Farr Outpaces Pappas in Fundraising for 3rd District Race
Farr has raised about $450,000 this calendar year vs. Pappas’ $321,000, according to financial statements.
Democrat Doreen Farr is winning the fundraising contest against independent Steve Pappas in the Nov. 4 election for the 3rd District seat on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.
Farr has raised about $450,000 during this calendar year, compared with Pappas’ $321,000, according to campaign financial statements that were due Monday.
The biggest contributor to Farr, a former Santa Barbara County planning commissioner, is the California State Council SEIU union, which this calendar year has shelled out $83,000. Other large donors include Dan Emmett of a Santa Monica-based real-estate company, who in 2008 has given $10,000. Retired Santa Barbara resident Lillian Lovelace this year also has given Farr $10,000.
The biggest contributor to Pappas, president of the Los Olivos school board, is Anne V. Crawford-Hall Enterprises, owned by Nancy Crawford-Hall, publisher of the Santa Ynez Valley Journal. During this calendar year, Anne V. Crawford-Hall Enterprises has given Pappas $52,500. Another big donor to Pappas is Jan Crosby, wife of famous singer-songwriter David Crosby, who in 2008 has given Pappas $43,000.
Farr also has nearly five times as much money in the bank, posting an ending balance of $137,000, compared with Pappas’ $28,500. So far this calendar year, Farr has spent nearly $364,000, while Pappas has spent about $305,000.
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» wrote on 10/08/08 @ 09:59 AM
The people already pay too much in taxes, vote for Pappasif you want lower taxes and smaller government.
» wrote on 10/08/08 @ 02:05 PM
Oh, interesting. Unions and real estate developers are supporting Farr (hmmm… I wonder why??). Local businesses and citizens are supporting Pappas. How would their contributors affect their votes?
» wrote on 10/08/08 @ 05:12 PM
In the end Lois Moneybags will donate more than the unions. More local interference from the lovely Lois who spends national donation dollars to influence local politics.
» wrote on 10/09/08 @ 02:27 AM
Doreen Farr will win this one handily and will make a great Supervisor. Pappas is a light-weight and will lose yet again.
» wrote on 10/09/08 @ 02:22 PM
I thought we had enough of SUSAN ROSE!!! Electing her favorite Planning Commissioner (D. Farr) will give her that strong voice that she lost in the elections.
» wrote on 10/12/08 @ 11:18 PM
Farr stated in one of her interviews that the Union donation represents thousands of voters. She fails to mention it is thousands that do not even reside in the third district. The financial statements show donations from the Los Angeles and Sacramento chapters. Again, she says one thing, yet the facts reveal another. So if one were to compare money that came from third district residents, Pappas has won the contest.
» wrote on 10/13/08 @ 09:52 AM
Pappas is for smaller government, and lower taxes.
» wrote on 10/14/08 @ 06:21 PM
Hold on to your wallet, Farr is a paid off by the unions. Farr will not look out for the taxpayers. Vote for Pappas.