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Posted by Chris Nguyen on June 14, 2016
CD-46 Candidate Bao Nguyen (D), AD-68 Candidate Steven Choi (R), Sup-1 Candidate Michele Martinez (D), Central Committee Candidate Mike Munzing (R)
CD-46 Candidate Bob Peterson (R), AD-68 Candidate Harry Sidhu (R), Supervisor Andrew Do (R), Central Committee Candidate Roberta Turbow (R)
This is cross-posted to OC Daily.
Yesterday was a crazy day in vote counting saw that saw lead changes in four different races. It was definitely a good day for mayors, with Bao Nguyen (Garden Grove), Steven Choi (Irvine), and Mike Munzing (Aliso Viejo) each climbing into the last available spot in their races. Additionally, Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez took first place in her race. These races largely remain too close to call with an 87,000 ballots still uncounted countywide.
After Friday’s counts, Sheriff’s Commander Bob Peterson (R) was leading Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen (D) by 236 votes for the second spot to advance to the run-off in the 46th Congressional District against former State Senator Lou Correa (D). After yesterday’s counts, Nguyen surged forward by 814 votes and now leads Peterson by 578 votes for the right to challenge Correa’s march to Congress.
On Friday, former Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu (R) was leading Irvine Mayor Steven Choi (R) by 608 votes for the second spot to advance to the run-off (and victory in the general election) in the 68th Assembly District against Attorney Sean Jay Panahi (D). After yesterday’s results, Choi swung 640 votes and now leads Sidhu by 32 votes for the run-off slot. With results this close, both campaigns are gearing up with attorneys and ballot watch teams.
Friday’s results showed Supervisor Andrew Do (R) with an 836-vote lead over Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez (D) in his bid for a full four-year term after winning last year’s special election for a two-year term. With a massive 1,689-vote swing, Martinez now leads Do by 853 votes. Who finishes first is mostly about perception by donors, parties, volunteers, etc., as Do and Martinez will face each other in the November run-off regardless of which is first or second, as Garden Grove Councilman Phat Bui (R) is a distant third.
Finally, in the forgotten close race for Republican Central Committee in the 73rd District, Friday’s numbers had Small Business Owner Roberta Turbow ahead of Aliso Viejo Mayor Mike Munzing by 234 votes for the sixth and final spot on the Central Committee from AD-73. A 343-vote swing now has Munzing leading Turbow by 109 votes.
With 87,000 uncounted ballots left in Orange County, there’s still a whole lot of counting left and a whole lot of nail-biting.
(Cue my usual Nguyen disclaimer: I am not related to Garden Grove Mayor Bao Nguyen. The last name Nguyen is held by 36% of Vietnamese people.)
Posted in 1st Supervisorial District, 46th Congressional District, 68th Assembly District, Republican Central Committee | Tagged: Andrew Do, Bao Nguyen, Bob Peterson, Harry Sidhu, Lou Correa, Michele Martinez, Mike Munzing, Phat Bui, Roberta Turbow, Sean Jay Panahi, Steven Choi | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on June 8, 2016
Republican Presidential Nominee
Donald Trump
This is cross-posted to OC Daily.
In numbers that should scare Republicans across Orange County (and probably California, and maybe the United States), for the first time ever, more Orange County Democrats cast primary election ballots than Orange County Republicans did. Even in 2012, when Mitt Romney had sewn up the presidential nomination, more Republicans cast primary election votes than did in 2016. Even in the 2008 battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Democrats could not surpass Republicans in primary election ballots cast.
| Party |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
| Democrat |
317,859 (67.8%) |
139,316 (27.5%) |
231,638 (49.5%) |
| Republican |
373,587 (52.2%) |
234,396 (34.5%) |
205,988 (36.9%) |
The 2012 general election was a bloodbath for Republicans:
- Democrats captured 2 Assembly seats from Republicans.
- Democrats captured 3 Senate seats from Republicans.
- Romney beat Obama by just 6.3% in Orange County.
