Follow the Money: See Latest Campaign Contributions In Uranga vs. Johnson Council Runoff; June 8 Election w/ Citywide Impacts Drawing (More) Money From Outside District
(May 29, 2010, updated) -- Below are contribution and spending totals, as well as some salient campaign contributions for the period April 25-May 22 in the 7th district City Council runoff (Councilwoman Tonia Reyes Uranga vs. Ass't City Auditor James Johnson).
Councilmembers have equal votes on development and spending issues citywide...and the campaign has attracted money from beyond the Cal Hts/Bixby Knolls/Wrigley/WLB district.
Vote by mail ballots are now flying; the polling place election day is June 8.
During the April 25-May 22 period, the Johnson campaign collected $43,475 in monetary contributions, spent $29,943...and as of May 22 had $16,419 remaining.
During the same period, the Uranga campaign collected $17,392 in monetary contributions, spent $21,630, and as of May 22 had $6,174 remaining.
Below are other salient contributions for the period April 25-May 22 (doesn't include all contributions; titles for identification; zip codes as listed).
No, it's not a typo; Carl Kemp, contributed to both candidates in the runoff. Mr. Kemp (managing partner of The Kemp Group) is a lobbyist/advocate for [UPDATE] clients including developers of the proposed 2nd/PCH project, the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (Kemp website text: "promotes policies to minimize the environmental impacts of the shipping industry"), Evergreen Shipping International ("fourth-largest containerized shipping company in the world, with a fleet of over 150 ships calling on 240 ports worldwide in about 80 countries") and at least one Belmont Shore medical marijuana outlet.
[Additional caveat: The sums reported below to the candidates' committees don't include independent expenditures reflecting independent activities by various interest groups supporting/opposing a candidate in the race.]
Johnson for City Council 2010
Steve Conley, Bancap, $350 (90803)
Laserfiche, $350 (90807)
John Deats, $350 (90807)
Laura Doud [City Auditor], $350 (90803)
Harvey Englander, $350 (L.A. based advocacy firm of Englander, Knabe & Allen) (Beverly Hills, 90210)
[Mayor] Bob Foster & [First Lady] Nancy Foster, $350 (from each) (90803)
Gerald Good, $350 (90803)
James Gray, $250 [Chairman Beach Business Bank] (90815)
Joan Greenwood, $350 (90806)
John Hancock, Bancap, $350 (90803)
Carl Kemp, $350 [Managing partner, The Kemp Group (advocacy firm)] (90806)
Art Levine, $100 (90803)
[Airport Advisory Comm'n member] Charles Luskin, $350 (90803)
[State Senator] Alan Lowenthal, $350 (90803)
Paramount Petroleum Corp, $350 (90723)
William Winters, Sr. VP, Paramount Petroleum, $350 (Buena Park)
The Political Machine, Inc. dba the Afriat Consulting Group (advocacy firm), $350 (Burbank)
South Coast Publishing (LB Business Journal), $350
Trimodal Distribution Services, $350 (90810)
Re-Elect Tonia Reyes Uranga to City Council 2010
2nd St. Cigar and Gallery, $350 (90803)
Anto's Cigar Lounge, $350 (90803)
Jeffrey Berger, $350 (90266, Manhattan Beach) [contribution date: May 7]
Bo's Cigar Lounge, $350 (90510, Torrance)
CA Conference Board, Amalgamated Transit Union PAC, $350 (Sacramento)
CA Job Development Committee, $350 (Los Angeles)
CA Machinists Non-Partisan Political League, $300
ConocoPhillips, $350 (Houston)
District Council of Iron Workers PAC, $500
Grand Prix Ass'n of Long Beach, $350 (90806)
Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Local Union 40, $250 (No. Hollywood)
Carl Kemp, $350 [Managing partner, The Kemp Group (advocacy firm)] (90806)
L.A. League of Conservation Voters, $350
Local 11 IBEW AFL-CIO, $350
Local 770, United Food & Commercial Workers Union PAC, $350 (Los Angeles)
Long Beach Lamda Democratic Club, $350
Long Beach Police Officers Ass'n PAC, $350
Mendoza for Assembly, $350
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 398 PAC, $200 (Montclair)
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 494 PAC, $350 (Long Beach)
Plumbers Local Union 78 PAC, $350 (Los Angeles)
Service Employees Int'l Union Local 721, CTW, CLC State & Local, $350
Smoke Temple, $350 (90803)
Taylor's Cigar Lounge, $350 (90808)
UA Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 582 ($350)
UFCW Local 324 PAC, $350
UFCW Region 8 States Council Political Education Fund, $350
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