pzarquon
March 21st, 2005, 05:47 AM
Ian Lind (http://www.ilind.net/) undertook a little reporting exercise this morning.
Governor Lingle raised $246,781.25 during the second half of 2004, with a big chunk coming from out of state. Just for fun, I pulled out the top out of state donors from data filed with the Campaign Spending Commission and came up with this list. Just this small group accounts for about a third of the total Lingle raised during the period. It's clear that Lingle is pulling support from wealthy donors, mostly major Republican contributors, as well as companies doing business in Hawaii.Donor companies:
The Corbis Group (http://www.thecorbisgroup.com/) (San Diego, CA) $6,000
Corrections Corp of America (http://www.correctionscorp.com/) (Nashville, TN) $6,000
Hawaiian Holdings Inc (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/41/41925.html) (San Diego, CA) $6,000
Pacific Coast Capital (http://www.paccoastcapital.com/) (El Segundo, CA) $5,000
La Jolla Investment (La Jolla, CA) $3,750
Patrick Investment Grp (San Diego, CA) $3,750
Aramark (http://www.aramark.com/) (Philadelphia) $3,500
Individual donors:
Roland & Dawn Arnall (Los Angeles) $12,000
Eileen Blau (Westport, CT) $6,000
Guilford Glazer (Beverly Hills, CA) $6,000
Marc S. Goldman (Hoboken, NJ) $6,000
Russell B. Geyser (Encinitas, CA) $6,000
Lewis P. Geyser (Salinas, CA) $3,853.50 (in kind)
Robert Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) $3,800.12 (in kind)
Abraham T Keh (Los Altos, CA) $5,000
Ty Ross (Goldendale, WA) $5,000
Of course, "individuals" can be misleading (probably why Ian didn't separate them this way). He notes the Arnalls are majority owners in Ameriquest, and are well-known campaign donors (http://www.google.com/search?q=ameriquest+arnall) nationwide. Glazer is a real estate investor. Chances are high-level "individual" donors have a business interest.
Out-of-state contributions are not unusual in any state race, to be sure. But Lingle has stronger ties than most local candidates to Mainland supporters. As Ian noted, this makes the challenge facing any Democratic candidate even tougher. Though frankly the Dems first need to find a viable candidate before worrying about fundraising...
Governor Lingle raised $246,781.25 during the second half of 2004, with a big chunk coming from out of state. Just for fun, I pulled out the top out of state donors from data filed with the Campaign Spending Commission and came up with this list. Just this small group accounts for about a third of the total Lingle raised during the period. It's clear that Lingle is pulling support from wealthy donors, mostly major Republican contributors, as well as companies doing business in Hawaii.Donor companies:
The Corbis Group (http://www.thecorbisgroup.com/) (San Diego, CA) $6,000
Corrections Corp of America (http://www.correctionscorp.com/) (Nashville, TN) $6,000
Hawaiian Holdings Inc (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/41/41925.html) (San Diego, CA) $6,000
Pacific Coast Capital (http://www.paccoastcapital.com/) (El Segundo, CA) $5,000
La Jolla Investment (La Jolla, CA) $3,750
Patrick Investment Grp (San Diego, CA) $3,750
Aramark (http://www.aramark.com/) (Philadelphia) $3,500
Individual donors:
Roland & Dawn Arnall (Los Angeles) $12,000
Eileen Blau (Westport, CT) $6,000
Guilford Glazer (Beverly Hills, CA) $6,000
Marc S. Goldman (Hoboken, NJ) $6,000
Russell B. Geyser (Encinitas, CA) $6,000
Lewis P. Geyser (Salinas, CA) $3,853.50 (in kind)
Robert Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) $3,800.12 (in kind)
Abraham T Keh (Los Altos, CA) $5,000
Ty Ross (Goldendale, WA) $5,000
Of course, "individuals" can be misleading (probably why Ian didn't separate them this way). He notes the Arnalls are majority owners in Ameriquest, and are well-known campaign donors (http://www.google.com/search?q=ameriquest+arnall) nationwide. Glazer is a real estate investor. Chances are high-level "individual" donors have a business interest.
Out-of-state contributions are not unusual in any state race, to be sure. But Lingle has stronger ties than most local candidates to Mainland supporters. As Ian noted, this makes the challenge facing any Democratic candidate even tougher. Though frankly the Dems first need to find a viable candidate before worrying about fundraising...