Mayor raises $2.3 million for re-election

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa continued his fundraising bonanza for his re-election campaign next year, reporting Friday that he has raised more than $2.3 million against a field of lightly funded and little-known candidates. Daily News.

Only attorney Walter Moore reported any significant amount of money, $162,000, for the March 3 election. Other announced candidates for the election include Bruce Darian, Mervin Evans, David Hernandez and Mike Manley, none of whom reported major fundraising.

The money raised by the mayor was as of Sept. 30 and does not include other recent fundraisers, including one this week in San Antonio sponsored by former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros.

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