The days of gathering petitions and then expecting to win a seat on Carlsbadistan’s City Council seem to be over, as running for office in our Village by the sea is now big business. Councilwoman Ann Kulchin has $57,300 to spend saving her seat, but she is not alone in this money race.
Leading the challengers in the money race is Farrah Douglas, who has $14,800 in cash out of $26,000 she had collected by June 30. Douglas, who owns a printing business, had collected $12,400 last year, bringing her total contributions to $38,400. . . .Keith Blackburn, a Carlsbad police sergeant, has $12,800 in the bank after collecting $15,400. Blackburn also collected $32,100 last year, including $10,000 from himself, giving him $47,500 in donations for his council bid. . . . Thomas K. Arnold, a writer and editor, has collected $10,525, including a $7,500 loan to his own campaign.
Evan Rodgers, the 18-year-old Cal State San Marcos student, along with two other potential candidates, has yet to return her nominating papers to the city clerk. It will be interesting to see how finances play out in this year’s elections.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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I read on Rogers’ website that she isn’t taking donations from anyone!