Roberts, Marshall, Ottilie Post Big Gains in Campaign Fund Raising

As San Diego City Council primary races come down to the wire, campaign disclosure statements show that a single candidate in each of the four district contests collected $25,000 or more in August.

Leading the field in August fund raising was San Diego State University Professor Bob Filner, who pumped $28,305 into his campaign between Aug. 2 and 29 in his bid for the District 8 seat. Of that amount, $22,000 was loans Filner made to himself, the forms show.

In District 6, attorney Robert Ottilie amassed $26,935 in August, none of it loans.

And in District 4, former City Council aide Marla Marshall received $26,175 last month. None of that total included loans, although Marshall previously loaned her campaign $2,100.

Architect Ron Roberts, former chairman of the city’s planning commission, raised $25,716 in his District 2 campaign during August. All of the money came in the form of contributions.

Final Disclosure Period

The campaign filing reports, which cover Aug. 2 through 29, mark the last disclosure period before the Sept. 15 primary, said Gary Hess, the city’s assistant elections officer.

The next report will be due Oct. 22 for the two candidates in each district who survive the primary and move into the general election, he said.

For Roberts, Marshall and Ottilie, the August fund-raising spurt was indicative of their edge in raising money since their respective primary races began.

Roberts has received $107,342 and spent $67,039 to date, the forms show.

Meanwhile, school board member Kay Davis has accumulated $83,238 and spent $41,127 in her quest for the District 2 seat. Byron Wear has accumulated $25,538 during the primary race and spent $25,108, while Frank Gormlie has taken in $2,639 in contributions and spent $2,164.

Totals for August alone show that Davis raised $19,475 and spent nearly $4,000 more than that amount; Wear took in $8,709 and spent $200 more than that, and Gormlie came out about even--taking in $1,422 and spending $1,459.

Rounding out the District 2 field were Ron Schneider, who raised $1,106 of his $15,546 total in August; almost half the contributions were loans to himself. Raffi Simonian raised $2,957 in August for a total of $4,157, while perennial candidate Lock David Crane took in nothing but spent $750 in August. Crane’s primary totals are $515 coming in and $2,954 going out.

Marshall Raises Most

In District 4, Marshall’s campaign totals so far are $97,227 taken in and $81,279 spent, making her the top money-raiser.

That compares with $31,889 accumulated and $26,419 spent by the Rev. George L. Stevens; Wes Pratt’s $19,993 in contributions and $17,763 in expenditures; and Warren Nielson’s $14,000 coming in and $11,552 going out, the forms show.

In August, Stevens raised $8,706, Pratt took in $5,730 and Nielson accumulated $10,000, the forms show.

Ottilie leads his District 6 rivals in total fund raising with a $67,716 war chest; he has spent $47,649, leaving at least $20,000 for the stretch run in a tight race.

Other District 6 primary totals include attorney J. Bruce Henderson, who took in $39,736 and spent $32,167; political consultant Bob Glaser, who raised $14,025 and spent $13,164, and Jim Ryan, who has received $17,693 and spent $23,862.

Henderson took in $8,368 in August, while Glaser accumulated $6,475. Glaser spent in excess of $2,000 more than he took in during August, the forms show.

Ryan received $2,100 during the last month, but spent $10,368, the disclosure forms show.

Although Filner’s fund-raising effort in August topped the District 8 field, his primary total of $90,451 is still not the leading campaign money-getter in the race. He has spent $87,291.

Aguirre Leads the Pack

The top money-raiser is attorney Michael Aguirre, who has logged $124,220 in contributions--the bulk of it loans to his own campaign--since the beginning of the race. Aguirre has spent $3,200 more than he has raised so far.

Aguirre received $13,949 in August, $6,134 of it additional loans to his own campaign. He spent $17,018 during the last month, campaign disclosure forms show.

Running a close third to Filner in fund raising is county supervisor aide Neil Good, who has taken in $73,868 and spent $58,730 during the primary campaign. In August, Good received $16,577 and expended $11,410.

Totals for other District 8 hopefuls:

- Bob Castenada has received $46,217 and spent $38,438 so far; $14,290 was received and $16,192 expended during August.

- Gail MacLeod has taken in $21,996 during the race so far and spent $18,841. MacLeod received $5,345 and spent $2,699 during August.

- Paul Clark has accumulated $4,734 and spent $1,367 since the race began. Last month, he took in $1,523 and spent $463.

- Ty Smith has received $5,392 and expended $5,663 over the duration of the primary race. He took in $685 and spent $417 in August.

- Two candidates who have dropped out of the race also recorded contributions during August. Jesse Macias, who received $3,595 and spent $3,854 during the last week. In all, Macias has taken in $7,990 and spent $6,933 since the primary began, the forms show.

And Danny Martinez raised $525 and spent $902 in August--numbers that also stand as his primary totals.

There are no limits on how much candidates can loan to their own campaigns but they are allowed to accept no more $250 per individual in each the primary and general election campaigns.