Library Director And Library Board Chair Spouses/Partners Donated $130,000 To Levy Campaign Committee
E-City Beat has confirmed that the two largest contributions to the ‘Vote YES for Libraries’ committee, which advocated in favor of the Great Falls Public Library levy in 2023, appear to have come in equal amounts from the spouses/partners of Susan McIntyre, the Library Director, and Whitney Olson, the Chair of the library board.
According to the publicly available Montana Office of Political Practices online campaign reporting site, Brandon Olds contributed $65,000 to the committee, here’s the screenshot:
Mr. Olds is referenced as a co-donor, which indicates either spouse or domestic partner, along with Library Director Susan McIntyre on page 31 of the Great Falls Public Schools Foundation web site donor list PDF, here’s the screenshot:
As Library Director Susan McIntyre is a paid employee of the City of Great Falls.
Douglas Little also contributed $65,000 to the committee, here’s the screenshot:
Mr. Little is referenced as a co-donor, which indicates either spouse or domestic partner, along with Whitney Olson on the United Way donor web page, here’s the screenshot:
As Chair of the library board Whitney Olson is not a paid employee of the City of Great Falls.
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So wealthy folks contribute to campaigns for causes they favor. Shocked I am. Time to move on from library bashing, and seek out productive solutions for the funding of public safety which is a real issue and practically everybody agrees is an urgent concern that must be addressed.