Gerrymandered districts likely saved Republicans in 2008. The 2016 elections will be conducted under the same district lines that were first contested in 2012.
2016 threatens to be worse than 2012. Nowhere in Orange County is that more evident than in AD-65. Here is how Assemblyman Chris Norby did against challenger Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva in the 2012 primary:
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| CHRIS NORBY (REP) |
29,917 |
58.8% |
| SHARON QUIRK-SILVA (DEM) |
20,936 |
41.2% |
Here is how Assemblywoman Young Kim did against challenger ex-Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva last night:
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| SHARON QUIRK-SILVA (DEM) |
28,840 |
53.0% |
| YOUNG KIM (REP) |
25,575 |
47.0% |
Norby led Quirk-Silva by 17.6% in the 2012 primary before losing to her in the general election by a 52%-48% margin. Kim is behind in the 2016 primary by an even larger margin than Norby lost in the 2012 general. Republicans will need to marshal massive financial and human resources in order to save the AD-65 seat.
Things look even bleaker in a swing seat that neighbors Orange County, where 66th District Assemblyman David Hadley is at 45.6% and trails ex-Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi:
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| AL MURATSUCHI (DEM) |
36,832 |
48.3% |
| DAVID HADLEY (REP) |
34,773 |
45.6% |
| MIKE MADRIGAL (DEM) |
4,659 |
6.1% |
The tri-county SD-29 is a good news, bad news situation for Republicans:
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| LING LING CHANG (REP) |
52,131 |
44.8% |
| JOSH NEWMAN (DEM) |
34,013 |
29.2% |
| SUKHEE KANG (DEM) |
30,280 |
26.0% |
As of the last reporting period ending May 21, Chang had $369,770 cash on hand, Newman had $21,835 cash on hand, and Kang had $173,086 cash on hand. The good news is that Chang now faces a weaker, underfunded opponent for a key Senate target seat. The bad news is Chang only got 44.8% of the vote in the primary.
Other scary numbers for Republican incumbents in Orange County last night:
- Assemblyman Travis Allen has just 50.9% of the vote.
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| TRAVIS ALLEN (REP) |
35,062 |
50.9% |
| LENORE ALBERT-SHERIDAN (DEM) |
20,067 |
29.1% |
| NAM PHAM (DEM) |
13,723 |
19.9% |
- Supervisor Andrew Do (R) is headed to a run-off with Michele Martinez (D), who he beat by 0.3% or 200 votes.
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| ANDREW DO |
20,730 |
35.8% |
| MICHELE MARTINEZ |
20,530 |
35.5% |
| PHAT BUI |
11,026 |
19.1% |
| STEVE ROCCO |
5,582 |
9.6% |
- Assemblyman Matthew Harper joins Assemblywoman Young Kim (who we discussed above) as the only two incumbents in Orange County who were not in first place.
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| KARINA ONOFRE (DEM) |
33,570 |
42.5% |
| MATTHEW HARPER (REP) |
30,614 |
38.7% |
| KATHERINE DAIGLE (REP) |
14,885 |
18.8% |
- Orange County Board of Education President Robert Hammond (R) is breathing a sigh of relief that County Board of Education races are winner-take-all in June with no runoff, for he beat Beckie Gomez (D) by 1.9% or 961 votes:
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| ROBERT M. HAMMOND |
21,100 |
42.4% |
| REBECCA “BECKIE” GOMEZ |
20,139 |
40.5% |
| PAUL ZIVE |
8,479 |
17.1% |
There’s also the implications of California’s U.S. Senate race:
|
Vote Count |
Percentage |
| KAMALA D. HARRIS (DEM) |
2,044,347 |
40.4% |
| LORETTA L. SANCHEZ (DEM) |
939,107 |
18.5% |
| DUF SUNDHEIM (REP) |
405,730 |
8.0% |
With the top Republican vote-getter for U.S. Senate, Duf Sundheim, finishing a distant third, that means for the first time in California history, the November ballot for U.S. Senate will not include a Republican. Instead due to the top-two primary, only two Democrats will be on the U.S. Senate ballot in California.
