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OGDEN - Mayor Matthew Godfrey has amassed a $100,100 campaign war chest in his bid for a third term, more than double what the other four candidates have raised together.

Among Godfrey's biggest donors, according to a campaign finance report filed Friday, are businesses and business owners, many of them with ties to the development, construction and real estate industries.

Of the total, $1,140 was donated in increments of $50 or less, most of it by individuals.

Susie Van Hooser, a one-year member of the City Council who is challenging Godfrey, had raised just more than $27,000, including $10,000 she and her husband loaned the campaign.

State House Rep. Neil Hansen, another challenger, had raised $8,200, according to his report.

Neither Doyle Sexton nor John Thompson reported any donations.

By Friday, Godfrey reported spending less than $18,000, Van Hooser had spent $11,500 and Hansen had spent $7,700. Sexton had spent nearly $970 and Thompson had no expenses.

Among Godfrey's single biggest contributors were:

Staker Parson Cos., $10,000; businessman Homer Cutrubus, $6,000; The Boyer Co., $5,000 in cash and $1,000 worth of office space; Cottonwood Partners, $5,000; Fresenius Medical Care, $5,000; contractor Dave Wadman, $5,000; Larry H. Miller, $5,000; Petersen Advantage, $5,000; and the Weber-North Davis Association of Realtors, $5,000.

Besides the loan to her own campaign, Van Hooser's husband, Dwane Van Hooser, was her biggest contributor, giving nearly $2,200.

The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1654 donated $2,000, and she was given $1,000 each by three individuals: former Councilwoman Mary Carver Hall, Patricia Comarell and Lou Trujillo.

Hansen's biggest contribution was a $1,000 personal loan to his campaign. Otherwise, he had numerous contributions ranging from $25 to $500, many from fellow Democrats in the Legislature as well as credit unions and labor unions.

The next set of financial disclosure reports are to be filed by Oct. 26 and the last, by Dec. 6.