Fundraising efforts in Rosemead weak, for now
Just got the campaign finance numbers for Rosemead. Here are the highlights:
Mayor John Tran donated $7,400 worth of his campaing finance money to Garvey School Board members Henry Lo and Janet Chin, and Rosemead School Board candidate Qui Nguyen. Lo got $5,200, Chin got $1,000 and Nguyen got $1,200. Tran has $6,361 remaining in his coffers. Tran lists his treasurer as Henry Lo.
Councilwoman Margaret Clark reimbursed the Committee to re-elect Ron Esquivel for $247 in postage costs. I'm assuming that was for the mailers she sent out regarding general plan changes. Clark has $1,250 remaining in her coffers. Clark's treasurer is Alberta Lambert.
Councilwoman Polly Low gave $500 to Garvey School Board member Henry Lo, and $1,000 to Garvey School Board member Janet Chin. Low has $892 remaining in her coffers.
Councilman John Nunez loaned himself $1,800. He also donated a total of $1,064 to Henry Lo and Janet Chin. He lists his treasurer as Bob Bruesch, a Garvey School Board member.
Political Action Committee No on Rosemead Recall gave $402 to another Political Action Committee, Rosemead Partners. Rosemead Partners was the only fundraiser of this batch of statements. The committee received $4,935 in contributions, and spent $2,112. They have $3,985 remaining. Lewis and Company donated $250 and gave $150 worth of copies; and Wal-Mart donated $200 worth of refreshments and snacks to the committee.
As the election nears, that's when the real money will start rolling in.
Why would anyone believe the three amigos are good for Rosemead and give them one cent?
Because they have other interests than those of the residents of Rosemead.
Why are Wal-Mart and Mike Lewis still meddling in Rosemead politics?
And don't think that the $550 is all they've spent. Those "Rosemead Partners" mailings weren't on Maggie Clark's FPPC forms, were they? But were they intended to boost her reelections chances? Undoubtedly.