They're strong Democratic donors who give to Democratic candidates across the state," Leavy said.

Passero received the $1,000 maximum donation from four donors, including Renaissance City Development Association President Linda Mariani and RCDA board member Joe Grillo.

"His fundraising list is a who's who of the architects of eminent domain," Leavy said of Passero. "If he is fundraising with Republicans, anti-working class people and the architects of eminent domain, then I guess that shows just how clear the choice is between these two candidates."

Cavanagh said the people who donated to Passero come from a diverse array of backgrounds.

"The words of the Finizio campaign team once again are words to blame the past for the failures of the current administration, something that people understand is a consistent theme that our opponent's campaign is using," he said. "Our campaign goes across the breadth of the people of New London who are looking for Michael Passero to improve our city."

The filings cover only the time between the candidates filing paperwork to run for mayor and the end of 2014. Both campaigns said Tuesday their to-date fundraising totals are higher.

The Passero campaign said it has raised $15,925 since the reporting period ended, including a fundraiser Monday night at Tony D's Restaurant, bringing the campaign's fundraising total to $26,350.

Finizio's campaign said it has raised nearly $9,000 in January, despite not holding a fundraiser or accepting donations at the campaign kick-off event Jan. 3.

"We are really close to $30,000, which is a staggering number, given that we haven't had a fundraiser," Farina said.

The Passero campaign reported spending $1,024.12 before Dec. 31, leaving the campaign with $9,400.88 on hand at the end of the year.

Finizio's campaign reported $896.39 in expenses before Dec. 31, with $20,118.61 on hand to end the year.

Both campaigns are required to report all financial activity for the months of January, February and March by April 10.

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