Politics & Government
Dana Point, Laguna Niguel Councilmen Disclose Cash in Assembly Race
Bill Brough of Dana Point and Paul Glaab of Laguna Niguel square off with three others in the 2014 primary.
Dana Point Councilman Bill Brough raised $31,081 in the first six months of the year in his bid for the California Assembly District 73 seat, while Laguna Niguel Councilman Paul G. Glaab raised $114,749 over the same time period.
Rancho Santa Margarita Councilman Jesse Petrilla raised $70,493 from Jan.1 to June 30, hauling in more loot from outside donors than anyone else in the five-way primary race. But state records show three other candidates raised more money than he did when including loans the candidates made to their own campaigns -- including fellow Rancho Councilman Steve Baric at $154,470.
The other candidate is Capistrano Unified School District Board Trustee Anna Bryson who raised $70,542 and spent $19,000.
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Baric spent $397; Petrilla spent $4,884; Brough spent $5,648; and Glaab spent $3,964.
Petrilla received no money in loans; both Baric and Glaab loaned themselves $100,000 each; Bryson loaned herself $5,000; and Brough loaned himself $100.The candidates had to submit initial fundraising disclosures this week.
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The top two vote-getters in the June 2014 primary, regardless of party, will face off in the November 2014 general election.
District 73 encompasses San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, part of Lake Forest and unincorporated areas near the eastern border of Orange County.
CORRECTION: Because of an editing error, an elected official who is not running for Assembly District 73 was pictured in an earlier photo accompanying this article. Patch regrets the error.
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