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Add an EventBig Money: Campaign Finance Totals for the Recall in Santa Cruz
Two groups have been raising funds to support the recall: Santa Cruz Together raised $131,153, and Santa Cruz United raised $45,255, out of the $176,408 in total raised through February 15. Additionally, Santa Cruz Together began 2019 with a balance of $29,528, which was left over from funds the group raised to fight Measure M and rent control in the City of Santa Cruz in 2018.
Two groups have been raising funds to oppose the recall: the Stop the Recalls group raised $28,466, and a group organized by Erica Aitken raised $2,618, out of the $31,804 in total raised through February 15.
Councilmember Chirs Krohn has not had an open campaign committee since 2017.
During the period of the recall campaign, Councilmember Drew Glover raised $2,873, through February 15. Additionally, Councilmember Glover's campaign began 2019 with a balance of $2,089, which was leftover from his campaign in 2018. During the recall campaign, Councilmember Glover was loaned $1,400 from the Stop the Recalls group, with financial documents showing Glover's campaign has paid back that loan.
Candidate Katherine Beiers made a $5,000 loan to kick-start her own campaign, and records show Candidate Renée Golder loaned her own campaign $1,700.
Current campiagn finance forms filed with the City of Santa Cruz can be found: here.
$0 Beginning cash balance (1/1/20-1/18/20)
$5,000 Loaned to herself (1/1/20-1/18/20)
$5239 1/1/20-1/18/20
$5260 1/19/20-2/15/20
Total $10,499 in monetary contributions
* Tim Fitzmaurice
$0 Beginning cash balance (12/19/19-1/18/20)
$0 Beginning cash balance (1/1/20-1/18/20 )
$4,779 12/19/19-1/18/20
$2,059 1/19/20-2/15/20
Total $6,838 in monetary contributions
* Renee Golder
$0 Beginning cash balance (7/1/19-12/31/19)
$1,700 Loaned to herself (7/1/19-12/31/19)
$2,612 7/1/19-12/31/19
$17,008 1/1/20-1/18/20
$8,806 1/19/20-2/15/20
Total $28,426 in monetray contributions
* Don Lane
$0 Beginning cash balance (7/1/19-12/31/19)
$3,134 7/1/19-12/31/19
$5,140 1/1/20-1/18/20
$3,979 1/19/20-2/15/20
Total $12,253 in monetary contributions
* Drew Glover
$2,089 Beginning and ending cash balance (1/1/19-6/30/19)
$2,089 Beginning and ending cash balance (7/1/19-12/31/19)
$1,400 Loaned from Stop the Recalls of Councilmembers Glover and Krohn (7/1/19-12/31/19)
$710 7/1/19-12/31/19
$515 1/1/20-1/18/20
$1,648 1/19/20-2/15/20
Total $2,873 in monetary contributions
* Chirs Krohn has not had an open campaign committee since 2017
* Erica Aitken against Recall of Glover/Krohn 2020
$2,618 1/17/20-2/15/20 + $1,160 in non-monetary contributions
Total $2,618 in monetary contributions
* Stop the Recalls of Councilmembers Glover and Krohn
$0 Beginning cash balance (7/1/19-12/31/19)
$12,423.02 7/1/19-12/31/19 + $169.50 in non-monetary contributions
$7,316 1/1/20-1/18/20 + $237.54 in non-monetary contributions
$7,727 1/19/20-2/15/20 + $81.10 in non-monetary contributions
$1,000 2/16/20 (form 497)
Total $28,466 in monetary contributions
* Total monetary contributions for Stop the Recalls groups = $31,804
* Santa Cruz United
$0 Beginning cash balance (6/24/19-6/30/19)
$5,047 6/24/19-6/30/19
$34,560 7/1/19-12/31/19
$2,005 1/1/20-1/18/20
$1,143 1/19/20-2/15/20
$2,500 2/20/20 (form 497)
Total $45,255 in monetary contributions
* Santa Cruz Together
$30,853.92 beginning cash balance (1/1/19-6/30/19 received 7/30/19)
$29,528.16 beginning cash balance (1/1/19-6/30/19 amended, received 10/21/19)
$16,983 1/1/19-6/30/19
$48,136 7/1/19-9/30/19
$35,461 10/1/19-12/31/19
$13,703 1/1/20-1/18/20
$16,870 1/19/20-2/15/20
Total $131,153 in monetary contributions
* Santa Cruz United + Santa Cruz Together = $176,408
* 2018 contributions to Santa Cruz Together
Total $233,185 in monetary contributions
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