Nearly $100K raised for board race

CHICO » Some of the campaign finance documents for the upcoming supervisors elections have been made public by the Butte County Clerk-Recorder’s office with a breakdown of contributions and expenses.

The latest documents show how much was made from Jan. 1 through April 23 for each Butte County Supervisor candidate and incumbent through both donors and loans as well as individual names, businesses and Political Action Committees which have contributed.

Based on the documents released so far, District 2 supervisor candidate Peter Durfee has raised the most money.

Debra Lucero

District 2 incumbent Debra Lucero has gathered a total of $47,649.60 when considering $10,500 in loans and the remaining coming from various contributions.

Lucero’s single highest donor was from a private firm Urban Associates in Commerce, California at $4,900. PACs the Butte County Central Committee and the Democratic Action Club of Chico contributed $4,000 and $1,000 respectively.

Chico artist Jeff Lindsay provided $2,000 to Lucero’s campaign while business owner Morgan Kennedy donated $1,000. A contributor who went unnamed in the document gave $1,411.60. Patrica Estrada and Kevin Thompson each contributed $1,000.

Other independent donors ranged from contributions of $25 to $700.

Based on her campaign finance document, Lucero has spent $18,149.44 and began the most recently documented period with $14,531.

Lucero’s top donors

The following have contributed the most to Lucero’s campaign to date:

$2,000 or more: Urban Associates, The Butte County Democratic Central Committee, Jeff Lindsay

$1,000-1,999: Unknown donor, Kevin Thompson, The Democratic Action Club of Chico, Morgan Kennedy, Patrica Estrada

$700-799: Felipe Garcia

$600-699: Richard Harriman

$500-599: David Welch, Robert McCollum, Linda Barker, Andrew Holcombe, Beverly Cross, Dennis Deromedi, Lynn Hubbard, Marily Rees, Susan Schrader

$400-499: N/A

$300-399: Lupe Arim-Law, John Hooper, Karl Ory, Brian Ferdani, Abe Baily, Patrick Coghlan, Angela Risdon, Carol Murer, George Washington

Less than $300: Stephen Cummins, Katys House, Michael McGinnis, Diana Fogel, Robert King, Maria Elena Ramierez, Jan Alonzo,

Jill Cartwright, David Guzzetti, Heather Lyon, Richard Narad, Nancy Park, James Strucker, Hugh Tinling, Jon Hilbert, Catherine Mahoney, Sharon McKinnon, Thomas Reed, Manuel

Lucero, Pam Stoesser, Charlotte DeWitt, Sandy Goulart, Robin Keehn, Maureen Kirk, Mary Ann Latimer, James McCabe, Jim McCollough, Karen Rogers, Jeanne Thatcher, Julia Keener, Marc Kessler, Maria Elena Ramirez, Jason Tannen, Ken Fleming, Linda Lunsford, Richard Macias, Marcia Moore, Paul

Moore, Deborah Muth, Ellen Walker, Jerrold Weiner, Tom Anderson, Pattie Pardini-Barrett, David Lawton, Frank Willis, Courtney Casey, Linda Dunbaugh, Robert Fischer, Fran Kenkel, Dharma LaRocca, Philip LaRocca, Thomas Mallory, Lorena Monroe, Marvey Ann Mueller, Lola Olson, Pamela Posey, Heather Schlaff, Margaret Swick, Marlene Delrosario, Charlotte Dinger, Susan Hearne, Laurel Heath, Robert Klang, Bill Padula, Ann Ponzio, Barbara Scacht, William Bynum, Grace Marvin, Glynda-Lee Hoffman, Ray Testman

Tami Ritter

To date, District 3 Supervisor Incumbent Tami Ritter has raised $18,585 for the coming election. Roughly half of that, $9,912, has come in during the most recent reporting period.

The majority of Ritter’s contributions came from independent donors who, on average, contributed between $100 and $300 with some providing up to $500. Ritter’s highest donation from an independent party came from Morgan Kennedy, a business owner who contributed $1,000.

Oroville Business All Things Carpet & Upholstery donated $1,000 to Ritter’s campaign.

The Democratic Action Club of Chico provided Ritter’s campaign with $500 and the Butte County Democratic Central Committee donated $2,000, Ritter’s highest single contribution for the coming election. The campaign has only spent $32 since Jan. 1.

