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Candidate Ownership
As summarized in the Tri-City Herald, here is a list of who owns the 4th CD candidates.
Dan Newhouse is owned by agri-business, particularly those that oppose GMO labelling. Total PAC contributions are upwards of $28,000. His total war chest is $358,014.
Clint Didier has received $5,000 from a gun rights PAC, $2500 from orthopaedic surgeons, and $1500 from Ron Paul's libertarian PAC. Tricity individuals account for $219,174 of his campaign contributions.
Janea Holmquist gets lots of support from west-side Republicans. She has raised a total of $171,537 with $5000 from a national electrical contractors PAC, $1500 from sheet metal and air conditioning contractors, and $2500 from a debt collector trade association.
Democrat Estakio Beltran has raised $62,554 with $12,500 from labor unions. The rest is from local individuals plus a few from Seattle and out of state.
Cicotte has raised $220,606. Of that, $155,000 is his own money.
Gavin Seim has raised $13,357.
Sandoval, Ramirez, Wright, Stockwell, Midbust, and Pross have not reported.
Dan Newhouse is owned by agri-business, particularly those that oppose GMO labelling. Total PAC contributions are upwards of $28,000. His total war chest is $358,014.
Clint Didier has received $5,000 from a gun rights PAC, $2500 from orthopaedic surgeons, and $1500 from Ron Paul's libertarian PAC. Tricity individuals account for $219,174 of his campaign contributions.
Janea Holmquist gets lots of support from west-side Republicans. She has raised a total of $171,537 with $5000 from a national electrical contractors PAC, $1500 from sheet metal and air conditioning contractors, and $2500 from a debt collector trade association.
Democrat Estakio Beltran has raised $62,554 with $12,500 from labor unions. The rest is from local individuals plus a few from Seattle and out of state.
Cicotte has raised $220,606. Of that, $155,000 is his own money.
Gavin Seim has raised $13,357.
Sandoval, Ramirez, Wright, Stockwell, Midbust, and Pross have not reported.