Republicans face a tall order this fall to overcome the Democratic surge. Republicans will have to unify behind Republican candidates. The Republican Party must organize volunteers and raise significant funds. The OC GOP must strengthen its financial and human infrastructure in order to defeat Democrats. Otherwise, 2016 will be a bleak year indeed.
Posted in 1st Supervisorial District, 29th Senate District, 65th Assembly District, 72nd Assembly District, 74th Assembly District, California, Orange County Board of Education | Tagged: Al Muratsuchi, Andrew Do, Barack Obama, Chris Norby, David Hadley, Donald Trump, Duf Sundheim, Hillary Clinton, Josh Newman, Kamala Harris, Karina Onofre, Katherine Daigle, Lenore Albert-Sheridan, Ling-Ling Chang, Loretta Sanchez, Matthew Harper, Michele Martinez, Mike Madrigal, Mitt Romney, Nam Pham, Paul Zive, Phat Bui, Rebecca Gomez, Robert Hammond, Robert M. Hammond, Robert Morris Hammond, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Steve Rocco, Sukhee Kang, Travis Allen, Young Kim | 8 Comments »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on May 16, 2016
Your intrepid blogger did not make it out to Central Committee tonight, but multiple people present are reporting that Deputy District Attorney Karen Lee Schatzle has won the Republican Party of Orange County’s endorsement in her bid to unseat Superior Court Judge Scott Steiner.
The vote was 24-7 to endorse Schatzle after the Endorsements Committee had recommended no endorsement.
With absentee ballots already out, Schatzle will need to move quickly if she is going to make voters aware of this endorsement.
Also endorsed were Representative Ed Royce for the 39th Congressional District and Ofelia Velarde-Garcia for 69th Assembly District.
Our prior coverage of OC GOP endorsements is available here and here.
Posted in 39th Congressional District, 69th Assembly District, Republican Central Committee, Uncategorized | Tagged: Ed Royce, Karen Lee Schatzle, Ofelia Velarde-Garcia, Scott Steiner | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on May 9, 2016
School District Trustee Phillip Chen (R-Diamond Bar), City Councilman Steve Tye (R-Diamond Bar), City Councilman Ray Marquez (R-Chino Hills), City Councilman Mike Spence (R-West Covina), and Social Worker Gregg Fritchle (D-Walnut)
Walnut Valley Unified School District Trustee Phillip Chen (R-Diamond Bar) dominates fundraising, spending, cash-on-hand, and even loans in the 55th Assembly District race. Chen’s contributions, cash-on-hand, and loans each exceed that of all his opponents combined while his expenditures exceed that of his next two closest opponents combined.
At the end of 2015, Chen’s cash-on-hand was $141,556, more than 4.5 times that of his opponents combined. Councilmen Steve Tye (R-Diamond Bar) and Mike Spence (R-West Covina) had a combined total of $31,597. Councilman Ray Marquez (R-Chino Hills) and Social Worker Gregg Fritchle (D-Walnut) did not begin raising money until 2016.
In 2016, Chen raised $169,276, with all four of his opponents raising only a combined total of $99,461.
In expenditures, Chen spent $82,352, with all four of his opponents spending a combined total of $84,388. Chen outspent any two of his opponents combined. (Tye’s $44,868 surpassed the combined $39,520 spent by Spence, Marquez, and Frithcle.)
For extra measure, Chen lent his campaign $100,000, with his opponents having a combined total loan amount of $12,250.
Chen’s cash-on-hand of $228,505 nearly quadrupled his opponents’ combined total of $57,318. Even after subtracting out unpaid bills and loans, Chen’s $115,695 is nearly triple his opponents’ combined total of $39,410.
