May 5, 2008

 

INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEES (IE) ACTIVITY
May 2 – May 5, 2008

(Expenditures up through May 1 are listed in the Hot Sheet dated May 2, 2008)

SD3 (D-Migden)

Californians for Balance and Fairness in the Civil Justice System, Sponsored by Civil Justice Association of CA spent $90,500 for mailer in support of JOE NATION.

2008 contributors to the above IEC include Blue Shield of CA ($50,000); CA Alliance for Progress and Education and Alliance ($100,000); CA Real Estate-CREPAC ($155,000); and Farmers Group ($50,000).

Cooperative of American Physicians IEC spent $32,300 in support of JOE NATION for mailers.

Voter Registration 2008 spent $50,000 for slate mailer in support of MARK LENO.

2008 contributors to the above IEC include Blue Shield of CA ($55,000), Mike Eng for Assembly ’08 ($30,000) and Sierra Pacific Industries ($5,000).

 


Joe Nation


Mark Leno

SD12 (R-Denham-RECALL ELECTION)

CORRECTION: The Hot Sheet dated 5/2/08 reported major contributors to the Friends of Jeff Denham Against the Recall.  Included were Native Americans and Peace Officers IEC, Minorities in Law Enforcement IEC, and Crime Victims United IEC

Due to double entries, we mistakenly overstated the dollars each contributed.  The correct amount that each donated is $49,000, and each made their contributions in August 2007.

 

AD8 (D-Wolk-OPEN SEAT)

Working Families for Progressive Leadership – a Coalition of Educators, Health Care Givers, School Employees and Public Employees spent $26,053for phone banks in support of MARIKO YAMADA

2008 contributors to this IEC: CA Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship ($250,000); Opportunity PAC ($22,200); and Political Action for Classified Employees of CA School Employees Small Contribution Committee ($50,000).

California Apartment Association PAC spent $15,000 for a mailer in support of CHRISTOPHER CABALDON.

 


Mariko Yamada


Christopher Cabaldon

AD10 (R-Houston-OPEN SEAT)

Doctors of Optometry for Better Health Care, Sponsored by the CA Optometric Association spent an additional $64,800 for literature and mailers in support of SCOTT KAMENA

Total dollars spent by this IEC in support of Kamena as of 5/5/08: $144,566.

 


Scott Kamena

AD19 (D-Mullin-OPEN SEAT)

Californians Allied for Patient Protection (CAPP) IEC (an organization comprised of physicians, dentists, hospitals, health facilities, community clinics, doctor-owned liability carriers, nurses and other healthcare professionals) spent an additional $38,440 for a mailer in support of GINA PAPAN.

Total dollars spent by this IEC in support of Papan as of 5/5/08: $89,000.

 


Gina Papan

AD64 (R-Benoit-OPEN SEAT)

California Taxpayer Protection Committee spent an additional $14,756 on a mailer in support of BRIAN NESTANDE.

Total dollars spent by this IEC in support of Nestande as of 5/5/08: $28,900.

 


Brian Nestande

AD78 (R-Horton-OPEN SEAT)

Californians for Balance and Fairness in the Civil Just System, Sponsored by Civil Justice Association of CA (see SD3) spent$25,000 for a mailer in OPPOSITION to MARTY BLOCK.

 

 

ALLAN HOFFENBLUM, Publisher – AL PROSS, TONY QUINN, DARRY SRAGOW, Co-Editors. 
Copyright 2008 California Target Book