Pasadena City College: Campaign Funding Report for Board Races
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This year, odd voters areas will elect four members to represent them on the Pasadena Community College Board of Trustees.
By News Desk
We looked up their campaign finance reports on the LA County Registrar’s website to find out who donated to whom and what candidates spent their money on. Here is a report based on applicants’ filings on California Form 460.
District 1
– Sandra Chen Lau (holder)
At the time of this writing, Sandra Chen Lau’s campaign finance reports could not be found on the LA County Registrar’s website. Before the deadline for submitting applications, 7 March, the Pasadena City College Faculty Association donated $7,000 to Chen Lau’s campaign. Currently, Chen Lau is running unopposed.
District 3
– Berlinda Brown (holder)
As of April 23, Berlinda Brown had raised $13,850, including a $3,000 loan for herself. She spent $2,536 on mailings and signage. As of this writing, campaign finance reports for the second filing period from April 24 through May 21 were not available on the LA County Registrar’s website.
– Brown’s April 23 CA Form 460 January 1-April 23, 2022
Brown’s donors include
- Retired Dean of Academic Affairs of Pasadena City College, Dr. Jackie Jacobs and her husband: $1,000
- Scott Phelps, member of the Pasadena Unified School Board: $500
- Former Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek: $200
- Seven people sharing the same last name as Brown
– Steve Gibson (challenge)
As of May 21, Steve Gibson has raised $22,503.
Gibson donors include:
- Pasadena City College Faculty Association: $10,000
- ACT policy: $2,000
- Pasadena Foothills Democrats: $1,000
- Daniel Haley, retired CCP librarian: $1,000
- Professors, retirees, local scientists and other local people, including Pasadena City Councilwoman Jess Rivas
Gibson spent $19,478 on campaign supplies (signs, direct mail, ads) and a $900 payment to the LA County Registrar for a campaign statement in the sample ballot posting.
– Gibson Form CA 460 from January 1 to April 23, 2022
– Gibson Form CA 460 from April 23 to May 21, 2022
District 5
– Linda Wah (holder)
As of May 21, Linda Wah has received $44,947 in monetary contributions and loaned herself $20,000. Its donors include retirees, political staffers and politicians (Judy Chu, Thomas Wong, Denise Menchaca, Laura Friedman, John Chiang and others), educational administrators and administrators, engineers, consultants and agents real estate, and his own donation of $7,000.
As of May 21, Wah has spent $52,066, mostly on campaign direct mail ($33,834),
Consultant Hrag Yedalian ($9,925) and Political Data Inc. (PDI): $3,400. PDI consolidates publicly available voter data from the LA County Registrar’s Office into a database for telephone banking, canvassing and mail. There is also an expense in the amount of $13,608 for “multiple campaign credit card expenses” in reference to an attached sheet, but at the time of this writing, no itemized attachment has been found.
– Wah’s April 23 Form CA 460 January 1-April 23, 2022
– Wah’s May 21 Form CA 460 April 24-May 21, 2022
– Kristine Kwong (challenge)
As of May 21, Kristine Kwong has received $97,778 and loaned herself $20,000.
Kwong’s major donors are
- Pasadena City College Faculty Association: $15,000
- Kwong family members: $11,500
- Wayne Lee Development, Inc.: $10,000
- Marion Delellis: $5,000
- LA/Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council: $2500
- Current design: $2,500
- ADAPPS, Inc. $2,000
- ACT: $2,000
- Michelle Lamar: $2,000
- International Union of Operations Engineers: $1,500
- Lawrence Tan $1500
- Southwest Regional Carpenters Council: $1,000
- Pasadena Foothills Democrats: $1,000
- Several people who donated $1,000
Fellow attorneys, accountants, barristers, acupuncturists, retirees and educators have also donated to the campaign. Between January 1 and May 21, Kwong spent $65,192 on campaign expenses, including consultants, website, court signs, slate mailers and lit campaign.
- HSG campaigns for the board and other expenses: $16,353
- HSG Campaigns for Signage and Lit Campaign: $32,689
- HSG website: $3,500
- HSG: door hangers: $4,480
- HSG: consultation $2,000
- Consultant William Hacket: $10,000
- Winning margins: $3,000 field organization
- Political reports Plus, accounting: $2,031
– Form CA of Kwong 460 from January 1 to April 23
– Form CA of Kwong 460 from April 24 to May 21
District 7
– Anthony Fellow (holder)
As of April 23, Anthony Fellow has loaned himself $7,000. From April 23 to May 21, eight people added $1,200 and he loaned himself an additional $10,200. According to his first filing, Fellow spent $5,442 on slate voter guides, such as Firefighters Voter Guide and Asian American Pacific Islander Voter Guide. During the second reporting period, Fellow spent $14,253 in campaign expenses for signage, mailings, and other slate items.
– Fellow’s CA Form 460 January 1-April 23
– Fellow’s CA Form 460 from April 24 to May 21
– Alton Wang (challenger)
As of May 21, Alton Wang has received $65,330 in monetary contributions, in addition to a loan to himself of $4,000.
Wang’s major donors are
- $15,587 transferred from his Arcadia School Board running account
- Pasadena City College Faculty Association: $12,000
- LA/Orange Counties Building Trades Council: $2500
- ACT: $2,000
- International Union of Operations Engineers: $1,500
- Dan Haley, retired PCC librarian: $1,000
- Southwest Regional Carpenters Council: $1,000
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: $1,000
- Pasadena Foothills Democrats: $1,000
- Philip Hu: $1,000
- Audrey Long: $1018
- Daphne KwokAsian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) strategist to AARP: $1,000
- Family planning: $600
From January 1 to April 23, Wang spent $17,467 and from April 23 to May 21, he spent $22,953 on campaign expenses such as postage, postage, bank and card processing fees. credit, workers’ compensation. insurance and Political Data Inc (PDI).
– Wang’s CA Form 460 from January 1 to April 23, 2022
– Wang’s CA Form 460 from April 24 to May 21, 2022
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