Odds and Ends from the Campaign Spending Commission
Here are some other odds and ends from the Campaign Spending Commission:
- Former Sen. Ron Menor, who’s announced a run for Nestor Garcia‘s District 9 seat, did not raise any money between July and December. He spent $15,000 in the period — most only on printing and consulting — and had $52,000 cash on hand coming into this year.
- Alex Santiago, a former lawmaker who says he’s going to challenge Tom Berg for the District 1 seat, had not filed his paperwork as of this writing. He established his campaign committee on Dec. 30, so he didn’t have much time to raise money.
- Vice Speaker Joey Manahan, rumored as a possible candidate for Romy Cachola‘s District 7 seat, raised $5,000 and spent $8,000 in the period, leaving him about $18,000 in debt coming into the election year.
- Rep. John Mizuno, who might run for the seat if Manahan does not, also raised a little less than $5,000. He had about $27,000 cash on hand as of Dec. 31.
- Cachola, who told Inside Honolulu he’s “99 percent” sure he’s going to run for a seat in the Hawaii House, filed a report Monday that he raised $5,000 last period. Cachola spent $14,000 — nearly half of it on postage — and had more than $155,000 cash on hand.
- Garcia, whose paperwork says he intends to run for the Hawaii Senate but who has yet to make an announcement about his future, did not raise money between July and December. He’s got $28,000 cash on hand.
- Tulsi Gabbard, who is not up for re-election until 2014, got one donation of $1,000 from Outrigger Enterprises. She paid herself back $1,000 for a personal loan to her campaign about two months later. (Gabbard’s federal fundraising for her congressional race is not reported at the state level but to the Federal Election Commission.)
