Of the five Republicans seeking seats on NorCo Council, Dan Campo and Juan Martinez are immigrants who would bring diversity to the county's governing body. Campo is a commercial pilot while Martinez is a successful businessman whose Don Juan Tex Mex restaurant chain is very popular. Neither has ever run for office, but both have done quite well in raising money in their bids to win.
Campo (you can see his report here) started in June with $1,090.40, and raised $15,285.00 through October 20. This gave him a total warchest of $16,375.40. He's spent $12,223.36, leaving him with $2,607.86 for the closing days of the campaign.
Like his Republican running mate Sam Elias, Camp has a great deal of grass roots support. He received $2,860 in small contributions ($50 to $250) from 23 individual donors.
But Campo also had three large donors. The Greater LV Ass'n of Realtors kicked in $3,500, and Flexicon's David Gill donated $2,000. But his biggest contributor was Richard Picut for $5,000. Picut 's company does industrial machinery, so he's not looking for a county handout.
Martinez (you can see his report here) started in June with $3,877.90, and raised $8,200 through October 20. This gave him a total treasury of $12,077.09, of which he spent $9,715.52. This leas him with $2,362.38 for the closing days of the race.
Martinez had only 8 small donors ($50-250), for they include former congressional candidate Maria Montero, Lou Pektor and Att'y Blake Marles.
His large contributors include Greater LV Ass'n of Realtors ($3,500), retired attorney Charles Baltic III ($1,000), Mathew Pezon ($1,000) who runs a home-buying business and several restauranteurs.
He took a $400 in-kind contribution for some kind of cigar party.
Finally, he lent his campaign $1,000.
Both of these candidates have compelling life stories, the kind that would appeal to Democrats. But it appears that no effort was made to reach out to Democrats.
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