Yesterday was the end of a reporting deadline, so I decided to take a look online to see where he's raising his money. I just had to share some of what I found with you. He's such a ... Republican!
I also want to ask some of you who have the time and ability to do research for a big favor.
[A reminder: the "♦" at the front of the title means that this is a diary for my campaign for State Senate, CA-SD-29. Again, the announcement is here. You can like my Facebook page here. You can donate here (or write me for my campaign's mailing address). If you want to be rickrolled, you can click this link.]
California's campaign disclosure system is quite good -- a testament to our outstanding Secretary of State, Debra Bowen -- and breaks reporting down into a variety of useful categories: General Information, Contributions Received, Contributions Made, Expenditures Made, Late and $5000+ Contributions Received, Late Contributions Made, Late Independent Expenditures, and Electronic Filings.
Today, I'm looking at Late and $5000+ Contributions Received -- because you have to start somewhere! -- and one surprise category that you'll see if you read through to the end. As the open primary election -- in which I am guaranteed to finish in the top two and therefore will go onto November -- is three weeks from yesterday, the "late contribution" page of Huff's is humming.
(All I'm including is the name (plus employer/occupation in the rare case that it's from an individual) location, amount, and date of contribution filing.)
GALE BANKS ENGINEERING AZUSA CA / 91702
$1,000.00 5/15/2012
PARAMOUNT FARMING CO BAKERSFIELD CA / 93308
$2,000.00 5/14/2012
ODS TECHNOLOGIES, LP LOS ANGELES CA / 90045
$3,900.00 5/14/2012
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO PAC CHICAGO IL / 60603
$1,000.00 5/14/2012
PG&E CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO CA / 94105
$1,900.00 5/11/2012
E&J GALLO WINERY MODESTO CA / 95354
$3,900.00 5/11/2012
CA MEDICAL ASSN. SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$500.00 5/10/2012
CA MEDICAL ASSN. SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$500.00 5/10/2012
CA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,000.00 5/10/2012
CALIFORNIA STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. FONTANA CA / 92335
$2,000.00 5/7/2012
CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA - CCA OF TENNESSEE, LLC NASHVILLE TN / 37215
$1,000.00 5/7/2012
APPLIED MATERIALS SANTA CLARA CA / 95052
$1,900.00 5/7/2012
PACIFIC LIFE NEWPORT BEACH CA / 92660
$2,300.00 5/4/2012
CA ASSN OF HEALTH PLANS PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$2,000.00 5/4/2012
EDISON INTERNATIONAL AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES VIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY ROSEMEAD CA / 91770
$2,100.00 5/1/2012
EDISON INTERNATIONAL AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES VIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY ROSEMEAD CA / 91770
$400.00 5/1/2012
CA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE PAC RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA / 91730
$1,100.00 5/1/2012
CA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE PAC RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA / 91730
$900.00 5/1/2012
YUM! BRANDS INC LOUISVILLE KY / 40213
$1,000.00 5/1/2012
PACIFIC LIFE NEWPORT BEACH CA / 92660
$1,000.00 4/30/2012
TRAVIS ALLEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2012 SANTA ANA CA / 92705
$1,000.00 4/30/2012
PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,250.00 4/30/2012
CA BEER & BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS COMM AFFAIRS SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 4/27/2012
CA MEDICAL ASSN. SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,000.00 4/26/2012
FEDERAL EXPRESS PAC MEMPHIS TN / 38120
$1,500.00 4/25/2012
CA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC SAN FRANCISCO CA / 94109
$1,500.00 4/25/2012
BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC SAN DIEGO CA / 92128
$1,250.00 4/25/2012
DENISE L. BITTEL VILLA PARK CA / 92861
$2,500.00 4/25/2012
RAQUEL S. MUNOZ NEWPORT COAST CA / 92657
