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Assembly race: latest reports on campaign contributions

Original post made on Aug 3, 2016

With a couple of months left until election day, Palo Alto City Councilman Marc Berman is leading in campaign contributions in his race against patent attorney Vicki Veenker to succeed Rich Gordon in the 24th Assembly District, with close to $100,000 in his election coffers, according to the latest financial filings.

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Posted by John McGraw
a resident of Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde
on Aug 3, 2016 at 12:25 pm

Seems like both candidates are bought and paid for by the unions.


Posted by Huey - Workin' for a livin'
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Aug 3, 2016 at 12:40 pm

Whaaaa?

Berman: Laborers PAC ($4,250) and the San Francisco Laborer's Local 261 PAC ($4,200) to the California Medical Association PAC ($4,200) and California Apartment Association PAC ($4,200). Berman's largest campaign contribution so far, $8,500, comes from the California Real Estate PAC - California Association of Realtors.

Seems real estate is spending ,ore than worker's groups.

Venker slightly more so, but there's a lot of non working groups in there. Possibly you are adding in Women's groups as Unions? (c'mon - one commie looks like another, amiright?)

Or is any representation for a working man just a bad thing for you?

Don't like it? Public financing - get rid of a system that allows groups, including the wealthy, to buy politicians.


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