Show us the money
A look at the fundraising efforts of candidates for the 1st Congressional District seat
State Sen. Doug LaMalfa raised more than twice the campaign funding as his chief Republican rival, Sam Aanestad, in the hotly contested 1st Congressional District race, according to the Federal Election Commission. Democrat and second-time candidate Jim Reed is next with less than a third of Aanestad’s take. Meanwhile, three of the eight candidates who vyed for Rep. Wally Herger’s seat raised no money at all. The FEC’s most recent report was published on May 16 and breaks contributions down by source, including the candidates’ personal funds, individual donors and money from political action committees. Go to www.fec.gov for financial information on other national campaigns.
Total funds raised and spent by District 1 candidates:
Raised Spent
Doug LaMalfa $472,661 $240,736
Samuel Aanestad $222,736 $209,809
Jim Reed $64,746 $65,910
Michael Dacquisto $29,140 $27,961
Pete Stiglich $13,049 $12,998
Nathan Arrowsmith $0
Gregory Cheadle $0
Gary Oxley $0
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