California: Well-heeled donors shell out for Davis, Simon - $2.5 million to each -

The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Saturday, June 22, 2002 | John Wildermuth, Chronicle Political Writer

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Deep-pocketed donors are writing hefty checks to Gray Davis and Bill Simon in the last hurrah for the state's no-limit political campaign system.

Since the March 5 primary, each of the two candidates for governor has collected more than $2.5 million from contributors who have given $50,000 or more. That's more than double the $20,000 limit Proposition 34, which was passed in 2000, has set for the next governor's race in 2006.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Someone was asking about how Simon was doing raising money.

Looks like he is doing well.

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[NormsRevenge]

That might be me, Thanks! I much appreciate the heads up on where the dollar totes are. Cool.
DUMP DAVI$ & the Den of Socialists



GO SIMON

[Coop]

If Simon can resist becoming a Bush jr, he might turn out alright.

Seems to me that if I wanted to become a govenor, I might want to emulate one who had already become governor and President. But that's just me.

BTW, he's not a junior.

It's good to see the heavy GOP hitters getting behind Simon's campaign. Between that and the positive poll numbers, things are looking good. Now if we could just get rid of Gerry Parsky, that backstabber.

[Liz]

SIMON DONORS:
12. New Majority PAC, Orange County. $100,000.
13. Lincoln Club of Orange County. $100,000.

Anybody research who who these groups represent?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Not I!

I'll ask for help here.

[GraniteStateConservative]

New Majority PAC
The New Majority was formed to promote fiscal accountability and social moderation.

The New Majority is creating a new paradigm for Orange County government and Republican politics in California.

The New Majority PAC is steering the Republican Party in a direction that emphasizes discourse and creates an environment that encourages any person who believes in the power of the individual over government - regardless of race, gender or religion - that their opinion is welcome and needed in the GOP.

In 2000, the New Majority PAC registered 30,000 new Republicans and contributed hundreds-of-thousands of dollars to legislative races throughout California. We were also successful in helping elect two mainstream Republicans to represent Orange County in the State Assembly.

Our support for candidates is based on one simple question - will the candidates we back support an open, inclusive process that encourages debate and discourse regardless of the member's views on single "litmus test" issues?

With a membership of 100 of Orange County's leading business, philanthropic and community leaders, the New Majority is making a lasting impact on California politics and government.

Lincoln Club of Orange County
The members of The Lincoln Club of Orange County celebrate the worth and dignity of every man and woman and are committed to their freedom and its most essential component, personal responsibility. We believe that government should do only that which the people cannot do for themselves. We hold that political freedom cannot survive without economic freedom. The Lincoln Club works to elect those who promote the principals of good government and to preserve that which is good in this, the greatest nation on earth.

Past speakers to the Club:

President Ronald W. Reagan
President Richard M. Nixon
President Gerald R. Ford
President of Mexico Vicente Fox Quesada
President George W. Bush
Senator John McCain
General Norman Schwartzkopf
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
Senator John Ashcroft
Governor Christine Todd Whitman
Senator Spencer Abraham
Senator Bob Dole
Senator Trent Lott
Senator Orrin Hatch
Senator Phil Gramm
Secretary Elizabeth Dole
Governor George Pataki
Governor Pete Wilson
First Lady Barbara Bush
Senator Howard Baker
Attorney General Richard Thornburgh
Secretary Jack Kemp
Vice President Dan Quayle
Congressman Richard Armey
Secretary Lamar Alexander
Secretary William Bennett
Speaker Newt Gingrich
Stephen Forbes
Congressman Jim Rogan
Congressman John Kasich
Marilyn Quayle
Frank Luntz
Edward Rollins
Bruce Herschensohn
Chairman Lee Atwater
Chairman Haley Barbour
Reverend Pat Robertson
Frank Fahrenkopf

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thank you!

[daviddennis]

Humph. Jerry Perenchio, Univision, $100k to both parties.

I wonder what that's all about?

Might be his desire for the resumption of bilingual education (which ensures the relevence of Univision's Spanish language broadcasts). But it's also interesting to see that Simon bought ad time on Univision. I wonder if that support is effectively free ads?

D

[heleny]

I saw the same info as GraniteStateConservative on the New Majority.

But, from a March 6th AP article in the SD Union-Tribune Democrat-dominated Legislature may become still more liberal

Republicans, meanwhile, largely elected conservatives rather than moderates for their seats, despite fund-raising efforts by some in the party to support more centrist candidates.

The New Majority PAC, moderate Republicans who offered financial support to at least three candidates, lost all three contests.
...
In November, [liberal Democrat Nicole] Parra will face a conservative Republican businessman, Dean Gardner, who defeated moderate Republican Jerry Salazar 66 to 34 percent on Tuesday.

Salazar had received a $12,000 assist from the New Majority PAC of moderate Republicans seeking to push their party toward the political center.

Another moderate candidate backed by the PAC, Assemblyman Richard Dickerson, R-Redding, lost his bid for a Senate nomination to conservative Assemblyman Sam Aanestad, R-Grass Valley. Aanestad received 56 percent of the vote to Dickerson's 44 percent.

The article gives other examples of conservatives winning the Republican nominations, and liberals winning the Democrat nominations. The article expects the general election to be more polarized with fewer moderate candidates, but it also predicts that the legislature will become more liberal overall (by assuming the dems win).

[heleny]

From a Feb. 24th AP article on the OC Register Riordan known for two-fisted style

Top contributors [to Riordan]

California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment: $250,000.

Jerrold Perenchio, CEO, Univision: $250,000.

Siebel Systems Inc.: $200,000.

The Siebel Living Trust: $200,000.

Rupert Murdoch, chairman, News Corp.: $125,000.

Alex Spanos, developer, owner, San Diego Chargers: $120,000.

W. Howard Lester, chairman, Williams-Sonoma Inc.: $100,000.

Orange County-based New Majority PAC: $100,000.

Source: California Secretary of State.

Boldface was added by me, for large donors to Bill Simon listed in the first post.

Jerry Perenchio of Univision and Alex Spanos each donated more to Riordan's primary campaign than they have to Simon's gubernatorial campaign so far.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Got some info from seenenuf :

New Majority sprung up about 2 years ago - rich OC dot.com money (2 or 3 are/were on Board of Directors of The Performing Arts Center.

They wanted to moderate the viewpoint of the more conservative right wing elements of the Republican Party.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for sharing your viewing of the commercial. I still have not seen that down here on the SoCal beach. But I limit my watching of the Tele.