DA’s Race: Spitzer Outraises Rackauckas While Murdock Can’t Pay Registrar of Voters
Posted by Chris Nguyen on February 9, 2018

District Attorney Tony Rackauckas (R-San Clemente), Supervisor Todd Spitzer (R-Orange),
and former Mayor Brett Murdock (D-Brea)
In the race for Orange County District Attorney, Supervisor Todd Spitzer (R-Orange) raised $103,953 more than incumbent District Attorney Tony Rackauckas (R-San Clemente) did in the second half of 2017, according to campaign finance reports filed last week. During the second half of 2017, Spitzer raised $234,077 while Rackauckas raised $130,124. In the first half of 2017, Rackauckas raised $195,300; Spitzer did not have a DA account yet, but raised $273,284 into his Supervisor account during that time. When Spitzer closed his Supervisor account, he also transferred $1,272,559 to his DA account.
Rackauckas spent $178,606 while Spitzer spent $139,233 on the DA’s race. This leaves Rackauckas with $209,513 cash on hand and Spitzer with $1,367,403 cash on hand, or $1,364,903 cash on hand after accounting for one $2,500 unpaid bill.
Former Mayor Brett Murdock (D-Brea) raised 3% of what Rackauckas did and 2% of what Spitzer did. Additionally, Murdock had no funds raised in prior periods, leaving him even further behind Rackauckas and Spitzer. With $3,848, Murdock will need to spend $2,680 to pay the DA candidate filing fee to the Registrar of Voters, leaving him with $1,168. Unfortunately for Murdock, the ballot statement payable to the Registrar of Voters costs $15,536. In other words, as of the end of 2017, Murdock’s $3,848 cash on hand was only 21% of the $18,216 he needs to pay the Registrar of Voters by March 9.
For visual learners:
Candidate | Contributions (1/1/17-6/30/17) |
Contributions (7/1/17-12/31/17) |
Transfers | Unpaid Bills |
Expenditures | Cash on Hand (COH) |
COH Minus Unpaid Bills |
||||
Tony Rackauckas (R) | $195,300 | $130,124 | $0 | $0 | $178,606 | $209,513 | $209,513 | ||||
Todd Spitzer (R) | N/A ($273,284 for Supervisor) |
$234,077 | $1,272,559 | $2,500 | $139,233 | $1,367,403 | $1,364,903 | ||||
Brett Murdock (D) | N/A | $4,527 | $0 | $0 | $679 | $3,848 | $3,848 | ||||
Note: Figures may be off by one dollar due to rounding. |
Leave a Reply