HUNTINGTON BEACH : 8 Challengers’ Funds Exceed Incumbents’

Eight of nine challengers are far outspending two incumbents running in the Ocean iew School District board race, according to financial disclosure statements released last week.

Challenger Randall J. Clifford reported having the largest campaign chest through the filing period ending Oct. 20, collecting $6,016 in cash donations, loans and non-monetary contributions.

Nearly half of Clifford’s money came from loans or contributions from his Long Beach trucking business or his personal funds, according to his financial statement. He reported having $1,707 remaining at the end of the filing period.

Next were challengers Carolyn Kanode, Randy Vanderhook and Lottie Hobbs.

Kanode reported collecting $4,349 for her campaign, $3,432 of which came from loans from her personal account. She had $4,160 still unspent as of Oct. 20, more than any other candidate.

Vanderhook had $3,790 in campaign funds, including $650 in loans, and had spent all but $549, according to his report.

Hobbs reportedly loaned $2,500 to her campaign treasury, making up most of the $3,642 she has collected for the race. She reported having $365 remaining.

Among other challengers, Tracy Pellman reported having a campaign account of $2,275, including $1,550 in loans; Flint Morrison made $550 in loans to aid his $1,928 campaign chest; and Julie Engquist reported raising $1,652, $550 of which she loaned to her campaign. Each of them reported having less than $400 left to spend.

With the exception of James M. Ball, who reported collecting less than $100 for his campaign effort, all of the challengers reported gathering more money for the race than board president Charles Osterlund.

He is the only trustee seeking one of three four-year terms that are available in the Nov. 6 election. Osterlund’s entire campaign fund is composed of a single $550 contribution he made from personal funds, he reported.

In the contest for an unexpired, two-year term, challenger Steve Buhrig reported having more money in his campaign coffers than nine-year trustee Carolyn Hunt, the only other candidate seeking that seat.

Buhrig reported receiving $1,156 for his campaign, including $450 in loans from his nursery business, with $259 left unspent. Hunt reported loaning $572 to her $770 campaign fund, with $200 still on hand.