State law caps the amount donors can give to a legislator’s campaign — but these special interests can spend as much as they like mounting their own campaigns to praise or trash candidates. And the money interest groups are pouring into these “independent expenditure committees” has reached dizzying heights. So far more than $31 million […]
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Incumbents Hold Large Cash Advantage in Supes Races
When it comes to financing a supervisorial campaign, it sure is nice to be an incumbent. That’s the primary takeaway from the first round of campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Humboldt County Elections Office in advance of the March 3 primary, which will see five challengers battle a pair of incumbents for seats […]
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Supes Fundraising: Madrone closes gap in Fifth, Bass steamrolls in Fourth
If we judge by campaign fundraising alone, it seems the race to become Humboldt County’s next Fifth District supervisor has become a dead heat. While incumbent Ryan Sundberg finished the last reporting period with a 10-fold fundraising advantage over his challenger, Steve Madrone, the tides turned with the latest filings in the race, which show […]