“Put the ‘Fun’ Back Into Fundraising”

(Editor’s Note: This is the text of an email received from Ravi Singh, the CEO of ElectionMail, which bills itself as being able to do just what the headline says.

Singh also offers information in the email about the average online donor. They are 55 years of age, contribute $60, make 1.87 donations annually and contributions are 100 days apart.    Read more »

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Mitt Romney Wants Money

The following letter was recently sent to GOP households in California:

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A Pretty Steep Price Tag for Wine Tasting

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The Fundraising Season Begins to Pick Up Steam

Could be crowded January 30 at Tequila Museo Mayahuel restaurant on 12th and K in Sacramento.

Of course crowded is just how the owners like it .

And how the two state Senate candidates holding fundraisers there yearn for it to be as well.

Sen. Kevin  de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat, wants a minimum of $1,000 to attend his 5:30 to 7:30 pm fundraiser at the restaurant.    Read more »

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Space is Extremely Limited! This Event Will Sell Out!

According to the Secretary of State, AT&T spent $270,001.43 in  2011 hosting the 14th Annual Speaker’s Cup at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and The Links at Spanish Bay.

The “Ultimate” package — golf for four for two days — was $60,000.

Apparently, the economy is on the mend because the identical package is $65,000 this year.    Read more »

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It’s This Kind of Love the Capitol Missed the Most

The lonely hiatus is finally over.

At last, the grand and glorious day has arrived – the Legislature returns to the Capitol.

It’s been an excruciatingly long four months.

The doldrums of no committee hearings, no press conferences and no windy but pointless floor speeches are finally at an end.

Finally, dull inactivity replaced with tedious overactivity.    Read more »

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Pull!

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a Hesperia Repoublican, founded the largest Minuteman chapter in California in 2005, his official biography says. He “answered the call of his country and joined the fight to secure our borders,” is how the bio puts it.

Donnelly was a strong opponent of the so-called “Dream Act,” a largely symbolic measure signed by Gov.    Read more »

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Twenty Working Days Left in the Legislative Session But Plenty of Time for Fundraisers

There are 98 fundraisers scheduled for the remainder of the legislative session, which begins August 15.

That’s 98 — so far.

Critics say lawmakers are shamelessly shaking down well-heeled interest groups at a time when the fate of legislation those groups care about depend on the votes of the contribution-soliciting politicians.    Read more »

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From the “Geez, No Irony Here” File…

This is too rich to ignore.

Freshman Assemblyman Allan Mansoor, a Republican, is hosting a breakfast in his district at the Costa Mesa Country Club on Friday August 5 to benefit his 2012 re-election campaign.

For a contribution of $3,900, the maximum allowed under state campaign law, two people can attend eight such breakfasts over two years and any other district events Mansoor choses to throw.    Read more »

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Back By Popular Demand — The Two Fundraiser Day (Click Here)

(Editor’s Note: There are three fundraisers scheduled for June 6. Another six on June 7 and seven on June 8. For $2,000 one can attend an Angels versus Yankees game Sunday June 5 at Angels stadium in Anaheim with Assembly Speaker John Perez or wait a week and spend the day at the Magic Kingdom for $1,600 with Assemblyman Curt Hagman, a Chino Hills Republican.)    Read more »

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