Steve Garvey lags behind Democrats in California Senate race fundraising
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Steve Garvey lags behind Democrats in California Senate race fundraising

LA Times  

Former Los Angeles Dodger star Steve Garvey, bottom right, is lagging behind Rep. Adam B. Schiff, upper left, Rep. Katie Porter, upper right, and Rep. Barbara Lee in the fundraising race to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In California’s battle for a rare open seat in the U.S. Senate, former baseball player and Republican candidate Steve Garvey has raised far less money than his Democratic rivals, federal filings show. Campaign finance reports made public Wednesday by the Federal Election Commission show that Garvey, who played first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, raised about $610,000 last year from about 4,500 donors and political action committees. Campaign manager Brad Elkins said Schiff’s fundraising numbers show that Californians “recognize Adam as the champion they need in the U.S. Senate to address the cost of living, defend our democracy, and fight for an economy that works for everyone.” Rep. Katie Porter closed out 2023 with $13.2 million on hand, and raised almost $3 million in the final quarter of the year, about half of Schiff’s total, her filings show.

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Major-league debt and mortgages: Inside the California Senate candidates’ finances
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Major-league debt and mortgages: Inside the California Senate candidates’ finances

LA Times  

Former baseball player Steve Garvey, left, owes as much as $750,000 to the Internal Revenue Service. In an August financial disclosure, Schiff reported earning between $43,310 and $134,000 in additional income last year through capital gains and stock dividends — some shared with his wife, Eve — and royalties from his 2021 book, “Midnight In Washington.” Schiff’s investment portfolio is …

Dem fundraiser ‘stunned’ at $2.5 million haul for Harris since Sunday
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Dem fundraiser ‘stunned’ at $2.5 million haul for Harris since Sunday

Raw Story  

“I’m completely stunned.” That’s the reaction of Charles Gaba, a Michigan health care analyst and Democrat who helps fundraise for other Democrats across the country through his website blue24.org. Charles Gaba Gaba said that in the less than 48 hours since President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he would not seek reelection and then quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, …

Complaint accuses California Senate candidate Steve Garvey of failing to disclose income
5 months ago

Complaint accuses California Senate candidate Steve Garvey of failing to disclose income

LA Times  

A government watchdog group on Monday requested a federal investigation into Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey, saying the former Dodgers All-Star broke the law by failing to disclose some of his income last year. Tiffany Muller, the group’s president, said that Garvey’s apparent omissions in his 2023 financial disclosure amount to “deliberately deceiving California voters.” “Refusing to provide a complete …

Steve Garvey’s bizarre Senate campaign: I think I figured out why he’s really running.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Steve Garvey’s bizarre Senate campaign: I think I figured out why he’s really running.

Slate  

In the months since Steve Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers legend turned Republican political candidate, won a surprise slot in the general election of California’s Senate race, he has continued to run a blank-slate campaign virtually free of substance and mostly under the radar. On April 3, Garvey campaign spokesperson Matt Shupe responded to my questions about Garvey’s disclosure …

Adam Schiff's GOP opponent Steve Garvey owes as much as $750K in taxes: report
9 months ago

Adam Schiff's GOP opponent Steve Garvey owes as much as $750K in taxes: report

Raw Story  

Steve Garvey, the celebrity candidate angling to fill the late Sen. Diane Feinstein's seat, is deep in the hole with state and federal taxes. Garvey, a Los Angeles Dodger and San Diego Padres great, owes at least $350,000 and as much as $750,000 in back taxes dating over a decade ago, according to his February financial disclosure statement listing two …

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat

LA Times  

Concluding California’s most competitive U.S. Senate primary in a generation, Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and retired Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey will square off in November to represent the Golden State in Washington. She said in an interview that she hopes the election results show voters that campaign finance rules have to change, because “money drives the polling in …

Steve Garvey has barely campaigned for Senate in California. He’s surging anyway
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Steve Garvey has barely campaigned for Senate in California. He’s surging anyway

LA Times  

Former Dodgers all-star Steve Garvey’s quixotic campaign for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Dianne Feinstein appears likely to pay off in Tuesday’s California primary. Political experts say Garvey was buoyed by two forces: fame from his nearly two decades playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, including the Dodgers’ 1981 World Series …

Meet some of the biggest donors shaping California’s U.S. Senate race
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Meet some of the biggest donors shaping California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

The California candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat in the U.S. Senate face strict rules on how much money they can accept from donors who want to support their primary campaigns: $3,300 from individuals, and $5,000 from political committees. Cryptocurrency billionaires Who they are: Silicon Valley leaders, including venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz; cryptocurrency executives Cameron …