MACMUN ENTERPRISES, INC. PRESIDENT
$2,500.00 4/25/2012
BRUX BROTHERS, LLC ORANGE CA / 92867
$500.00 4/25/2012
BRUXIE, LLC ORANGE CA / 92867
$500.00 4/25/2012
PLASTICS CA PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 4/23/2012
DWIGHT MANLEY INC BREA CA / 92821
$3,412.22 4/21/2012
EFT BIOTECH HOLDINGS, INC CITY OF INDUSTRY CA / 91748
$1,000.00 4/21/2012
PACIFIC COMPENSATION INSURANCE CO AGOURA HILLS CA / 90130
$1,000.00 4/20/2012
COLLATERAL PROMOTION VALLEY SPRINGS CA / 95252
$1,000.00 4/20/2012
ASPPA ARLINGTON VA / 22203
$3,900.00 4/19/2012
DANIEL CALLAHAN TUSTIN CA / 92782
EVERETT INSURANCE AGENCY INC PRESIDENT
$1,000.00 4/16/2012
DAVID WEST WILSON ORANGE CA / 92867
TOYOTA OF ORANGE AUTO DEALER
$1,000.00 4/16/2012
VALLEY VISTA SERVICES, INC. CITY OF INDUSTRY CA / 91748
$3,900.00 4/16/2012
FAMILY PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC WALNUT CA / 91789
$2,500.00 4/16/2012
MERCK, SHARP & DOHRNE CORP WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ / 08889
$1,500.00 4/16/2012
THE DOCTORS COMPANY PAC NAPA CA / 94558
$1,500.00 4/16/2012
RON PRESTA NEWPORT BEACH CA / 92660
RON PRESTA INVESTOR
$1,500.00 4/13/2012
PARDEE HOMES LOS ANGELES CA / 90024
$1,000.00 4/13/2012
DIAGEO-GUINESS USA, INC NORWALK CT / 06851
$2,000.00 4/12/2012
ANDREW S. WONG DIAMOND BAR CA / 91765
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE ATTORNEY
$1,000.00 4/9/2012
JONES & MAYER FULLERTON CA / 92835
$1,000.00 4/9/2012
JF SHEA CONSTRUCTION WALNUT CA / 91789
$1,000.00 4/9/2012
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO GOOD GOV'T COMMITTEE CINCINNATI OH / 45202
$1,000.00 4/6/2012
AFLAC INC COLUMBUS GA / 31999
$1,000.00 4/6/2012
CA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$3,900.00 4/2/2012
CA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$2,500.00 4/2/2012
CA ORTHOPAEDIC ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 4/2/2012
ASSOCIATION OF CA LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,000.00 4/2/2012
DART CONTAINER MASON MI / 48854
$1,500.00 3/31/2012
CA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSN. PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95815
$1,500.00 3/30/2012
DENNIS WONG HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA / 91745
BAXCO PHARMACEUTICAL, INC HEALTH FOOD PRODUCTS
$3,900.00 3/29/2012
DENNIS WONG HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA / 91745
BAXCO PHARMACEUTICAL, INC HEALTH FOOD PRODUCTS
$3,900.00 3/29/2012
CA CATTLEMEN'S ASSN PAC - CATTLE PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$2,000.00 3/29/2012
GRACE B. CHEUNG BRADENTON FL / 34210
HOUSE OF ITALY EXECUTIVE
$2,100.00 3/27/2012
GRACE B. CHEUNG BRADENTON FL / 34210
HOUSE OF ITALY EXECUTIVE
$900.00 3/27/2012
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC / 20002
$1,500.00 3/27/2012
MICHAEL LEWIS HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA / 91745
LEWIS, THREADGILL & HOLMES INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC EXECUTIVE
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
C.C. YIN VACAVILLE CA / 95687
YIN MCDONALD'S OWNER
$2,000.00 3/26/2012
SHARON WONG HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA / 91745
HOMEMAKER
$2,200.00 3/26/2012
PALM PACIFIC REALTY INC SAN GABRIEL CA / 91776
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
PACIFIC ACADEMY IRVINE CA / 92604
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
HUI WEN HUANG LA HABRA HEIGHTS CA / 90631
CAL LOCK, INC CEO
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
JADE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. CITY OF INDUSTRY CA / 91744
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
PACIFIC SNOW VALLEY RESORT ALHAMBRA CA / 91803
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
PACIFIC COVINA GROUP, INC ALHAMBRA CA / 91803
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
KOREAN CULTURE & LANGUAGE FOR HAKWON ASSN IN SO CA LOS ANGELES CA / 90004
$1,000.00 3/26/2012
PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP LOS ANGELES CA / 90037
$2,500.00 3/24/2012
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC PAC ST. LOUIS MO / 63105
