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Sen. John Kerry
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| Thanks lots,
neighbors!
By Andrew
Miga
Sunday, April 4, 2004
There goes
the neighborhood for Sen. John F. Kerry [related,
bio]
- the only presidential hopeful gracing the cobblestoned, old-money
streets of Beacon Hill these days.
Three
of Kerry's well-heeled Louisburg Square neighbors broke ranks with the
presumptive Democratic nominee and wrote $2,000 checks to President Bush's
re-election campaign, according to www.fundrace.org, a new Web site that
tracks campaign cash down to the street level.
Bush
has collected $46,000 in Kerry's 02108 ZIP code home turf, while Kerry has
pulled in $85,250.
Among
the Bush donors is his aunt Nancy E. Ellis, Donna DePrisco of DePrisco
Jewelers and well-known GOP money man Thomas Kershaw of ``Cheers'' bar
fame.
The
stately Federal-style red-brick townhouses at Louisburg Square, framing
the tidy oval-shaped half-acre private park, are considered Boston's most
exclusive address - and the heart of Kerry Country in Massachusetts, a
Democratic stronghold.
Over at
5 Louisburg Square, Staples office supply founder Thomas G. Stemberg
contributed $2,000 to Bush, as did his former wife, Dola Stemberg.
Steven
E. Karol, chairman and CEO of HMK Enterprises, also whipped off a $2,000
check to the president's campaign. Karol, however, appeared to be hedging
his political bets. He also maxed out to next-door neighbor Kerry, who
lives at the corner mansion at 19 Louisburg Square, with a $2,000
contribution.
Eight
other Louisburg Square residents shelled out $15,125 for the Bay State
senator, who co-owns his $13 million six-story townhouse with his wife,
Teresa Heinz Kerry.
The
roster of $2,000 Kerry donors includes Democratic activist Christopher
Gabrielli; Peter Deroeth, an investor at Account Management L.L.C.; and
Amos B. Hostetter, CEO of Pilot House Associates.
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