Campaign Finance Reports
The last big-picture glance at campaign cash is in reports filed today with the Secretary of State, and they seem to confirm the obvious: this election ain’t been cheap.
The reports from the various and sundry committees are still trickling in, most (but not all) for the period between September 25 and October 22. The documents also give a year-to-date accounting of fundraising, and cash left on hand as of last week.
A few notable reports are in as of Thursday evening. Governor Schwarzenegger’s California Recovery Team reports raising almost $15.9 million in the past month, and more than $33 million for all of 2005. The CRT has spent most of it– about $31 million– and reports having about $4 million left in the bank.
On the other side, the governor’s opponents at the Alliance for a Better California report raising $21.3 million over the last 3 months, for a 2005 total of $31.2 million. ABC has spent $32.6 million this year, and had about $1.1 million left in the bank as of last week.
The other big report, as of now, is from the California Teachers Association. One of the CTA’s main committees reports raising a whopping $42.8 million in the last month, for a total of $50.7 million in 2005. Cash on hand as of last week in this CTA account: $66,517.
More reports are coming in… we’ll keep you posted.


