This article was originally going to be about joke mayoral candidate Frank Conaway’s large campaign sign posted on the controversial Linden Liquors in Reservoir Hill. I was doing some campaign finance research and I stumbled upon Conaway’s latest report so I decided to expand my original story. Frank Conaway Sr. was also in the news today because he was caught receiving a homestead property tax credit at two different houses in Baltimore. The Sun should be commended for writing about this, but this should have been investigated back in March when I wrote about the Bareva road house. Now is a great time to remind all of you of what I discovered and made very public back in March:
“The State of Maryland says that the following people use the following residences as principal residences and that they receive the homestead property tax credit at every location:
Frank Conaway Sr.- 3210 Liberty Heights Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215
Mary Conaway- 6810 Cross Country Blvd Baltimore, MD 21215
Belinda Conaway- 9810 Southall Rd, Randallstown, MD 21133
Frank Conaway- 3931 Bareva Rd Baltimore, MD 21215″
One would think that the Conaways would try to avoid controversy after such revelations. Well They have done a bad job of that. I have found out that the “Friends of (Frank) Conaway” campaign account has received $58,440 in Lump Sum contributions since January. These anonymous contributions make up 100% of the funds raised by this account since January.
Lump Sum is a controversial campaign finance term that is talked about in this Baltimore Sun article from May 14, 2011. In the article Frank Conaway Sr. is quoted and talked about:
“Conaway, the city’s Circuit Court clerk, reported a lump sum contribution of $13,785 on May 21, 2008. He noted receiving the same amount precisely one year later. Additionally, nearly all of the contributions received by The Four Bears political slate he shares with his wife and two children are marked as lump sums.
When asked about the reports, Conaway said he had no idea what a lump sum is. He said he is an almost entirely self-financed candidate and surmised that the lump sums are actually personal loans he extended to himself. Loans are required to be noted as such in campaign finance reports.
“It’s an error, you can count on that,” Conaway said. He said his campaign would contact the State Board of Elections about correcting the record.”
The Conaways sure like to talk about correcting things yet here we have the mysterious lump sum pop up again! This is becoming a big joke. The Conaways are filled with lame excuses. Frank said his original lump sum issue was as “error” and that he would contact the Board of Elections. Three months later we have more so-called errors. Did he contact the board of elections? Can he please tell us where this money is really coming from? The man holds an important elected office and we are supposed to believe that he is this incompetent when it comes to campaign finances? He can legally pass on some of this money to his daughter’s George Della and Jack Young supported campaign if he wants to. This “error” needs to be fixed immediately and state elections officials need to take a strong stand on these types of “errors”
| Candidates Account | Contributor Name(Address) | Amount | Date Received | Contribution Type |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$500.00 | 01/21/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$2,000.00 | 07/20/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$10,000.00 | 07/05/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$5,000.00 | 06/29/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$430.00 | 06/27/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$345.00 | 06/20/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$230.00 | 06/13/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$7,590.00 | 06/13/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$500.00 | 06/10/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$30.00 | 06/08/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$300.00 | 06/08/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$40.00 | 05/12/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$235.00 | 05/12/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$30.00 | 05/02/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$300.00 | 04/27/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$500.00 | 04/20/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$200.00 | 04/18/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$9,990.00 | 04/18/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$250.00 | 04/14/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$720.00 | 04/14/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$1,800.00 | 04/14/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$300.00 | 04/07/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$1,520.00 | 04/04/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$300.00 | 03/22/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$50.00 | 03/02/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$250.00 | 02/17/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$4,200.00 | 02/16/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$5,000.00 | 02/02/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$500.00 | 01/25/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$230.00 | 07/26/2011 | Individual |
| Conaway, Friends of (Frank) | Lump Sum (No address reported) |
$5,100.00 | 01/19/2011 | Individual |
Adam is the most recognizable face of the recent resurgence in Reservoir Hill. He has appeared on many national and local radio shows, in several news publications, and at numerous events discussing his innovative urban redevelopment ideas and his unique lifestyle. Adam is a successful entrepreneur, community activist, and a local political guru who ran for city council in 2007. He is the founder and director of the TechBalt.com Buy a Block Project and BaltimoreHourly.com. His fearless local political commentary has rocked the local blog scene for most of this decade and he plans to take it to the next level in the next decade here on Charm City Current.
Adam, I do not understand why on earth you feel the need to slam former state senator George Della. He obviously was a capable senator, unfortunately he was unseated by a younger, less experienced, and by those with deep pockets who wanted to control his votes.
Do you get a hard-on every time you type the letters that spell ‘George Della’?