When we last left off, we were looking at who was funding the candidates in some tightly contested races. So far, we've looked at District 1 and District 3 - today we look at District 5 and District 7.
These three district races feature numerous candidates for the open seats because the incumbents are retiring or seeking other office. It's interesting to note how each of these hopefuls has poured their own money into their campaigns or managed to appeal to traditional bases of support and identify their own new support. All data comes from the candidates' Form 460 filed with the City of Oakland's campaign finance office.
District 5
(incumbent Ignacio De La Fuente is running for Councilmember-At-Large)Noel Gallo raised $47,000 (including $23,500 from family) and his cash on hand is $13,400. He's recieved contributions from:
- Strategic Urban Development Alliance
- Firefighters
- architects
- lawyers
- ABC Security Services (city contractor) endorsed by De La Fuente
Mario Juarez has raised $17,673, taken loans of $30,000 and has cash on hand of $32,500. He's received contributions from:
- Good Government PAC
- OakPac Chamber of Commerce
- Lily Hu (Lobbyist)
- Conservation groups
- Sierra Club
- ABC Security (City Contractor)
- Electrical Workers
- Construction Laborers
Shelly Garza has raised $5,000 and Dawn McMahan has raised $1,500.
District 7
With the most veteran and well-known pols running in District 7 (Larry Reid) and At-Large (Rebecca Kaplan and Ignacio De La Fuente), it's no surprise that many more contributors and much larger amounts have been raised by these campaigns. Reid is the incumbent Council President and vice mayor. Kaplan ran for Mayor and came close second to Jean Quan in 2010, and she won her 2008 At-Large election handily. De La Fuente has the most money and the most ambitious plans if he beats Kaplan, to become Council President in 2013 and to run for mayor in 2014. Let the money flow...
Incumbent Council President Larry Reid has raised $44,470, taken no loans, and his cash on hand is $20,835. He's received contributions from:
- Aaron Metals
- numerous donations from George E Masker painting
- Bay City Express
- numerous donations from Old Republic Title Co.
- Lily Hu (Lobbyist)
- OakPAC Chamber
- B&B Vehicle Processing (city towing contract)
- Construction Laborers Union
- MCM demolition
Sheryl Walton has raised $24,636, taken loans of $8,450, and has cash on hand of $9,214. Her contributors are comprised mostly of colleges, investment advisers, attorneys, sports management, Youth Online crisis coordinators.
Beverly Williams at this time has not filed a contribution report.
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