MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The race for the District 1 seat on the Lake County Board of Supervisors has so far raised more money than other local contests this spring, according to new financial filings submitted to the Lake County Registrar of Voters.
Voris Brumfield, Monica Rosenthal, James Ryan and Jose “Moke” Simon III are seeking this year to succeed retiring Supervisor Jim Comstock.
The first leg of the race culminates in the presidential primary on June 7.
The latest pre-election financial reports, which covered April 24 through May 21, were due May 26. The next reports will not be due until after the primary in August, the Registrar of Voters Office reported.
A Lake County News analysis of the documents concluded that approximately $64,636.45 has been raised in the District 1 race so far.
That tally is the result of an independent calculation and does not directly mirror the final numbers given in the campaign documents, which were found to include some minor discrepancies.
That overall total for the District 1 race is nearly twice what has been raised in the District 4 race and more than the District 4 and 5 races combined.
Rosenthal, a businesswoman who is a member of the county's wine industry and a former county planning commissioner, has raised the most money in the race so far.
Having announced her candidacy in February 2015, she got a head start on fundraising, bringing in $16,383 by the end of last year.
As of May 21 she had raised another $13,068, for a total of $29,451.
Among her contributors are well-known North Coast winemaker Andy Beckstoffer, who gave her campaign $5,000 last year.
Brumfield, who served on the board in the 1980s and more recently has been a lay minister with the Methodist Church, also entered the race in the spring of 2015.
She raised $1,100 by the end of last year, with $1,000 of that total a loan to herself. That $1,100, combined with the rest of her fundraising to date, totals $15,271.45, based on the latest filings.
Her largest contributor to date is Middletown rancher Michael Browning, who gave her $2,000, contributing the same amount to Simon's campaign.
Simon, the longtime tribal chair of Middletown Rancheria – which owns Twin Pine Casino – has so far raised $13,293.
A large part of his contribution base has come from gaming-related interests, including the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, attorney Rob Rosette of Arizona – an attorney who has worked with local tribes on their gaming projects – and the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians.
James Ryan, a longtime Sonoma County Sheriff's deputy and a Hidden Valley Lake resident, has raised $6,621 to date, based on the filings.
Ryan's larger contributors include family members and law enforcement colleagues, as well as the North Bay Labor Council AFL-CIO.
Loans have played a large part in the campaign funding so far, the filings showed.
Brumfield has loaned herself $6,050. Rosenthal has loaned her campaign $4,000, and Ryan's wife has loaned his campaign $2,400. Simon has no loans in his total.
Each of the candidates also has landed key endorsements.
Brumfield early on landed the nod from Comstock, who intends to retire after the end of his second term. She said she has not sought out other endorsements.
Rosenthal has received endorsements from Congressman Mike Thompson, Assemblyman Bill Dodd, State Board of Equalization Chair Fiona Ma, the Lake County Farm Bureau, the North Bay Association of Realtors, Clearlake City Councilman Bruno Sabatier and Board of Supervisors Chair Rob Brown.
Key endorsements for Ryan include the Lake County Deputy Sheriff's Association and the Peace Officers Research Association of California, of which he is secretary.
Simon said he's been endorsed by the United Pomo Nations Council and Evolve California. In April he also received the National Indian Gaming Association's Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award for his leadership during the Valley fire, as Lake County News has reported.
For more on each of the candidates visit the following sites:
– Voris Brumfield: http://votevoris.us/ ;
– Monica Rosenthal: http://monicaforsupervisor.com/ ;
– Jim Ryan: https://www.facebook.com/Jim-Ryan-for-Supervisor-952531924832369/ ;
– Moke Simon: http://www.vote4moke.com/campaign-news.html .
VORIS BRUMFIELD
Contributions received
Total contributions received, year to date/overall: $15,271.45
Total contributions received for reporting period: $1,749
Monetary contributions, year to date: $9,221.45
Monetary contributions for reporting period: $1,749
Loans received, campaign to date: $6,050 (to self)
Loans received for reporting period: $0
Nonmonetary contributions, year to date: $0
Nonmonetary contributions for reporting period: $0
Expenditures made
Total expenditures made, year to date: $11,504.99
Total expenditures made for reporting period: $3,593.66
Current cash statement
Beginning cash balance: $5,611.12
Cash receipts: $1,749
Cash payments: $3,593.66
Ending cash balance: $3,766.46
Outstanding debts: $6,050 (loans to self)
Top five monetary contributors, campaign to date
1. Michael Browning, Middletown, $2,000
2. Stanley Reed, Santa Rosa, $1,001
3. (Tie in amount) Barbara Thornton, Middletown, $1,000; GBP, A Limited Partnership, Sacramento, $1,000; and Bob Pestoni, Rutherford, $1,000
Top three expenses
None listed.
