Form 460s, the campaign disclosure forms, give a partial insight into the strength of candidates and campaigns. I say partial because they don’t necessarily tell the whole story in terms of other critical measures such as name ID, positive/negative public perception, track record at the ballot, etc.
At the same time, they do tell a story about a candidate’s ability to organize, campaign and are indications of provenance and breadth of his or her support.
Plus, they are interesting to political junkies and insiders.
The latest wave of Form 460s provide 2012 totals for contributions, expenditure, cash-on-hand and debt. Let’s start with the incumbent Anaheim councilmembers, starting alphabetically and with their next election in parenthesis).
Councilman Jordan Brandman (2012 committee; 2016 re-election)
Total contributions: $113,222.87
Total expenditures: $158,209.36
Outstanding debt: $15,000
Cash-on-hand: $8,686.26
Mayor Pro Tem Gail Eastman (2014 re-election)
Total contributions: $10,348
Total expenditures: $39
Outstanding debt: $0
Cash-on-hand: $10,309
Total contributions: $4,457.63
Total expenditures: $4,808.51
Outstanding debt: $7.63
Cash-on-hand: $3,637.69
Councilwoman Lucille Kring
Total contributions: $140,564.92
Total expenditures: $122,914.23
Outstanding debt: $75,000
Cash-on-hand: $19,147.15
Total contributions: $0
Total expenditures: $120
Outstanding debt: $16,550 (balance of $20,000 personal loan from 2002)
Cash-on-hand: $827.36
Committee to Elect Lucille Kring
Total contributions: $0
Total expenditures: $110
Outstanding debt: $15,500 (balance of personal loan for 2004)
Cash-on-hand: $2,261.28
Total contributions: $0
Total expenditures: $77
Outstanding debt: $33,222 (balance of personal loan for 2006)
Cash-on-hand: $166.70
Councilwoman Kris Murray (2014 re-election)
Total contributions: $6,016.52
Total expenditures: $2,211.52
Outstanding debt: $0
Cash-on-hand: $5,165.60
Total contributions: $9,800
Total expenditures: $12,760.50
Outstanding debt: $0
Cash-on-hand: $293.67
Mayor Tom Tait
Total contributions: $4,700
Total expenditures: $14,697.58
Outstanding debt: $0
Cash-on-hand: $16,996.31
Friends of Tom Tait (officeholder account)
Total contributions: $0
Total expenditures: $7,215.11
Outstanding debt: $0
Cash-on-hand: $10,728.82
Tomorrow we’ll look at some of the major player IE committees and other committees of interest for the coming 2014 contest.
