Assembly District 16 Race Part 1 - Campaign Contributions For Sandre Swanson - Jack Abramoff's Old Lobbying Firm For Swanson?
One thing I learned from working for the late Senator Lloyd Bentson as an intern in his Dallas office, volunteering for then-gubenatorial candidate Diane Feinstein, and from representing Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris and working under Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown was the importance of money in politics. Who contributes to a campaign is just as important as how much the campaigner has raised. With that, I decided to comb the online records of the California Secretary of State's website and with respect to several races, starting with that for California Assembly District 16. There are five contestants: Sandre Swanson, John Russo, Ronnie Caplane, Anthony Daysog, and Ed Ytuarte . I found some interesting information; I'll start with Sandre Swanson. Sandre Swanson's a good man who's served as Congresswoman Barbara Lee's Chief of Staff for many years, and who I've known well over the years, has raised a good sum of money for his District 16 Assembly race. Here's