Simitian raises more than $1 million for state Senate race Simitian raises more than $1 million for state Senate race (February 25, 2004)

** Supporters of candidate Ted Lempert report $309,000 in "independent expenditures."

The money is flowing fast and furiously in the Senate District 11 race between Assemblyman Joe Simitian and former Assemblyman Ted Lempert, with Mr. Simitian's campaign fund total breaking the $1 million mark over the weekend.

Whereas Mr. Lempert agreed to voluntary spending limits -- capped at $637,000 by Proposition 34 -- Mr. Simitian is free to spend as much as he wants to.

Mr. Lempert said Proposition 34 allows him to spend additional money on his candidate statements that appear in the official sample ballot and voter information pamphlets distributed in the three counties that the district touches. Any money he has raised surpassing that expense plus the voluntary spending cap will be used for the general election or refunded to his donors, he said. As of last week, he had raised about $700,000, he said.

According to campaign finance information on the California Secretary of State's Web site, Mr. Simitian had raised about $1,010,750 as of February 22.

Independent expenditures

The figure above do not include independent expenditures made in behalf of the candidates with money raised outside the candidates' campaign committees. About $309,350 in independent expenditures had been spent to support Mr. Lempert as of February 23, according to the Web site. About $66,000 in independent expenditures had been spent to support Mr. Simitian as of the same date, the Web site said.

Mr. Lempert, who heads the public education advocacy group EdVoice, was an assemblyman representing the 21st district until 2000. Mr. Simitian has represented that Assembly district since 2000.

Contributions are listed on the Secretary of State's Web site at www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm. Click on "Campaign Finance."

Following are the listed contributions of $1,000 or more, and contributions from the Almanac's circulation area (Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside), reported to the California Secretary of State by the two Democratic candidates' campaign committees.

Ted Lempert

Contributions to the state Senate campaign of Ted Lempert through February 14, 2004. Note that contributions of $6,400 reflect two donations of the maximum $3,200: one for the primary election and one for the general election. ** $6,400 contributions: California State Pipe Trades Council PAC, Sacramento; and California Medical Assoc. SCC, Sacramento. ** $4,000 contribution: Political Action for Classified Employees of Cal School Employees, Sacramento. ** $3,200 contributions: Mary Hunkapiller, San Carlos, community volunteer; Plumbers& Steamfitters Local 467 PAC, Burlingame; Steven Westly, Atherton, state controller; Reed Hastings, Santa Cruz, CEO; Microsoft, Mt. View; John Doerr, Woodside, partner; Friends of Dede Alpert, San Diego; Sheet Metal Workers Local 104, San Ramon; Friends of Tom Torlakson, Sacramento; Anne Bowers, Palo Alto, philanthropist. ** $3,000 contributions: Northern California Carpenters Council, Oakland; Dhruv Khanna, Palo Alo, exec VP and general counsel; Martha Escutia for Senate, Los Angeles; California Chiropractic Assoc PAC, Sacramento. ** $2,700 contributions: Michael Hunkapiller, San Carlos, investor; T. Michael Nevens, Los Altos Hills, chemist; Bohannan Organization, San Mateo. ** $2,200: Anne Bowers, Palo Alto, philanthropist. ** $2,000 contributions: William Podlich, Newport Beach, manager; United Transporation Union, Sacramento; Political Action for Classified Employees of Cal School Employees, Sacramento; Howard Wayne for Senate, Sacramento. ** $1,950: Frances Nelson, San Mateo, chairman. ** $1,580: Oconnell 2002, San Luis Obispo. ** $1,500 contributions: Sue Lempert for City Council, San Mateo; Registered Nurses Professional Association PAC, San Jose; Coca Cola Employees Non-Partisan Committee for Good Government, Atlanta. ** $1,000 contributions: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs; Christie Mccoy, Menlo Park, accountant; Donald Fisher, San Francisco, Chairman; Phillip Pattee, Gilroy, real estate investor; Douglas Derwin, Portola Valley, Attorney; ACSA Candidates PAC, Burlingame; Cal Nevada Soft Drink Assoc, Sacramento; PACific Life Insurance, Newport Beach; United Transporation Union, Sacramento; California Faculty Assoc, Sacramento; Escrow Institute of California, Carlsbad; Thomas Adams, Atherton, Investor; Robert Batinovich, San Mateo, CEO; Jeanne Lavan, Atherton, investor; Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Cabazon; Paul Berning, Alameda, attorney; Alfred Checchi, Beverly Hills, business executive; KPMG, Dallas; Northern California Trauma Medical Group, San Jose; Brook Byers, Menlo Park, partner; Rosemarie Jair, San Francisco, real estate agent; Daniel Rubin, Atherton, Venture Capital; andrew Cassidy, San Mateo, Software Consultant; Amgen, Thousand Oaks; Cal Assoc of Marriage Therapists, Sacramento; Cal Merchant Shipping Assoc, Sacramento; Cal Motor Car Dealers Assoc, Playa Del Rey; Allergan, Irvine; KPMG, Dallas; Anne Bowers, Palo Alto, philanthropist; Safeway, Pleasanton; Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs; California Funeral Directors, Sacramento; Maryann Derwin, Portola Valley, attorney; AOL Time Warner, Washington; Gloria Romero for State Senate, Beverly Hills; King Lear, Los Altos, city council member; EDS, Plano; Susan Roos, Hillsborough, Attorney; Edvoice PAC, Mill Valley; California Refuse Removal Council North PAC, Sacramento; George Corey, Millbrae, attorney; California State Pipe Trades Council PAC, Sacramento; AT&T, New York; John Shoch, Woodside, venture capital; Cal Motor Car Dealers Assoc, Playa Del Rey; AIACC Cal Architects PAC, Sacramento; California Healthcare Assoc PAC, Sacramento; PG&E Corp, San Francisco; California State Employees Association, Sacramento; San Mateo Building Trades JT Council, Foster City; Anne Bowers, Palo Alto, philanthropist; Leonard Mendonca, Montara, management consultant; San Mateo County Firefighters, San Mateo; California Faculty Assoc, Sacramento.