MONICA ROSENTHAL
Contributions received
Total contributions for campaign overall, 2015 and 2016: $29,451
Total contributions received for reporting period: $1,300
Total contributions received, year to date: $13,068.00
Monetary contributions, year to date: $12,213
Monetary contributions for reporting period: $1,300
Loans received, campaign to date: $4,000 (to self)
Loans received for reporting period: $0
Nonmonetary contributions, year to date: $855
Nonmonetary contributions for reporting period: $0
Expenditures made
Total expenditures made, year to date: $13,106.21
Total expenditures made for reporting period: $8,032.11
Payments made, year to date: $17,570.61
Payments made for reporting period: $5,319.40
Accrued expenses (unpaid bills): $2,712.71
Loans made, year to date: $0
Loans made for reporting period: $0
Current cash statement
Beginning cash balance: $10,271.76
Cash receipts: $1,300
Cash payments: $5,319.40
Ending cash balance: $6,252.36
Outstanding debts: $6,712.71
Top five monetary contributors, campaign to date
1. Andrew Beckstoffer, Rutherford, $5,000
2. R.S. Devoto, Kelseyville, $2,000
3. (Tie for amount) Leon Ballew, Middletown, $1,000; Max Schlienger, Ukiah, $1,000
4. Ladonn Morgan, Hidden Valley Lake, $941
Top three expenses
1. Chris Jones Consulting, Newcastle, $10,554.49
2. Clelia Baur, campaign paraphernalia/misc., Kelseyville, $3,595.73
3. Accounting Champion, Lakeport, $2,350
JAMES RYAN
Contributions received
Total contributions received, year to date/overall: $6,621
Total contributions received for reporting period: $2,525
Monetary contributions, year to date: $4,130
Monetary contributions for reporting period: $1,300
Loans received, year to date: $2,400 (from wife, Lesley Ryan)
Loans received for reporting period: $1,200
Nonmonetary contributions, year to date: $91
Nonmonetary contributions for reporting period: $25
Expenditures made
Total expenditures made, year to date: $6,038
Total expenditures made for reporting period: $2,117
Payments made, year to date: $5,947
Payments made for reporting period: $2,092
Loans made, year to date: $0
Loans made for reporting period: $0
Current cash statement
Beginning cash balance: $175
Cash receipts: $2,500
Cash payments: $2,092
Ending cash balance: $583
Outstanding debts: $2,400
Top five monetary contributors, campaign to date
1. Lesley Ryan, Hidden Valley Lake, $1,200
2. Joy Ryan, Hidden Valley Lake, $1,000
3. (Tie in amount) Margaret M. Byrne, Sebastopol, $500; North Bay Labor Council AFL-CIO, Santa Rosa, $500; Patrick Torres Jr., Sebastopol, $500
Top three expenses
1. VistaPrint, Waltham, Mass., $2,993
2. Lake County Registrar of Voters, Lakeport (filing fee and candidates' statement), $1,053
3. Dirt Cheap Signs, Lago Vista, Texas, $768
JOSE 'MOKE' SIMON III
Contributions received
Total contributions received, year to date/overall: $13,293
Total contributions received for reporting period: $7,250
Monetary contributions, year to date: $13,250
Monetary contributions for reporting period: $7,250
Loans received, year to date: $0
Loans received for reporting period: $0
Nonmonetary contributions, year to date: $43
Nonmonetary contributions for reporting period: $0
Expenditures made
Total expenditures made, year to date: $7,819.77
Total expenditures made for reporting period: $4,708.80
Payments made, year to date: $7,819.77
Payments made for reporting period: $4,708.80
Loans made, year to date: $0
Loans made for reporting period: $0
Current cash statement
Beginning cash balance: $2,889.03
Cash receipts: $7,250
Cash payments: $4,708.50
Ending cash balance: $5,730.67
Outstanding debts: $0
Top five monetary contributors, campaign to date
1. California Nations Indian Gaming Association, Sacramento, $5,000
2. Robert Rosette, Chandler, Ariz., $2,500
3. (Tie in amount): Michael Browning, Middletown, $2,000; and Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians, Santa Ynez, Calif., $2,000.
4. New Albion Surveys (John M. Webb), St. Helena, $1,000
Top three expenses
1. Bennett Solutions, Middletown, $2,686.32
2. Gotprint.com, Burbank, $2,324.12
3. Lake County Registrar of Voters Office, Lakeport, candidate statements fees, $735.09
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ELECTION 2016: Nearly $65,000 raised so far in District 1 supervisorial race
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