On March 5, county residents will vote on three of the five Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ seats.
The supervisorial races are non-partisan. Each district represents about 2 million people. In the March 5 primary, a candidate can win with 50% of the vote plus one. If not, the top two finishers will head for a runoff in November.
One way to look at these races is through the prism of campaign donations. The candidates with the most cash to spend are often competitive.
The following is a look at the candidates’ war chests and expenditures — so far. Figures are listed on reports to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk from the latest filing period of Jan. 21 to Feb. 17, 2024. Data also includes previous cash on hand and total expenditures, which often go to consultants, ads, mailers and yard signs.
District 2 takes in a swath of the South Bay’s coastal communities — Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo and Redondo Beach, which shifted over from Supervisor Janice Hahn’s old First District — as well as Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Culver City, Inglewood, Compton, Carson and LA communities of Watts, Exposition Park and Koreatown.
— Incumbent Holly Mitchell’s monetary contributions to date are $85,325, but she had about $230,691 cash balance to start the period, with $53,591 remaining. She has spent $256,246. Some notable contributions are from unions. Each of the following donated $1,500: International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12; Laborers’ International Union of North American Local 1309; Service Employees International Union Local 99; Union of American Physicians and Dentists.
Mitchell’s three challengers have raised far less:
— Daphne Bradford reported $3,544 in contributions to date, with a cash balance of $1,331. She’s spent $4,191.
— Katrina Williams lent her campaign $10,000 and the candidate has spent $4,846.
— Clinton Carlton’s financial reporting was for all of 2023, with total…
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