For loans received, Ritter’s campaign has taken out $8,637.46.

Her campaign’s starting balance as of Jan. 1 was $4,535.40 and based on the documents submitted on April 23, that balance is up to $14,415.40.

Ritter’s top donors

The following have contributed the most to Ritter’s campaign to date:

$2,000 or more: Butte County Democratic Central Committee

$1,000-1,999: Morgan Kennedy, All things Carpet & Upholstery

$700-799: N/A

$600-699: N/A $500-599: United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee, Andy Holcombe, Linda Barker, Democratic Action Club of Chico $400-499: N/A $300-399: John Scott, Robin Keehn,

Less than $300: Ellen Simon, Walter Schafer, Samuel Ritter, Sheldon Praiser, Nancy Evens, Henry Schleiger, John Merz, Michael McGinnis, Jana Lawton, Philip LaRocca, Maureen Kirk, Elizabeth George, Thomas Reed Jr., William Monroe, Ray Testman, Hilary Herman, Felipe Garcia

Peter Durfee

District 2 candidate Peter Durfee has received

the largest total donations of the supervisorial candidates at $27,874.99.

Durfee’s top contributors included Wayne Cook, the owner of the Diamond Hotel in downtown Chico, who contributed $2,650 along with Stu Depper Kasia Lewis and Alberto Vera-Gonzalez who each gave $4,900. The California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC donated $4,900 as well.

Chico Mayor Andrew Coolidge also donated $600 to Durfee’s campaign.

Individual donors who contributed less than $1,000 ranged from $100 to $750 per person. According to the finance document, Durfee’s campaign has spent $19,194.15 of that money with $2,204.67 still outstanding.

The Durfee campaign’s starting finance balance came out to $40,722.54. As it stands based on the documents submitted through April 23, Durfee’s balance totals $49,403.38.

Durfee’s documents state that his campaign has not taken out any loans.

Durfee’s top donors

The following have contributed the most to Durfee’s campaign to date:

$2,000 or more: Stu Depper, Kasia Lewis, Wayne Cook, Alberto Vera-Gonzalez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC

$1,000-1,999: Operating Engineers Local Union PAC, Lewis Everett

$700-799:

Shanker

$600-699: Harold Littlejohn, Andrew Coolidge

$500-599: Donald Thatcher, Steven Depa, Arthur Cummings, Moore Fencing Inc., Michael Koehnen, Amber De Paola $400-499: N/A $300-399: Lance Tennis Less than $300: DawnMarie Cavaness, Carol Rudolph, Lynn Cardwell, Morris Keeney, William Corbin, Thomas Tenorio, Ronald Gray, Greg Martin, JAS Repair Inc., Timothy Finn, PBM Supply &MFG Inc., Sheryl Campbell-Bennett, Kenneth Lange, Jeff Shimizu, William Knudsen, Frank Ross, John Thorpe, Bryant Hart, Dan Newman

Carl Jeffries

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Mary Murphy-Waldorf

District 3 Supervisor challenger Mary MurphyWaldorf has raised a total of $11,536.95 for her campaign as of April 23.

Murphy-Waldorf’s largest contributions came from private business Minto Construction, which donated a total of $4,898 and TJO LLC which donated $1,000.

She herself has contributed a total of $2,038.95 to her campaign with the remaining money coming from individual donors ranging from $100 to $500.

Murphy-Waldorf, according to the finance documents, hasn’t taken out any loans for her campaign.

As of April 23, MurphyWaldorf’s campaign finance balance sits at $4,538.04.

Murphy-Waldorf’s top donors

The following have contributed the most to Murphy-Waldorf’s campaign to date:

$2,000 or more: Minto Construction

$1,000-1,999: TJO LLC $800-899: Mary MurphyWaldorf

$700-799: N/A

$600-699: N/A $500-599: Alliance Environmental Services Inc., Chris Collins

$400-499: Bill Donovan, $300-399: N/A

Less than $300: Thomas Bond, John Kermen, Nichole Nava, James Wood, Patricia Jones, Mary Rooney, Damon Posey, Michael Gainok, Martha Kersey, Barbara Hector-Francis, Melisa Rodriguez, Lori McDermott

Because Jeffries hasn’t reached the financial threshold to qualify, he is not yet required to submit a 460 with finance information.