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Post by Brian on Jul 18, 2023 23:00:29 GMT -8
The Federal Election Commission deadline for filing second quarter campaign reports was July 15. Daily Kos has reported the totals for nine candidates to succeed Adam Schiff in California's 30th Congressional District, all Democrats so far. Here are the top fundraisers: - State Senator Anthony Portantino: $451,000 raised, $975,000 cash on hand
- Former L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer: $317,000 raised, $881,000 cash on hand
- Assemblymember Laura Friedman: $265,000 raised, $469,000 cash on hand
- Former L.A. school board member Nick Melvoin: $228,000 raised, $632,000 cash on hand
- West Hollywood Mayor Sepi Shyne: $216,000 raised, $186,000 cash on hand
None of those candidates self-funded or transferred money last quarter. The Daily Kos spreadsheet also lists lesser CA-30 candidates like Maebe A. Girl (running again) and actor Ben Savage (who only raised $5,000) in this link that covers every Congressional race in the country: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Z_U5nY8juzdzzU1yW9tfaJgPpbbaNjaQF5j1UhuEYc/edit#gid=1996745696 |
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Post by Brian on Nov 28, 2023 0:00:22 GMT -8
Since I provided the second quarter campaign fundraising totals, here's the link to the Daily Kos story and spreadsheet for House candidates in the third quarter. The major candidates running to replace Rep. Adam Schiff raised a lot less money in the latest quarter reported, but Laura Friedman placed second this time with her total of $177,000 as the hauls by Anthony Portantino, Mike Feuer and Nick Melvoin dropped much more than hers. Sepi Shyne took in only $19,000, less than nine percent of her second quarter contributions -- notably, every month of the events calendar on her website is entirely blank -- while Maebe A. Girl more than tripled her 2Q total with $46,000. Scroll down to CA-30 for details, including the very important cash on hand balances as of September 30. www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/17/2199969/-Daily-Kos-Elections-3Q-2022-House-fundraising-reports-roundupAlthough I started this thread with campaign reports, I try not to focus too much on the horse race. Still, fundraising for a congressional seat, especially one with no incumbent, is crucial -- and to make the presumed runoff in November, the top two primary challengers need to spend their money wisely to reach and turn out their voters. I've never seen public polling for most districts in California, but if any private polls about this one are released, I'll mention them here. It's a luxury to have so many acceptable candidates in one race, and I already admired most of them for their lives, careers and policies. I'll write about the candidates next time while hoping that others add their thoughts. (All but one of the active Montrose Peace Vigil message board members lives in CD-30. Jeanne's house was drawn into Rep. Judy Chu's district in the 2021 reapportionment.) Ballots for the March 5 California primary will be mailed staring February 5, just ten weeks from now! |
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Post by Brian on Jan 10, 2024 0:00:10 GMT -8
With just four weeks left until California primary voting starts, Mike Feuer was the first 30th District candidate to send something to my mailbox: an eight-page introductory brochure made up of large cartoon-like drawings, including an image of him beside Mayor Karen Bass, who endorsed Feuer. He'd be my third choice even if it weren't for the stench of the DWP scandals that wafted into the office he headed, city attorney, several years ago.
My number two pick is Anthony Portantino, a good state senator overall who's termed out of both houses of the legislature this year. Yet as his constituent, I haven't agreed with some of his votes and a few of his bills. Indeed, Courage California rated him as considerably less progressive than my favorite candidate in its most recent score in 2022.
That would be Assemblymember Laura Friedman, who I've followed since she was a city council member and the mayor of Glendale (even though I live in the City of Los Angeles). I admire her vision -- and her energy. When she paid Daily Kos for an e-mail blast as she launched her congressional campaign, I signed up to keep track of her fundraising appeals. So far, she seems to be doing everything right, taking no corporate or PAC donations while racking up quality endorsements. I believe that we need to boost a new generation of progressive achievers. Hopefully, she will have to find additional housing in Washington before the end of 2024.
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Post by Sharon W on Jan 10, 2024 4:28:28 GMT -8
It's going to be difficult to choose between Laura Friedman and Anthony Portantino - both have been great representatives over the years. Sad one of them will be out of office next year.