Chen has significant resources available to him to deliver his message to the voters while Spence has enough money remaining for 1-2 mailers, with the other candidates struggling to fund even one mailer. Chen, Tye, and Fritchle were all defeated by then-Councilwoman Ling-Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) in 2014. However, with Chang not seeking re-election to the Assembly (opting instead to run for the Senate), this allowed the other three to again contest the seat just two years later, joined by Spence and Marquez.
Here’s the complete run-down:
| Candidate |
2015
Cash-On-Hand |
2016
Contributions |
Candidate
Loans |
Unpaid
Bills |
Expenditures |
Cash on Hand
(COH) |
COH Minus
Unpaid Bills |
COH Minus
Unpaid Bills
& Loans |
| Chen |
$141,556 |
$169,276 |
$100,000 |
$12,810 |
$82,352 |
$228,505 |
$215,695 |
$115,695 |
| Tye |
$24,041 |
$33,841 |
$1,250 |
$5,658 |
$44,868 |
$13,044 |
$7,386 |
$6,136 |
| Marquez |
$0 |
$36,627 |
$0 |
$0 |
$26,745 |
$9,882 |
$9,882 |
$9,882 |
| Spence |
$7,556 |
$26,924 |
$1,000 |
$0 |
$11,813 |
$23,667 |
$23,667 |
$22,667 |
| Fritchle |
$0 |
$2,069 |
$10,000 |
$0 |
$962 |
$10,725 |
$10,725 |
$725 |
| Notes: Figures may be off by one dollar due to rounding. |
Posted in 55th Assembly District | Tagged: Gregg Fritchle, Ling-Ling Chang, Mike Spence, Phillip Chen, Ray Marquez, Steve Tye | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on March 30, 2016
The Orange County Young Republicans met on Monday night with Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett as the keynote speaker. Before Bartlett spoke, the OCYR considered endorsements for Federal and State offices (the OCYR had already considered endorsements for County offices, 55th Assembly District, and Superior Court Judge Office No. 3 in February when the speaker was Supervisor Andrew Do).
The OCYR Endorsements so far are:
- U.S. Representative, 39th District: Ed Royce
- U.S. Representative, 48th District: Dana Rohrabacher
- U.S. Representative, 49th District: Darrell Issa
- State Senator, 29th District: Ling-Ling Chang
- State Senator, 37th District: John M.W. Moorlach
- Member of the State Assembly, 55th District: Phillip Chen
- Member of the State Assembly, 65th District: Young Kim
- Member of the State Assembly, 69th District: Ofelia Velarde-Garcia
- Member of the State Assembly, 72nd District: Travis Allen
- Member of the State Assembly, 73rd District: William (Bill) Brough
- Orange County Supervisor, 1st District: Andrew Do
- Orange County Supervisor, 3rd District: Todd Spitzer
- Orange County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1: Robert M. Hammond
- Orange County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3: Ken L. Williams, Jr.
- Orange County Board of Education, Trustee Area 4: Chris Norby
- Superior Court Judge, Office No. 3: Megan L. Wagner
A third round of endorsements will occur in April that is expected to include the 45th Congressional District, the 46th Congressional District, the 47th Congressional District, the 74th Assembly District, and several judicial races. Nothing precludes the OCYR from issuing a dual endorsement in any race, though no one has requested one yet.
