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The race for a seat on the board of the Sequoia Union High School District representing Area A, has one candidate raising thousands more than the other. Compared to incumbent Amy Koo, Belmont parent Alon Shiran reported receiving about $11,000 more in contributions during the most recent report for the reporting period, Sept. 20 through Oct. 17.
In the latest campaign finance report, Koo reported receiving a total of $2,149 in donations from residents of San Bruno, Vallejo, East Palo Alto, Belmont, San Mateo and Redwood City. In the previous reporting period, from July 1 through Sept. 19, Koo raised $3,198. Her total fundraising as of Oct. 17 was $8,648.
She received a $100 donation from incumbent Maria Cruz, who represents Area E on the Sequoia district board. Cruz is not up for reelection this year.
The biggest single donation at $1,500 was from Alicia Aguirre, former mayor of Redwood City.
Koo reported spending $1,133 on campaign flyers, advertisements, her website and online donation processing fees during the most recent filing period. Her total expenditures total to $5,233
Shiran continues to lead in fundraising with a total of $24,316.
He reported raising $14,111 during this period, receiving multiple donations of $1,000. Contributors include philanthropist Eugene Fooksman and Ilya Lipkind, co-founder of Claritype, an AI startup. His largest donation was $5,000 from Hagit Shekel, co-founder of the Bay Area Jewish Coalition.
Shiran also received $999 from Gary’s List Action, a political committee started by Gary Tan, CEO of startup Y Combinator.
Other contributions ranged from $100 to $500 and came from residents of Belmont, Atherton, Emerald Hills, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and San Carlos. Shiran previously raised $10,205 during the period from July 1 through Sept. 19.
Shiran reported spending $3,104 on yard signs, campaign T-shirts, text and email outreach to voters and online processing fees. His campaign spent $2,335 in the previous reporting period, bringing his total expenditures to $6,073.
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