May 2, 2008

 

Attached is the latest update of the California Target Book Supplement.  The most significant change since the April edition is the correction made to the campaign committee information for Jim Cook, Democrat in AD 10.

 

TARGET BOOK UPDATES   

SD12 (R-Denham) – Recall Election

 

There are three key committees involved in the June 3, 2008 Recall Election.  Following are each committee’s March 17, 2008 cash on hand figures, followed by additional contributions received since 3/17, as reported in the ElectionTrack web site (www.electiontrack.com). Major contributors to each committee ($50,000 or greater) are also listed.

 

Friends of Jeff Denham Against the Recall (ID# 1300419)

3/17- $481,036 COH; contributions since last report: $613,025

Major Contributors: Sierra Tel Communications Group $100,000; Los Angeles Casinos PAC $100,000; Los Alamitos Race Course $50,000; Pechanga Band of Mission Indians $100,000; Native Americans and Peace Officers I.E.C. $98,000; Minorities in Law Enforcement I.E.C. $98,000; Crime Victims United I.E.C. $98,000

 

We Deserve Better; Yes on the Recall of Jeff Denham (ID# 1304517)

3/17 - $20,554  COH; contributions since last report: $1,350,000

Major Contributors: CA State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee $550,000; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFL-CIO) $300,000; Democratic State Central Committee of CA $460,000.

 

Simon Salinas for Senate (ID# 1305990)

3/17 - $5,215  COH; contributions since last report: $98,400

Major Contributors: Democratic State Central Committee of CA $75,000.

 


Jeff Denham


Simon Salinas

INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEES

SD3 (D-Migden)

Californians Allied for Patient Protection I.E.C. spent $16,000 for postcard mailers in support of JOE NATION.


Joe Nation

SD23 (D-Kuehl-OPEN SEAT)

Carbon Free Votes for Fran Pavley, a Project of EdVoice, Inc. reported raising $100,000 in support of FRAN PAVLEY.

CA Professional Firefighters IE PAC spent $25,750 for mailers in support of Pavley.


Fran Pavley

SD25 (D-Vincent-OPEN SEAT)

Alliance for California’s Tomorrow, a CA Business Coalition has spent $77,000 for signs and a ground campaign in support of ROD WRIGHT.


Rod Wright

AD8 (D-Wolk-OPEN SEAT)

Public School Champions for Christopher Cabaldon, a Project of EdVoice, Inc. reported raising $350,000 in support of CHRIS CABALDON. Cabaldon is the former CEO of EdVoice.

The CA Real Estate I.E.C. spent $22,000 in support of Cabaldon for a mailer.


Chris Cabaldon

AD14 (D-Hancock-OPEN SEAT)

Partnership for CA Trade – a Pacific Merchant Shipping Association Account spent $12,890 in support of TONY THURMOND in payment for a slate mailer.




Tony Thurmond

AD15 (R-Houston-OPEN SEAT)

Doctors of Optometry for Better Health Care, Sponsored by the CA Optometric Association PAC spent just under $80,000 for polling, campaign consultants and mailers in support of SCOTT KAMENA.  Kamena is an optometrist.



Scott Kamena

AD19 (D-Mullin-OPEN SEAT)

Californians Allied for Patient Protection I.E. C. spent $64,900 for mailers and street signs in support of GINA PAPAN.



Gina Papan

AD22 (D-Lieber-OPEN SEAT)

Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy, a business group, spent $5,200 for a mailer in support of DOMINIC CASERTA.



Dominic Caserta

AD52 (D-Dymally-OPEN SEAT)

Partners for Isadore Hall I.E.C. Major Funding Provided by CA Medical Association spent $48,000 for polling and a mailer in support of ISADORE HALL.


Isadore Hall

AD64 (R-Benoit)

CA Taxpayer Protection Committee an I.E.C. whose major 2008 contributor is Rancho Santa Fe investment banker Joel Reed ($15,000 – 3/5/08) spent $14,755 for a mailer in support of BRIAN NESTANDE.



Brian Nestande

AD78 (R-Horton-OPEN SEAT)

Public School Champions for Marty Block, a Project of EdVoice, Inc has raised $100,000 in support of MARTY BLOCK.



Marty Block

 
ALLAN HOFFENBLUM, Publisher – AL PROSS, TONY QUINN, DARRY SRAGOW, Co-Editors. 
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