Local contributions to the state Senate campaign of Ted Lempert through February 14, 2004: ** Woodside: Robert Flint, retired engineer, $100; Gregory Munks, undersheriff, $250; Ann Nolan, corporate secretary, $100; John Doerr, partner, $3,200; Nan Chapman, retired, $100; Stuart Shiff, Co-CEO, $500; John Shoch, venture capital, $1,000. ** Portola Valley: Patricia Hooper, retired, $500; Norman Rosenstock, physician, $200; Douglas Derwin, attorney, $1,000; Robert Adams, president, $500; Marilyn Brown, homemaker, $250; Patricia Hooper, retired, $200; Maryann Derwin, attorney, $1,000; Lynn Rosenstock, homemaker, $200; Christopher Buja, manager, $100; Leonard Salle, $100; Richard Watts, consultant, $500; Peter Dwares, real estate developer, $500; Jerry Hearn, contractor, $50; Sharon Niederhaus, writer, $100. ** Menlo Park: Guillermo Morantes, insurance agent, $100; Christie Mccoy, accountant, $1,000; Franklin Briski, software engineer, $100; David Baillard, business planning mgr, $200; Angela McIntire, retired, $100; James Madison, attorney, $300; Brook Byers, partner, $1,000; Ernest Norback, retired, $100; Franklin Briski, software engineer, $50; Gloria J Eddie, retired, $100; Elyce Haskell, past president, $100; Alex Komoroske, venture capitalist, $100; Harry Louchheim, consultant, $300; Robert Berkowitz, executive, $100; Lance Dixon, physicist, $250; Barbara Seaney, $100; Sandra McNamara, homemaker, $250; James Madison, attorney, $250; Gregory Loew, physicist, $100; Michael Peskin, professor, $100; Mary Kniep, retired, $100; Sheila Peterson, homemaker, $100. ** Atherton: Richard Zukin, property manager, $100; Bill Conwell, investor, $542; Mary Rauen, retired, $400; Thomas Adams, investor, $1,000; Jeanne Lavan, investor, $1,000; Robert Franceschini, retired, $200; Steven Westly, state controller, $3,200; Mark Flegel, owner, $500; Daniel Rubin, venture capital, $1,000; Bill Conwell, investor, $250; Vit Eckersdorf, president, $50; Laura Lauder, venture capitalist, $250; Linda Liebes, retired, $100; Zenaida Millari, physician, $500.