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Post by Brian on Jan 22, 2024 0:00:17 GMT -8
Sharon said it better than me. And now Portantino's stock has risen. My number two pick is Anthony Portantino, a good state senator overall who's termed out of both houses of the legislature this year. Yet as his constituent, I haven't agreed with some of his votes and a few of his bills. Indeed, Courage California rated him as considerably less progressive than my favorite candidate in its most recent score in 2022. Since then, Courage California released its 2023 Courage Score. Portantino went up to 95 after he scored 74 in 2022, earning him an A this year. From what I can tell, he was dinged for missing a vote on allowing parole for lifers imprisoned for 25 years. (The Senate passed it anyway.) This webpage breaks down the bills that determine the score and provides snapshots of his corporate contributions by category and how other progressive groups rated Portantino's record in 2021: couragescore.org/representative/anthony-portantino/Here's the Courage Score tab for Laura Friedman, who scored 98 after getting 100 in 2022: couragescore.org/representative/laura-friedman/ |
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Post by anni on Jan 26, 2024 7:11:41 GMT -8
The most interesting candidate we haven't mentioned yet is Dr. Jirair Ratevosian, who's worked in the State Department and as Rep. Barbara Lee's legislative director. He's endorsed by Peace Action, which is hosting a Zoom webinar with him at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30:
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Post by Brian on Jan 29, 2024 0:00:53 GMT -8
I've never seen public polling for most districts in California, but if any private polls about this one are released, I'll mention them here. I can do better than that: I'm one of the registered voters in the 30th District who was chosen for the California Opinion Survey being conducted by professors at Yale and Berkeley. So there is a quality academic poll for this race, after all. In my 48 years of voting, I've never been invited to participate in a real poll -- you bet I'm excited. For anyone who's wondered what the questions are like, I've got the goods on this one. After the usual survey questions profiling myself, I was offered bubbles beside the five most prominent Democrats -- Friedman, Portantino, Feuer, Melvoin and Shyne -- and one Republican. There was an Other box if I wanted to write in a different candidate. The rest of the screens broke down two ways. First, I was asked how I felt about the Israel-Hamas war, healthcare, immigration, foreign policy and taxes and government spending. Then I was polled on what I thought each candidate's positions were on the same issues. The candidates were arranged vertically alongside five horizontal columns with different points of view to ascribe to them on each issue, now all Democrats since I said that I knew nothing about the Republican. As much as I thought I'd been paying attention to most of these people, I had to fill in a lot of Don't Know bubbles. Later, we were instructed to slide a bar on a scale from 0 to 100 to indicate their level of agreement with our positions. I like round numbers but had trouble nailing them with a mouse on my desktop. Can't imagine how it works on a cellphone. Deadline to respond is February 7, so I'll be looking for results afterwards. |
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Post by Oss Rae on Jan 29, 2024 9:44:33 GMT -8
The most interesting candidate we haven't mentioned yet is Dr. Jirair Ratevosian, who's worked in the State Department and as Rep. Barbara Lee's legislative director. He's endorsed by Peace Action, which is hosting a Zoom webinar with him at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30:
I was just about to mention him! Here's what I got from Peace Action:
You may be aware that Rep. Adam Schiff is running for Senate, leaving his old seat in southern California open this election cycle. One of the candidates in the running is Dr. Jirair Ratevosian, who is campaigning on a progressive, pro-diplomacy, pro-peace platform and earned Peace Action’s endorsement accordingly.
Please join us on 1/30 in a conversation with Jirair Ratevosian, who will be kicking off our “Meet the Candidates” series for the 2024 elections.
The son of Armenian and Lebanese immigrants, Jirair is an experienced federal policy leader, public health doctor, and voice for change. He has worked for years to bring human rights and justice to the forefront of US foreign policy. Unsurprisingly, Jirair was the first major candidate in the CA-30 race to call for a ceasefire to end the tragic killing in Gaza. He also “call on the Biden Administration to stop supporting an indiscriminate military campaign and seriously consider putting conditions on any future military aid related to this war” — a stance that is facing much ire from hawkish pro-Israeli groups like AIPAC. A host of pro-peace champions are being attacked for similar views on this war. If elected, Jirair Ratevosian will join that intrepid group of lawmakers unafraid to act as movers and shakers challenging the status quo of militarism, imperialism, inequality, and injustice.
Before running for Congress, Jirair served as a top advisor at the State Department, gaining firsthand insight into the world’s foremost foreign policy and national security challenges. Prior to that, he served as Legislative Director for Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), working alongside her and Peace Action to try and overturn the incredibly broad war authorization. He knows how we operate and has said that “[w]e need to elect public officials that prioritize the type of world that Peace Action stands for and who will strive for a peaceful future for their country and abroad.” Like his former boss Rep. Lee, Jirair is ready to challenge the status quo of exceedingly militarized foreign policy. Join us to hear him discuss pressing foreign policy issues in his own words.
When: Tuesday, January 30th at 7:30 - 8:00 pm Eastern, 6:30 - 7:00 pm Central, 5:30 - 6:00 pm Mountain, 4:30 - 5:00 pm Pacific Times
Where: Please register to join us on Zoom and pose questions to Jirair.
I hope to see you there!
Jon Rainwater
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Peace Action
P.S. If you're unable to join us, but would still like to help send Jirair to Congress, please donate to his campaign here.
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Post by Brian on Feb 15, 2024 0:00:09 GMT -8
Nick Melvoin was the top fundraiser in the CA-30 Congressional District in the fourth quarter with $328,000, as reported to the Federal Election Commission, followed by Mike Feuer with $156,000, Laura Friedman with $146,000 and Anthony Portantino with $129,000, according to the Daily Kos spreadsheet: www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/2/2221142/-Daily-Kos-Elections-4Q-2023-House-fundraising-reports-roundupG. "Maebe" Pudlo, aka Maebe A. Girl, is missing from the Daily Kos compilation for the first time, but I tracked down her campaign's fourth quarter report on the FEC website: she raised nearly $25,000, spent $31,000 and had $17,000 cash on hand as of December 31. I also found three letters from the FEC to Maebe for Congress issued on December 21 requesting corrections and clarifications in the previous three quarters. Actor Ben Savage collected only $1,300 from contributors but he self-funded another $200,000 this quarter, raising his personal ante to more than $1.3 million, which is how he paid for the mailers in the growing stack on my coffee table. His $856,000 cash on hand at year end is more than enough to finance local broadcast and cable television ads yet I haven't seen any ads for Congressional candidates so far. |
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Post by Brian on Feb 20, 2024 0:00:13 GMT -8
I'm one of the registered voters in the 30th District who was chosen for the California Opinion Survey being conducted by professors at Yale and Berkeley. So there is a quality academic poll for this race, after all... Deadline to respond is February 7, so I'll be looking for results afterwards. I've been searching for results online every which way for the past week and found nothing (nor have I found any other polls for this district). Two weeks have passed since the survey closed, so it's safe to say that results won't be released publicly. When I searched the names of the two professors, I found a recent university webpage authored by one of them about how voters are influenced by campaign ads. The survey mentioned that they would be following up with selected responders, so it looks like they're undertaking a more comprehensive study of voters during this hotly contested race. |
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