After winning in November, members of the Mahoning Valley’s delegation to the state Legislature didn’t raise much money since — with one exception.

Semiannual campaign finance reports show that three of the six-member delegation raised less than $15,000 each between Dec. 7 and June 30, two raised a little more than $35,000 and state Rep. Nick Santucci, R-Niles, collected $79,885.

Like most of the Valley’s legislative delegation, Santucci, who represents portions of Trumbull County in the 64th Ohio House District, received most of his money from political action committees and candidate committees.

About $53,000 of the money Santucci raised came from PACs and candidate committees between Dec. 7 and June 30. His largest individual donor during the reporting period was Anthony Cafaro Sr. of Vienna, former president of the Cafaro Co., who gave $5,000.

Santucci was also the biggest spender by far among the delegation during the semiannual reporting period. He paid out $40,792 in the period with his largest expenses being a $6,000 contribution to the campaign of state Rep. Steve Demetriou, a fellow House majority whip, and $3,000 each to the Oxford Consulting Group of Hilliard for campaign consulting and to the Geauga County Republican Party for an event sponsorship.

Including money carried over from previous filing periods, Santucci had $221,685 in his campaign fund as of June 30. It is considerably more than any of the other members of the Valley’s legislative delegation.

Raising the second largest amount of money among the delegation during the semiannual reporting period was state Rep. David Thomas, R-Jefferson, who represents portions of Trumbull and Ashtabula counties in the 65th House District.

The newest member of the Valley delegation, Thomas raised $38,173 in the period with about $29,000 from PACs and candidate committees.

He spent $11,881 during the period with his largest expense being $1,978 to Hartford Hill Winery in Fowler for a fundraiser.

With money carried over from his first state House campaign, Thomas had $38,107 in his fund as of June 30.

State Rep. Tex Fischer, R-Boardman, raised $35,189 with more than $26,000 coming from PACs, including $8,000 from the one that represents the International Union of Operating Engineers.

Fischer was appointed to the Ohio House in June 2024 and was elected in November to represent portions of Mahoning and Columbiana counties in the 59th House District.

Fischer spent $11,400 during the reporting period with his largest expenses being $3,100 to SignRocket of St. Paul Park, Minnesota, for signs; $2,600 to the Mahoning County Republican Party for tables at its Christmas party and its Lincoln Day dinner as well as sponsoring its golf outing; and $2,001 to the Athletic Club of Columbus for a fundraiser.

Fischer had $63,607 in his campaign fund, including carryover, as of June 30.

State Rep. Lauren McNally of Youngstown, the delegation’s lone Democrat, raised $8,800 during the filing period with all but $350 coming from PACs. The PAC representing the International Union of Operating Engineers was her largest donor at $4,000.

McNally spent $18,001 during the filing period with her largest expenses being $1,294 to Infinity Design Advertising of Warren for campaign shirts and banners, and $1,200 to the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Boardman for event tickets and sponsorship.

McNally represents the 58th House District, which includes portions of Mahoning County.

She had $19,670 in her fund, including carryover, as of June 30.

STATE SENATORS

State Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, who is usually one of the most prolific fundraisers among the Valley’s legislative delegation, had a quiet semiannual reporting period.

Cutrona raised $14,350 in the reporting period with about $6,500 from PACs, and spent only $526.

With money carried over from previous campaigns, Cutrona had $69,343 in his fund as of June 30.

Cutrona was appointed to the 33rd Senate District in June 2024 and was elected to fill an unexpired term in November. He has to run for a full four-year term in November 2026.

The district includes all of Mahoning, Columbiana and Carroll counties.

State Sen. Sandra O’Brien, R-Lenox, raised $9,100 in the semiannual filing period with all but $2,000 coming from PACs and candidate committees.

O’Brien was reelected in November to the 32nd Senate District seat. Because of the state’s term-limits law, she cannot run for another Senate term in the 2028 election. The district includes all of Trumbull and Ashtabula counties and most of Geauga County.

O’Brien spent $17,104 in the reporting period with $10,000 going to the Republican Senate Campaign Committee. During O’Brien’s Republican primary last year, the RSCC spent $452,587 to help her beat Mike Loychik of Bazetta, then a state representative.

With carryover, O’Brien’s campaign fund had a $90,871 surplus as of June 30.