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Isabella Chu has raised $14,854 through her campaign—in contrast to her opponent, Lissette Espinoza Garnica, who has raised $10,079 this calendar year.
Espinoza-Garnica received contributions from individual donors and a union, whereas Chu reported $10,854 in contributions and $4,000 in personal loans. According to Espinoza-Garnica, she had $2,700 in contributions rolled over from her previous campaign when she ran for election in 2020.
In her latest California Form 460 filing spanning between Sep. 22 and Oct. 19, Espinoza-Garnica listed her contributors as residents of Redwood City, San Carlos, South San Francisco, Menlo Park and Oakland. She also received a $100 contribution from Redwood City Council member Alicia Aguirre and a donation of $1,000 from the NorCal Carpenters Union. James Coleman, mayor of South San Francisco, contributed $999 to her run.
Chu, on the other hand, invested in her campaign by issuing herself a $4,000 loan. Among her individual contributors are Jim Hartnett, a Redwood City attorney and consultant who donated $500 and Alan Fisher, a Stanford physicist, who donated $400.
Contributions also came from residents of Atherton, Redwood City, Richmond, Emerald Hills and San Francisco. Additionally, Chu received a $1,000 donation from the California Real Estate Political Action Committee, headquartered in Los Angeles.
According to the city, candidates cannot accept contributions over $1000 from any one source. This limit does not apply to personal funds.
Espinoza-Garnica spent $235 on yard signs and promotional materials during this period. She accrued an additional $159, including expenses for campaign paraphernalia with the support of the Working Families Party PAC.
Chu’s campaign expenditures over this period totaled $6,610, which included items such as walk pieces, yard signs and handwritten notes for constituents.
According to the previous campaign finance report covering the period from July 1 to Sep. 21, Espinoza-Garnica raised a total of $4,595 from individual contributors, with amounts ranging between $100 and $500 each. Most contributions came from individuals in the Bay Area, such as academics, software engineers, and retirees. A contribution of $500 came from Laksh Bhasin, a Staff Software Engineer at Pinterest, who donated twice within the filing period. Other contributions include $100 from Paul Bergeron, a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University and $500 from Sam Hindi, a Foster City councilmember.
Espinoza-Garnica reported $1,975 in campaign spending throughout this time, covering outreach activities like yard and window signs.
In her filing, covering the period from Jan. 1 to Sep. 21, Chu reported raising nearly $4,000. She herself contributed with a personal donation of $999. Other contributions include $1,000 from Gordon Chu and support from various Redwood City residents, including retired donors and university professionals.
Chu’s campaign spent $2,440 during that period. The bulk of the expenditures went towards walk pieces, yard signs, a Washington-based campaign designer and an app that tracks door-knocking on the doors of registered voters.
Hear directly from Espinoza-Garnica and Chu about their priorities for Redwood City on the Pulse’s podcast, Redwood City Election Watch 2024.