Joe Simitian

Contributions to the state Senate campaign of Assemblyman Joe Simitian through February 14, 2004. Note that contributions of $6,400 reflect two donations of the maximum $3,200: one for the primary election and one for the general election.

** $6,400 contributions: California Federation of Teachers Small Contributor Committee CFT-Cope, Burbank; California State Council of Service Employees PAC Small Contributor Committee, Sacramento; California Teachers Assn. - Assn. for Better Citizenship Small Contributor Committee, Burlingame. ** $3,200 contributions: Alan Lowenthal for Senate, Beverly Hills; Barbara H. Spreng, Palo Alto, community volunteer; Blue Star Press, San Francisco; Carol Liu for Assembly, Pasadena; Charles Keenan III, Palo Alto, real estate; Charles M. Geschke, Los Altos, retired; Christina Kenrick, Palo Alto, homemaker; Colleen Tate, Portola Valley, homemaker; Committee to Re-Elect Gloria Negrete McLeod 2004, Chino; Cynthia Gunn, Palo Alto, writer/editor; Diane Talbert, Woodside, homemaker; Diridon for Assembly, Santa Clara; Elizabeth Hayden-Kniss, Palo Alto, county supervisor; Friends of Fabian Nunez 2004, Beverly Hills; Friends of Fabian Nunez 2004, Beverly Hills; Friends of Juan Vargas-04, San Diego; Geoff Tate, Portola Valley, CEO; George Marcus, Palo Alto, chairman; Health Net, Inc. and its affiliated entities, Rancho Cordova; Jay M. Gellert, Woodland Hills, President & CEO; John Gunn, Palo Alto, president; Joseph W. Cotchett, Burlingame, attorney; Judith Marcus, Los Altos, community volunteer; Kathy Levinson, Palo Alto, retired; Lee Foster, Foster City, executive director; Leno 2004, San Francisco; Mark Chandler, Palo Alto, director, worldwide legal ops.; Nancy Geschke, Los Altos, retired; Patricia Joan Ishiyama, Palo Alto, businesswoman; Patty Berg for Assembly, Sacramento; Premier Property Management, Palo Alto; Richard A. Karp, Palo Alto, manager; Richard D. Kniss, Palo Alto, retired; Russell Flynn, San Francisco, real estate; Scott Ward, Palo Alto, real estate; Sheila Thornley, Worcestershire, England, housewife; Therese Saracino, Menlo Park, consultant; California Union of Safety Employees Independent Expenditure, Sacramento; Debra Gorenberg, Los Gatos, CEO; Roxy Rapp, Palo Alto, property developer; John Lee Karp, Palo Alto, student; Michael Karp, Claremont, student; Sarah Julianne Roberts, Palo Alto, library assistant; Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, San Jose; F. Noel Perry, Menlo Park, venture capitalist. ** $3,100: Paul Strasburg, Menlo Park, retired. ** $3,000 contributions: Avalonbay Communities, Inc., Alexandria; California Apartment Association Political Action Committee (CAAPAC), Sacramento; Canihan & Company, San Francisco; Christopher J. Treble, Palo Alto, investor; Friends of Jenny Oropeza-2002, Beverly Hills; Les Gardner, Felton, investor; Louie & Wong LLP, San Francisco; MacFarlane Partners LLC, Oakland; Michael D. McCurry, Kensington, chair & CEO; Mirant Services, LLC, Atlanta; Nancy Benedict Treble, Palo Alto, housewife; Northern California Carpenters Reg+A932 Council Small Contributor Committee, Oakland; Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, Temecula; Summerville Senior Living, San Ramon; Terry McCarthy, Campbell, partner; UC-AFT Cope Committee sponsored by UC-American Federation of Teachers, Oakland; Leland Yee for Assembly 2004, San Francisco. ** $2,700: Clement Chen III, Hillsborough, hotel executive. ** $2,500 contributions: Andrea Ralston, Atherton, homemaker; Aribo Corporation, Marina Del Rey; Blue Shield of California, San Francisco; Debra McCurry, Kensington, librarian; Friends