Schiff supporters air ads focused on GOP rival Steve Garvey in California Senate race
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Schiff supporters air ads focused on GOP rival Steve Garvey in California Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Katie Porter and former baseball player Steve Garvey take part in a Jan. 22 televised debate for candidates in the race to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Supporters of Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff’s Senate bid plan to spend millions of dollars before the March 5 California primary airing television ads focused solely on Republican candidate Steve …

Schiff’s latest ad boosts Republican Senate rival Steve Garvey. Rep. Katie Porter hates it
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Schiff’s latest ad boosts Republican Senate rival Steve Garvey. Rep. Katie Porter hates it

LA Times  

The Senate campaign for Rep. Adam B. Schiff, left, released an ad comparing him to Republican rival and ex-Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey, center. Republican Senate contender and former baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is getting a campaign boost from an unlikely source — Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a top rival in the race for the seat once held by …

Adam Schiff outpaces Barbara Lee, Katie Porter in fundraising for California Senate race
1 year, 2 months ago

Adam Schiff outpaces Barbara Lee, Katie Porter in fundraising for California Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, center, has raised millions more than his Democratic rivals Reps. Barbara Lee, left, and Katie Porter, in the 2024 Senate race in California. Airing an effective television advertising campaign, which can cost millions of dollars per week in the Los Angeles market alone, is essential for any statewide campaign courting the Golden State’s 22 million registered …

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race
1 year, 5 months ago

Adam Schiff dominates rivals in fundraising for California’s U.S. Senate race

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, center, has raised millions more than Reps. Barbara Lee, left, and Katie Porter, his Democratic rivals in California’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. Rep. Adam B. Schiff swamped his rivals in the financial race to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein, raising $8.2 million in recent months, according to federal fundraising reports released Saturday. Schiff’s windfall was fueled …

California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects
1 year, 9 months ago

California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects

LA Times  

As California Republicans meet in Sacramento for a convention this weekend, Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ascension to speaker of the House is expected to be a top cause of celebration. California’s 2024 primary election is less than a year away, yet no prominent Republican has announced plans to seek California’s open U.S. Senate seat — another sign of the decline of …

California Reps. McCarthy, Pelosi, Porter and Schiff among nation’s biggest fundraisers
2 years, 10 months ago

California Reps. McCarthy, Pelosi, Porter and Schiff among nation’s biggest fundraisers

LA Times  

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy raised the most money of any member of Congress last year. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Reps. Katie Porter and Adam B. Schiff are among the most prodigious fundraisers in the nation, according to campaign finance disclosures filed Monday. “In this 2022 rematch bid, Christy has unrivaled name identification.” Democratic Rep. …

In October, SC’s Graham rakes in $1M per day for Senate race
4 years, 2 months ago

In October, SC’s Graham rakes in $1M per day for Senate race

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has continued to rake in campaign cash in the closing days of his bid for a fourth term, raising about $1 million a day for the first two weeks of October. That rate outpaces Graham’s third-quarter haul of $28 million, which his campaign said represented the largest amount ever raised by any Republican …

Democratic donors fuel record-breaking fundraising in Senate races
4 years, 2 months ago

Democratic donors fuel record-breaking fundraising in Senate races

LA Times  

From left, Democratic Senate candidates Jaime Harrison of South Carolina, Amy McGrath of Kentucky, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Theresa Greenfield of Iowa. “We’re reaching a point where there is nothing left to buy in some of these states,” said Mike Madrid, a leader of the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans working to defeat Trump and several of his …

Senate Democrats’ fundraising success puts GOP on defensive
4 years, 2 months ago

Senate Democrats’ fundraising success puts GOP on defensive

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Buoyed by massive fundraising success, Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible just a few months ago, placing continued GOP control of the chamber at risk. “For Jaime Harrison and Amy McGrath, money can buy you a lot of TV advertising,” said Josh Holmes, a Republican strategist and McConnell …

California donors spend $38 million trying to tilt Senate races around the country
4 years, 4 months ago

California donors spend $38 million trying to tilt Senate races around the country

LA Times  

Top row, from left: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and challenger Jaime Harrison; Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell. There’s this kind of desperate energy to fix this,” said Susie Tompkins Buell, a major San Francisco-based Democratic donor who co-founded the clothing brand Esprit and outdoor goods retailer North Face. “We just really need to turn it around.” He …

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