The first campaign finance reporting filing deadline for Whittier City Council election has arrived. As we did for the school board elections in November we’ll report some of the basic information. The information will include the total amount of money raised and spent, how much cash they have on hand and list all of the candidates’ contributors who gave $100 or more. All of the data reflects through Feb. 25. Candidates will be listed in alphabetical order. Challenger Adrian Gonzales as of Tuesday afternoon hadn’t turned in his report. It was due at 5 p.m. Thursday.

(Write-in candidate) Jonathan Rex Bartuzik
Filed form stating he will spend less than $1,000

Nick Donovan
Raised $1,050. Spent no money but owes $4,478 in unpaid bills

Contributors include:
Bruce Lamarche and Matt Lyons of Whittier, $250
Paul Breitman of Whittier, $150
Hope Angie Gillis Rose Marie Joyce and George Poochigian of Whittier, and Carol Ann Malkasian of La Habra, $100

Lupe Sahagun-Garcia
Raised $2,659, including a $500 loan from herself and a $99 non-cash
contribution, Spent no money but has $3,622 in unpaid bills and has
$2,506 in cash on hand.

Contributors include
Whittier Hills Oil Watch, $1,000
Melvin Magnet of Whittier, $300
Russell E.K. Chang of Whittier, $250
Joann Libolt and Melvin Magnet of Whittier, $140 each
George Poochigian and Erwin A. Ulbrich of Whittier, $100 each

Craig Lebow
Raised $4,529, including a $1,140 loan from himself and a $176 non-cash contribution, Spent $4,353 and has $2,427 in cash on hand.

Contributors include
Aaron Adame and law office of Steven Espinoza of Whittier, $500 each
Carol and Christina Hernandez, Mark and Yolanda Umeda of Whittier, $300 each
Herbie’s Natural Foods of Whittier and Alfred Miranda and Ana Turcios of La Habra, $250 each
Shauna Bryan and John Hernandez of Whittier, $200 each
Philllip and Elizabeth Ellis, George Poochigian, Robert and Sally Young, Virginia Young of Whittier, $100 each

Owen Newcomer
Raised $9,530, including a $1,000 loan from himself, spent $2,537 and has $7,070 on hand.

Contributors include
Republic Services of Phoenix (Consolidated Disposal Services), $1,000
Barbara Pell of Montebello, Theodore Saulino and Mary Tappan of Whittier $250 each
Whittier Councilman Bob Henderson and Theodore Zwemer of Whittier, $200 each
Etholine Newcomer of Santra Barbara, $150
Larry Adamson Janet Baird, Miriam Benell, Ellie Bewley, Glenn Britton, Sandra Chavez, Jeanne Chermas, Ruth Cruickshank,
Ray Fritsch, Alfred Gutierrez, David Hasle, Judy Jansen, Richard Jenkins, Guy Kato, Whittier First Day Executive Director Ted Knoll, , Wesley Kruse, Sandra Alarcon Lopez, Joyice Kaufman, Parks and Transportation Commissioner John McCandless, Bart McNeil, Jean Muhlestein, James Olsen, Bonnie Jo Panagos, Laurie Peel, Ann Peila, Janna Roznos, Robert Settlage, Brigita Weger, Keshen Wu, and Anne Young, all of Whittier, $100.
Kewal Dialan of El Montre, $100, Maurice Meysenburg of La Habra, Linda Muren of Cle Elum, Wash., , Michael O’Shea of Hacienda Heights Theresa Parakh of Bellingham, Wash. Adam Rocke of San Diego, Shigeru Takehana of Montebello, $100 each

Joe Vinatieri
Raised $30,190, including $3,770 in non-cash contributions, spent $4,285 and has $23,242 in cash on hand. He started campaign with $1,102.

