H.B. council candidates make final fundraising push

By Priscella Vega

Nov. 3, 2018 10 AM PT

Fifteen candidates vying for four seats on the Huntington Beach City Council are making their final push for votes in the days before Tuesday’s election, with help from campaign funds raised in the latest reporting period.

Here is the campaign finance activity for the candidates, both for the filing period covering Sept. 23 through Oct. 20 and for the calendar year. Information was not available for candidates Darren Ellis, KC Fockler and Amory Hanson. Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar:

Brian Burley

Contributions received this period: $2,130
Contributions received this calendar year: $13,729
Expenditures made this period: $4,436
Expenditures made this calendar year: $10,988
Beginning cash balance: $4,661
Ending cash balance: $2,355

Kim Carr

Contributions received this period: $3,570
Contributions received this calendar year: $17,104
Expenditures made this period: $7,197
Expenditures made this calendar year: $15,085
Beginning cash balance: $7,449
Ending cash balance: $4,019

Carr received top donations from PACs including the Huntington Beach Firefighters Assn., Huntington Beach Police Officers’ Assn., Costa Mesa Firefighters Assn. and Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties.

Barbara Delgleize (incumbent)

Contributions received this period: $16,858
Contributions received this calendar year: $50,387
Expenditures made this period: $9,329
Expenditures made this calendar year: $36,190
Beginning cash balance: $940
Ending cash balance: $8,469

Delgleize raised the most of any candidate during this filing period. Her top donors included Councilman Patrick Brenden, Code Four, a company that helped put on this year’s Great Pacific Airshow, and PACs such as the Lincoln Club of Orange County.

Dan Kalmick

Contributions received this period: $3,815
Contributions received this calendar year: $26,771
Expenditures made this period: $15,398
Expenditures made this calendar year: $35,889
Beginning cash balance: $12,669
Ending cash balance: $1,137

PACs such as the Huntington Beach Firefighters Assn. and Costa Mesa Firefighters Assn. were among Kalmick’s top donors. He made an $8,515 payment to Huntington Beach Mailing Pros Inc. for addressing and postage.

Don Kennedy

Contributions received this period: $3,210
Contributions received this calendar year: $13,355
Expenditures made this period: $3,769
Expenditures made this calendar year: $13,665
Beginning cash balance: $2,304
Ending cash balance: $1,745

Shayna Lathus

Contributions received this period: $2,113
Contributions received this calendar year: $28,613
Expenditures made this period: $10,039
Expenditures made this calendar year: $26,127
Beginning cash balance: $11,354
Ending cash balance: $3,428

Lathus’ top donor was the Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties PAC.

Billy O’Connell (incumbent)

Contributions received this period: $4,290
Contributions received this calendar year: $70,627
Expenditures made this period: $14,129
Expenditures made this calendar year: $35,499
Beginning cash balance: $51,987
Ending cash balance: $42,649

O’Connell’s top donors included Santa Ana-based ACI Jet-Orange County, the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs PAC and the Costa Mesa Firefighters Assn. PAC.

Erik Peterson (incumbent)

Contributions received this period: $6,063
Contributions received this calendar year: $56,129
Expenditures made this period: $5,464
Expenditures made this calendar year: $40,015
Beginning cash balance: $20,902
Ending cash balance: $21,501

Peterson’s biggest financial supporters included Huntington Beach-based Coastline Real Estate Investment.

Mike Posey (incumbent)

Contributions received this period: $9,400
Contributions received this calendar year: $63,830
Expenditures made this period: $10,549
Expenditures made this calendar year: $26,072
Beginning cash balance: $28,782
Ending cash balance: $27,633

Huntington Beach-based companies such as Code Four and Premier Girls Fastpitch Inc. and the Irvine-based Lincoln Club PAC were among the top donors for Posey this period.

Charles Ray