Posted in 1st Supervisorial District, 29th Senate District, 37th Senate District, 39th Congressional District, 3rd Supervisorial District, 48th Congressional District, 49th Congressional District, 55th Assembly District, 65th Assembly District, 69th Assembly District, 72nd Assembly District, 73rd Assembly District, Orange County, Orange County Board of Education | Tagged: Andrew Do, Chris Norby, Dr. Ken Williams, Ken L. Williams Jr., Ken Williams, Megan Wagner, OCYR, Orange County Young Republicans, Phillip Chen, Robert Hammond, Robert M. Hammond, Todd Spitzer | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on March 19, 2016
I live-blogged the Orange County CRA Endorsing Convention in this prior post, but I’ve been asked to put a condensed list of the results of the Orange County CRA Endorsing Convention. So here they are:
- U.S. Representative, 39th District: Ed Royce
- U.S. Representative, 45th District: Greg Raths
- U.S. Representative, 46th District: Bob Peterson
- U.S. Representative, 47th District: Andy Whallon
- U.S. Representative, 48th District: Dana Rohrabacher
- U.S. Representative, 49th District: No Endorsement
- State Senator, 29th District: No Endorsement
- State Senator, 37th District: John M.W. Moorlach
- Member of the State Assembly, 55th District: (Los Angeles County will host this endorsing convention)
- Member of the State Assembly, 65th District: Young Kim
- Member of the State Assembly, 68th District: Deborah Pauly
- Member of the State Assembly, 69th District: Ofelia Velarde-Garcia
- Member of the State Assembly, 72nd District: No Endorsement
- Member of the State Assembly, 73rd District: William (Bill) Brough
- Member of the State Assembly, 74th District: Matthew Harper
- Orange County Supervisor, 1st District: No Endorsement
- Orange County Supervisor, 3rd District: Todd Spitzer
- Orange County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1: Robert M. Hammond
- Orange County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3: Ken L. Williams, Jr.
- Orange County Board of Education, Trustee Area 4: Zonya Marcenaro-Townsend
- Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 3: Megan L. Wagner
- Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 40: No Endorsement
- Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 48: Karen Lee Schatzle
- Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 49: No Endorsement
- Central Committee, 65th District: Jerry Jackson, Baron Night, David John Shawver, Alexandria A. “Alex” Coronado, Sou Moua, and Zonya Marcenaro-Townsend
- Central Committee, 73rd District: Mary Young, Jennifer Beall, Tony Beall, Ed Sachs, Laurie Davies, and Mike Munzing
The individual units in the 55th, 68th, 69th, 72nd, and 74th Districts have not yet decided if they will endorse for those Central Committee races.
Last month, the Statewide CRA endorsed Ted Cruz for President and Tom Del Beccaro for U.S. Senate.
Posted in 1st Supervisorial District, 29th Senate District, 37th Senate District, 39th Congressional District, 3rd Supervisorial District, 45th Congressional District, 46th Congressional District, 47th Congressional District, 48th Congressional District, 49th Congressional District, 65th Assembly District, 68th Assembly District, 69th Assembly District, 72nd Assembly District, 73rd Assembly District, 74th Assembly District, Orange County, Orange County Board of Education, Republican Central Committee | Tagged: Alexandria Coronado, Andy Whallon, Bill Brough, Bob Peterson, Dana Rohrabacher, David John Shawver, David Shawver, Deborah Pauly, Dr. Ken Williams, Ed Royce, Ed Sachs, Greg Raths, Jennifer Beall, Jerry Jackson, John Moorlach, Karen Lee Schatzle, Ken L. Williams, Ken L. Williams Jr., Ken Williams, Laurie Davies, Mary Young, Matt Harper, Matthew Harper, Megan Wagner, Mike Munzing, Ofelia Velarde-Garcia, Robert Hammond, Robert M. Hammond, Robert Morris Hammond, Sou Moua, Ted Cruz, Todd Spitzer, Tom Del Beccaro, Tony Beall, Young Kim, Zonya Marcenaro-Townsend, Zonya Townsend | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on March 3, 2016
Have the Democrats surrendered huge swaths of Orange County to the Republicans? Are Orange County Democrats in such poor shape that they can’t afford to pay $1,001.13 filing fees?
With eight days left in candidate filing, it appears the Democrats have abandoned the 37th Senate District, the 68th Assembly District, and the 73rd Assembly District. The Democrats also appear to be on the verge of failing to have someone make the top two to get to November in the 45th Congressional District and 48th Congressional District. There are also only 35 Democrats running for 42 directly-elected spots on their Central Committee. There are 82 Republicans running for 42 directly-elected spots on the Republican Central Committee. Let’s also not forget each party’s top vote-getter for Congress, Senate, and Assembly get ex officio spots for their respective Central Committee.
