Friends of Bella Vista Voters

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• April 5, 2021: 18 paychecks to workers at mayoral candidate Ben Hunt’s company bounced. The same day, $12,000 of the company’s federal PPP payroll money went to Hunt. Under oath, he said: “It was the last money in the account, so I took it.” His lawyers say it repaid part of a loan he made to the company. The bank statement and his testimony are on our website. Know the record. Decide for yourself. Paid for by Friends of Bella Vista Voters. An Independent Expenditure Filer registered with the

  26 October 2026 · Friends of Bella Vista Voters · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Bella Vista: before you vote for mayor, know the record. Court records show 27 legal cases and 22 judgments against Ben Hunt or companies tied to him. Five of those judgments are against Hunt personally, totaling more than $450,000 with interest, by our count. None of the five has a court record of being paid. Collection is under way. Three garnishments were filed against him in 2026, including one to his bank. On Oct. 15, one of his judgments was filed for collection here in Benton County. O

  25 October 2026 · Friends of Bella Vista Voters · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Bella Vista: you’re hiring a mayor. Here’s his résumé, checked against the record. He says he’s had “thousands of employees.” His ex-partner, who has known him 15+ years, knows of about 50 in all. He says he’s had “hundreds of people under my command.” Air Force rules say enlisted members like him cannot exercise command. He says he has “over 25 years” as a construction business owner. The records also show him as a front-office manager, a full-time salesperson for another company, and an exe

  25 October 2026 · Friends of Bella Vista Voters · $100 – $199 · 9K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Did you know? Every company mayoral candidate Ben Hunt owned has had a court judgment against it, 22 judgments from 2010 to 2026, counting those against Hunt himself. They were brought by customers, a supplier, a former business partner’s companies and the State of Missouri. Twelve, totaling $9,528.03, have been paid. The rest total nearly $694,000 with interest, by our count. More than $450,000 of that is against Hunt personally. They remain unpaid. Tap Learn More to see every judgment. Know

  25 October 2026 · Friends of Bella Vista Voters · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Every candidate has to file a financial disclosure. Here’s what’s missing from Bella Vista mayoral candidate Ben Hunt’s. *Signed late: Aug. 24. The deadline was Aug. 10. *Debts left off: no creditors listed, with about $450,000 in judgments against him personally (our calculation). *Assets not filed: Section 4, where candidates list business holdings and bank accounts. On Oct. 13, we filed a complaint with the State Board of Election Commissioners. A complaint is not a finding. The Board will

  16 October 2026 · Friends of Bella Vista Voters · $100 – $199 · 5K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Bella Vista mayoral candidate Ben Hunt said this under oath. Read what happened next. “It was the last money in the account, so I took it.” That was federal PPP money meant to keep employees paid. In April 2021, 18 payroll payments bounced. In the lawsuit that followed, a jury found him liable for conversion and awarded $32,000 against him. He testified that $12,000 repaid money he had put into the business and $20,000 paid a subcontractor. We make it easy to read his record. Read it before y

  16 October 2026 · Friends of Bella Vista Voters · $100 – $199 · 5K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library