Contributors include:
Ronald Ridout of Whittier, $3,570 worth of food and beverages
Lee and Ellen Hardeman and Henri and Dianne Pellissier of Whittier, $1,200 each
Jay and Letty Hernandez of Whittier, $1,000
Hubert Perry of Whittier, $500
Associated Reproduction Services, Michael and Mary Lou Greene, Curt James, Sylvia Southerland, all of Whittier, $500 each
San Diego County Assessor Ernie and Marilyn Dronenburg and Michael Schaap of Hidden Hills, $500 each
Robby and Jennifer Hernandez of Whittier, $400
Claudia Richard and Todd Riley of Whittier, $300
GM Properties and Mike Green and Wes Hoffmaster, Randall Martinez, Ted Saulino,  Ruth B. Shannon, Richard and Lois Shippee of Whittier, $250
Charles and Martha House and John and Nancy Richmond of Hacienda Heights, $250 each
Ernie Hernandez, provided $200 worth of music at event
Donald Alvarado, Whittier Union High School District board member Leighton Anderson, Earl and Jan Arbuckle, Robert and Virginia Ball, Donald and Sherry Barber, Whittier Union High School District school board member Jeff and South Whittier School board member Jan Baird, Fred Biggers, William and Mary Bishop, Glenn Britton, Wayne and Janet Campfield, Rudy Cervantes,  Kelly Collazo, Richard Dewberry, David Ellis, Sylvia Foltz, Jim and Lark Hickey, Bob and Sue Haendiges, David Harris, Paul and Mary Helfrey, Chris Herdeman, Barbara and Don Jenkins, Debby Kelly, Donald Kelly, Robert and Nancy Krug, Wesley and Louise Kruse, Parking and Transportation Commissioner John McCandless, John and Mary McCarthy, Margaret Martin, Ed Miller, Selma Minerd, Jerry Morgan, John Nelson, Charles Palmer, Raymond Schmidt, Kevin Schmidtbaur, Whittier City School District board member Linda Small, Barbara Stone, John Sudick, Steve Sundin, D.E. Wood, all of Whittier, $200
Robert Stambaugh, of Whittier, $150 each
Bobbie Albanese, James Anare, Betsey Angevine, Alyssa Barrios, Maurice Behrens, Duane and Miriam Benell, Ellie Bewley, Virginia Boles, Dorothea Boyd, Letty Brooks, Merita Campion, Kenneth Casford, Joanne Christian, Joe Corey, Barrie and Ruth Cruickshank, R. Dushone,  Laurie Eastwood, Louise Eiler, Kristine Gay, Salvatore Graziano, Tom and Marilyn Ghysels, Virginia Gow, Dot Hamblin, Harvey and Parmelee LLP, Ervin Houghland, Margaret Huber, Joyce Kaufman and Robert Marks, Kaye Kidwell, Whittier First Day Executive Director Ted Knoll, Jacque Knupp, R.D. McDonnell, Mary Ellen Mead, Victoria Mena, Joe and Jan Mericle, Luis Meza, Lynda Mitzner, Steven Morski, Phyllis Morton, Lyle Nelson, Tom and Helen Nordbak, Lee and Bonnie Jo Panagos, Mark and Carol Perry, Guillermo Ramirez, Thomas Samarin, Bill and Lola Scavo, Mike Shatynski, Daniel Skews, H.R. Topalian, B. Sue Turco, Robert Vinatieri, Dennis Ward, Robert Williams, Mary Ann Thielmann Wilson, Tom Woodward, all of Whittier, $100 each
Reene and Delta Murphy of Fullerton, $100

Cathy Warner
Raised $10,206, including $250 in a non-cash contribution; spent $3,144, and has $6,811 in cash on hand

Contributors include:
Dianne and Henri Pellisssier, $1,000
Ruth B. Shannon, $300
David Ellis, John and Mary McCarthy of Whittier, John Medler of Mission Viejo, Jo and Jan Mericle of Whittier, $250 each
Ernie Hernandez, provided $200 worth of music at event
Robert and Virginia Ball, Michael and Maudi Greene, Greg Gunter, Barbara and Harry Stone, Bill Wood,  $200 each
Duane and Miriam Benell, Bonnie and Gary Braaksma, Emily Johnson, Richard and Valerie Thacher, all of Whittier, $150 each
Betsey Angevine, John Antonelli, Central Basin Municipal Water Director Robert Apodaca, Earl and Jean Arbuckle, Whittier Union High School District board member Jeff Baird, Patricia Beck, Ellie Bewley and Genevieve Lescsak, Virginia and Tom Boles, Ken and Norma Casford, Nancy Claxton, Barrie and Ruth Cruickshank,  Trudy Ertle, Ramsey Ezaki, Sylvia Foltz, Tom Ghysels, Dot Hamblin, Lee Hardeman, Paul and Mary Helfrey, Whittier Councilman Bob Henderson, Dave and Willi Hasle,  Barbara and Don Jenkins, Guy Kato, Joyce Kaufman, Norm and  Theola Kirschenbaum, Whittier First Day Executive Director Ted Knoll, Wesley and Louise Kruse, Leon Lesa, Jim and Pat Longman, Planning Commissioner R.D. McDonnell, Bonnie Jo and Lee Panagos, Robert Ruiz, Laddie and Kevin Schmidt,  Sylvia Southerland, John Sudick, Ray Wong, and Karen Young, all of Whittier, $100 each
Kewal Dialani of El Monte, $100