Democrats have bragged of closing the registration gap with Republicans, even overtaking Republican registration in five cities: Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, La Habra, and as reported in the Orange County Register last month: Irvine.
Closing the registration gap or having a plurality in a city is all well and good, except the hilarious thing is the 143,487 Democrats in the 37th Senate District, the 67,657 Democrats in the 68th Assembly District, and the 68,202 Democrats in the 73rd Assembly District will have to vote for a Republican.
Perhaps, the Democrats just can’t afford to pay the $1,001.13 filing fee for candidates for the State Legislature.
In 2015, the Democratic Party of Orange County raised $66,193 in 2015 while the Republican Party of Orange County raised $248,989. The Democratic Foundation of Orange County raised $26,635 while the (Republican) Lincoln Club of Orange County raised $208,171 ($160,977 in its state PAC and $47,194 in its issues PAC).
In the 45th Congressional District, Congresswoman Mimi Walters faces a challenge from Mission Viejo Councilman Greg Raths, yet there are two Democrats running who will presumably split the vote and fail to make the top two. In the 48th Congressional District, Dana Rohrabacher faces a challenge from Colin Melott, yet there are two Democrats running who will presumably split the vote and fail to make the top two. In the 37th Senate District, Senator John Moorlach faces a challenge from Assemblyman Don Wagner, with no Democrats running. In the 68th Assembly District, there are five Republicans and no Democrats running.
Some might argue the lack of Democrats in the legislative races and exactly two Democrats in the Congressional races is a malevolent scheme to get Republican vs. Republican races in November. Well, that’s hard to believe when there are only 35 Democrats are running for 42 directly-elected spots on their Central Committee. Orange County Democrats are simply so disorganized that they have no candidates in huge swaths of Orange County and are in grave danger of failing to make the top two in more swaths of Orange County.
Posted in 37th Senate District, 45th Congressional District, 48th Congressional District, 68th Assembly District, 73rd Assembly District | Tagged: Democratic Foundation of Orange County, Democratic Party of Orange County, Lincoln Club of Orange County, Republican Party of Orange County | 3 Comments »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on March 2, 2016
The Orange County Young Republicans met on Monday night with Supervisor Andrew Do as the keynote speaker.
The OCYR also voted on early endorsements for the June Primary Election:
(If you need to keep your judicial races straight, here’s OC Political’s most recent post on the judicial races.)
More endorsements are expected later this month.
Posted in 1st Supervisorial District, 3rd Supervisorial District, 55th Assembly District, Orange County Board of Education | Tagged: Andrew Do, Chris Norby, Dr. Ken Williams, Ken L. Williams Jr., Ken Williams, Megan Wagner, OCYR, Orange County Young Republicans, Phillip Chen, Robert Hammond, Robert M. Hammond, Todd Spitzer | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on February 11, 2016
Assemblyman Matt Harper (R-Huntington Beach)
Katherine Daigle (R), Perennial candidate for Mayor of Irvine, has pulled papers to challenge the re-election bid of Assemblyman Matt Harper (R-Huntington Beach). Daigle, who received 14% of the vote in 2012 and 11.6% of the vote in 2014, was accused of being a decoy candidate to split the Republican vote in the mayoral races, but Steven Choi (R) prevailed over Larry Agran (D) in 2012 and Mary Ann Gaido (D) in 2014 despite Daigle’s presence in the race.
Daigle’s quixotic bid for State Assembly means one of two things: she wasn’t a decoy candidate in her mayoral bids or her handlers to make her a decoy candidate for mayor have inadvertently unleashed her desires for any public office.
I don’t understand people who lose bids for office who decide to run for higher office. How does losing two races for mayor make Daigle think she could win a race for Assembly? (Similar note: How did Carly Fiorina think losing a U.S. Senate race would make her a good candidate for President? At least Fiorina finally had the good sense to drop out of the presidential race yesterday.)