$2,000.00 3/24/2012
CA MORTGAGE ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 3/24/2012
DWIGHT MANLEY INC BREA CA / 92821
$2,500.00 3/24/2012
KUO PING WANG HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA / 91745
JWL ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT
$1,000.00 3/24/2012
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA SOFT DRINK ASSOCIATION SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,000.00 3/23/2012
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE PAC ABBOTT PARK IL / 60064
$3,900.00 3/23/2012
CA MEDICAL ASSN. SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$3,800.00 3/21/2012
POWER-TECH ENGINEERS, INC WALNUT CA / 91789
$1,000.00 3/21/2012
FRANK BAXTER LOS ANGELES CA / 90025
RETIRED
$1,000.00 3/21/2012
CA HOTEL & LODGING ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95816
$1,500.00 3/20/2012
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOC PAC DIAMOND BAR CA / 91765
$2,000.00 3/19/2012
BANK OF AMERICA PAC ATLANTA GA / 30308
$2,000.00 3/18/2012
OCCIDENTAL OIL & GAS CORP SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$2,000.00 3/18/2012
STRONG TRADING, INC LOS ANGELES CA / 90013
$1,000.00 3/18/2012
COMMUNITY LOANS OF AMERICA, INC ATLANTA GA / 30350
$2,000.00 3/16/2012
CA GROCERS ASSOCIATION PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 3/16/2012
SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS SANTA YNEZ CA / 93460
$2,000.00 3/16/2012
CA DISTRIBUTORS ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 3/16/2012
UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE AUBURN RANCHERIA SACRAMENTO $2,000.00 3/16/2012
KINGBRIGHT CORP CITY OF INDUSTRY CA / 91789
$1,000.00 3/14/2012
CA DEFENSE COUNSEL PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$600.00 3/14/2012
CA DEFENSE COUNSEL PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$400.00 3/14/2012
SD3, LLC TUALATIN OR / 97062
$2,500.00 3/14/2012
SOUTHERN CA CONTRACTORS ASSN. PAC- SCCA LOS ANGELES CA / 90040
$600.00 3/14/2012
SOUTHERN CA CONTRACTORS ASSN. PAC- SCCA LOS ANGELES CA / 90040
$2,400.00 3/14/2012
GREENBERG TRAURIG MIAMI FL / 33131
$100.00 3/14/2012
GREENBERG TRAURIG MIAMI FL / 33131
$900.00 3/14/2012
BLUE SHIELD OF CA SAN FRANCISCO CA / 94105
$2,000.00 3/13/2012
CA ASSN OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95818
$2,000.00 3/13/2012
CH2M HILL, INC. ENGLEWOOD CO / 80112
$600.00 3/13/2012
CH2M HILL, INC. ENGLEWOOD CO / 80112
$900.00 3/13/2012
CA ASSN SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NATIONAL ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95826
$1,500.00 3/13/2012
CA INDEPENDENT OIL MARKETERS PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95834
$1,000.00 3/13/2012
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$300.00 3/13/2012
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$2,000.00 3/13/2012
CA RESTAURANT ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$2,400.00 3/13/2012
CA RESTAURANT ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 3/13/2012
CA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSN PAC SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 3/13/2012
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES SACRAMENTO CA / 95814
$1,500.00 3/13/2012
UPSPAC-CALIFORNIA ATLANTA GA / 30328
$1,900.00 3/12/2012
SONY PICTURES ENT, INC CULVER CITY CA / 90232
$1,000.00 3/12/2012
COFIROUTE USA, LLC IRVINE CA / 92618
$350.00 3/12/2012
COFIROUTE USA, LLC IRVINE CA / 92618
$650.00 3/12/2012
CA REAL ESTATE PAC-CREPAC LOS ANGELES CA / 90020
$6,300.00 10/19/2011
Whew! Now that is a lot of special interest money! Compare that to the 110 donors I got through my announcement on Daily Kos two weeks ago, who gave an average of about $40 each, and you can really see the difference in our campaigns.
But where did that money go? Not primarily, as you might expect, into beating fearsome me in June or November. No, there's that page called "contributions made." Let's take a look at that one:
Wow -- so about $67,000 (mental calculation) has been laundered through Huff's campaign so far this cycle -- and for what a horror show of donees! Interesting!