Delgadillo Surges Ahead of Feuer in Fund-Raising for City Attorney Race

With six months of fund-raising under their belts, candidates for Los Angeles city attorney, controller and eight council seats are building up their war chests.

By Monday all candidates were required to file campaign disclosure statements for the six-month period that ended June 30. The elections will be in April.

In the city attorney race, Mike Feuer, now the councilman for the 5th District, reported $137,848 in contributions from the first six months of the year.

“We’re delighted,” said Feuer campaign consultant Larry Levine, adding that all contributions were from individuals. “We will have the funds to run an aggressive campaign.’

Levine said that when combined with last year’s fund-raising efforts, the councilman has $361,000 available.

For the same first six months of this year, Rockard J. Delgadillo, deputy mayor for Economic Development, surged ahead of Feuer, amassing $272,462. Also in the race, Lea Purwin D’Agostino received $86,223. A fourth candidate, Frank Tavelman, could not be reached for comment.

In the race for city controller, Laura Chick, now the councilwoman for the 3rd District, amassed about $95,000.

“We think her message is loud and clear that she is not a candidate that you want to take on,” said Steve Afriat, her campaign manager. Chick’s war chest, including last year’s fund-raising efforts, total about $276,000, he said.

Chick faces J. Paul Brownridge in the controller race, but he could not be reached Monday.

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Eight Los Angeles council seats are also up for grabs, though no candidates in the 7th District, including incumbent Councilman Alex Padilla, have reported contributions.

* In the 1st District, which will be vacated by Councilman Mike Hernandez, candidates Fumio Robert Nakahiro reported $5,000, Joseph Glen Lucey $633 and Edward Rivera $200. Eduardo Perez Reyes’ could not be reached.

* In the 3rd District, which Chick represents, Francine Oschin, currently assistant chief deputy to Councilman Hal Bernson, received $56,980. Candidate Judith Hirshberg raised $36,575, and Scott Schreiber said he raised about $25,000. Statements for Morton Seymour Diamond and Tsilah Burman were not available.

* In the crowded and anticipated hot race in the 5th District, now represented by Feuer, Jack S. Weiss has raised $107,703, Jill Barad $30,274, Stephen A. Saltzman $29,400, Robyn Ritter Simon $28,808, Nathan Bernstein $17,768, Joseph Patrick Connolly 5,000 and Victor Viereck $1,260. Candidates Ken Gerston and Laura Lake could not be reached for comment.

* In the 9th District, being vacated by Councilwoman Rita Walters, Jan Perry has drummed up $57,710. Statements for candidates Alexander Gomez, Carl Washington and S. Deacon Alexander were not available.

* In the 11th District, incumbent Cindy Miscikowski has attracted $177,425. Her opponent, Arthur William Mortell, has raised $3,200.

* In the 13th District, for the seat now held by Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg, Conrado Terrazas has amassed $53,315, Eric Garcetti $40,000 and Michael Woo, a former city councilman, $22,675. Statements for five other candidates--Bennett Kayser, Arthur Goldberg, Sandra Farrington-Domingue, Scott Wildman and Geoffrey Saldivar--were not available.

* In the 15th District, a slot now held by Councilman Rudy Svorinich, who has announced he will not run for reelection, Robert Nizich raised $67,720, Janice K. Hahn $55,000 and Hector Cepeda II $12,675. Statements for Frank O’Brien and Kenneth D. Hillman were not available.