Daigle pulling papers combined with Karina Onofre being the sole Democrat to pull papers could well give AD-74 the most bizarre field of challengers for a sitting incumbent.
Readers may recall Onofre inadvertently played a key role in getting Harper elected to the Assembly in 2014. That year, Onofre pulled papers for AD-74 as a Republican but filed papers as a Democrat (she had only been a Republican for 20 months). Onofre pulled enough of the Democratic vote away from actual Democrat Anila Ali to push Ali into third place. Harper then landed in second place behind Newport Beach Councilman Keith Curry (R). Thanks to the top two primary and Onofre getting Ali into third place, Republicans Curry and Harper advanced to the run-off where Harper prevailed. Had Onofre not gotten into the race, it would have been Curry vs. Ali in November, where Curry would have won by a landslide.
For the entire OC Political file on the bizarreness of Karina “Karina” Onofre, click here.
Posted in 74th Assembly District | Tagged: Anila Ali, Carly Fiorina, Karina Onofre, Katherine Daigle, Keith Curry, Larry Agran, Mary Ann Gaido, Matt Harper, Matthew Harper, Steven Choi | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chris Nguyen on February 4, 2016
In the 55th Assembly District race, Walnut Valley Unified School District Trustee Philip Chen raised more in three days in the race than all of his opponents raised combined for the entire race so far.
Chen reported $141,556 cash on hand, but $100,000 of that was a loan. Diamond Bar Councilman Steve Tye reported $26,029 cash on hand across three accounts. Chino Hills Councilman Ray Marquez reported $3,950 cash on hand. West Covina Councilman Mike Spence did not file an electronic campaign finance report, so we know he had raised less than $25,000. The sole Democrat in the race, Social Worker Gregg Fritchle, does not have an open account.
Chen’s $41,555 in contributions were all received in the last three days of the reporting period: December 28-December 31. Tye’s $33,194 in contributions all came in during the last three months of the reporting period, covering October 1-December 31. Marquez’s $3,950 in contributions came in during the last four weeks of the reporting period: December 5-December 31.
Interestingly, there were no transfers from any of these officeholders’ prior accounts. Of course, it could be because Chen’s school board account and Tye’s City Council account have negligible balances, as do their 2014 Assembly accounts. Marquez had closed his City Council account.
Chen and Tye have significant debt from their 2014 Assembly accounts, demonstrating that both are willing to spend their own money in the 2016 race. In their 2014 Assembly accounts, Chen owes himself $100,399 while Tye owes himself $57,600.
For visual learners:
| Candidate |
6/30/15
Cash Balance
|
Contributions |
Loans |
Unpaid
Bills |
Expenditures |
Cash on Hand
(COH) |
COH Minus
Unpaid Bills |
COH Minus
Unpaid Bills and Loans |
| Chen for Assembly |
$0 |
$41,555 |
$100,000 |
$3,350 |
$0 |
$141,555 |
$138,205 |
$38,205 |
| Chen for School Board |
$622 |
$0 |
$100,399 |
$0 |
$0 |
$622 |
$622 |
($99,777) |
| Tye for Assembly 2016 |
$0 |
$33,195 |
$1,250 |
$8,420 |
$10,404 |
$24,041 |
$15,621 |
$14,371 |
| Tye for Assembly 2014 |
$1,441 |
$0 |
$57,600 |
$5,624 |
$377 |
$1,064 |
($4,560) |
($62,160) |
| Tye for City Council |
$983 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$60 |
$923 |
$923 |
$923 |
| Marquez for Assembly |
$0 |
$3,950 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$3,950 |
$3,950 |
$3,950 |
| Notes: Figures may be off by one dollar due to rounding. |
In fairness to
Posted in 55th Assembly District | Tagged: Gregg Fritchle, Mike Spence, Phillip Chen, Ray Marquez, Steve Tye | 1 Comment »
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