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Editor’s note: This article was updated at 11:07 on Nov. 5 to include expenditures from the mayoral candidates’ Form 460s.
The candidates for Hollister City Council have raised a combined $38,954 for their respective campaigns. The majority of the funds have gone to the mayoral race. Incumbent Mia Casey has reported $22,929 in contributions, while challenger Roxanne Stephens has reported $5,082.
However, Stephens has outspent Casey, reporting $23,274 in expenditures to Casey’s $13,770.
Councilmember Rick Perez reported the second highest campaign contributions with $8,113.82. Rudy Picha, vying for Perez’s District 1 seat, has raised $1,196.
District 4 challenger Priscilla De Anda reported receiving $1,634 for her campaign. Incumbent Councilmember Tim Burns did not file a report. California law only requires candidates who receive more than $2,000 in contributions to file.
The City Council earlier this year abandoned its campaign contribution policy that limited candidates to receiving $250 per donor. They are now following the state’s policy which limits contributions to $5,500 and requires candidates to disclose contributors who donated $100 or more.
The state also requires elected officials to recuse themselves from voting on projects whose applicant contributed to their campaign within a year of the vote.
Below is a breakdown for each race.
Mayor
Casey’s largest contributors are trade unions and Hollister Fire Department union, combining for $8,000. Her largest single contributor is the Ted and Irene Davis Family Trust with $5,000. Ted Davis is the former owner of Hollister-based Teknova, a chemical reagent manufacturing company.
The source of most of Stephens’ funds have not yet been reported. She reports receiving contributions of $100 or more from individuals mostly from Hollister. She received $1,800 from out-of-county contributors, including her biggest donor, Gerardo Gonzalez from Daly City with $500. She received a total of $748 in contributions of less than $100.
District 1
Unions have also backed Perez’s campaign with $3,300 in contributions. His biggest individual contributor is Shawn Herrera with $1,000. Herrera is involved in several local nonprofits, including BenitoLink (Herrera and the rest of BenitoLink Board of Directors do not engage in editorial decisions.)
Picha reported four contributors of $100 or more. His biggest contributor was Linda Picha with $500. He also reported receiving $496 in contributions of less than $100.
District 4
$1,034 of Priscilla De Anda’s funds were from contributions of less than $100. She received two contributions of $100 from out-of-the-county residents.
Burns has not filed a contributions list.
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