of Hannah-Beth Jackson, Beverly Hills; Geoffrey Ralston, Atherton, executive; Michele Kirsch, Los Altos Hills, philanthropist; Robert Porter, San Carlos, investment banker; Steven T. Kirsch, Los Altos Hills, internet services; Valerie Veronin, San Carlos, facilities planner; Susan Lehman Carmichael, Greenwich, mother; Trent Carmichael, Greenwich, investment advisor. ** $2,000 contributions: Anna Eshoo for Congress, Sacramento; Awin Management, Inc., Scottsdale; Carol Saal, Palo Alto, professional volunteer; David Geffen, Beverly Hills, producer & studio executive; Gary Fazzino, Palo Alto, vice president, govt. affairs; Helen Carreker, San Francisco, designer; Hewlett PACkard Company, Palo Alto; James Carreker, San Francisco, retired; Jeffrey Katzenberg, Los Angeles, producer & studio executive; Jerome E. Horton for Assembly, Inglewood; Law offices of Joseph W. Carcione, Jr. Inc., Redwood City; Mark Gorenberg, Los Gatos, venture capital; Megan H. Shapiro, Purchase, homemaker; Mercury General Corporation, Los Angeles; Molina Healthcare, Inc., Long Beach; Paul Vais, Menlo Park, venture capitalist; Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters UA Local 393 Pol Act Fund, Sacramento; Roger Strauch, Piedmont, venture capitalist; Steven Spielberg, Los Angeles, director & studio executive; F. Warren Hellman, San Francisco, investor; California State Council of HERE (Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees) PAC, Sacramento. ** $1,800: Douglas Spreng, Palo Alto, retired. ** $1,700 contributions: Barbara Beck, Los Gatos, retired; Mark Beck, Los Gatos, CEO. ** $1,670: William Chang, Atherton, chief executive officer. ** $1,500 contributions: Barbara Beck, Los Gatos, retired; Gilbert Decker, Los Gatos, private consultant; Lark Avenue Car Wash, San Jose; Registered Nurses Professional Association Political Action Committee, San Jose; Robert Snyder, Palo Alto, engineering manager; Verizon Wireless, Sacramento; Wanda Kownacki, Los Gatos, board member; Westlake Development Company, Inc., San Mateo; Auburn Manor Holding Corporation, Rocklin; Coakley Heagerty, San Jose. ** $1,327: Mary Hughes, San Francisco, consultant. ** $1,200 contributions: Gary Fazzino, Palo Alto, vice president, govt. affairs; Megan Shapiro, Purchase, homemaker; Roger Strauch, Piedmont, venture capitalist; Tom Shannon, Palo Alto, real estate; Western Manufactured Housing Comm. Assn. PAC, Sacramento. ** $1,000 contributions: 21st Century Insurance Group, Woodland Hills; 21st Century Insurance Group, Woodland Hills; ACSA Candidates PAC, Burlingame; Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs; Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Sacramento; Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Sacramento; Anne Avis, Palo Alto, homemaker; Associated General Contractors Political Action Committee of Ca, West Sacramento; AT&T, Sacramento; Barbara Mitchell, Palo Alto, community volunteer; Blue Cross of California, Thousand Oaks; Blue Cross of California, Thousand Oaks; Bruce Ives, Menlo Park, attorney; Building Owners & Managers Association of California PAC, Sacramento; California Applicants' Attorneys Association Political Action Committee, Sacramento; California Association of Psychiatric Technicians, Inc. PAC, Sacramento; California Building Industry Association PAC, Sacramento; California Housing Council Political Action Committee, Sacramento; California Restaurant Association PAC, Sacramento; California Trucking Association Truck Unit PAC, West Sacramento; California Trucking Association Truck Unit PAC, West Sacramento; Cargill, Inc. Salt, Newark; Chris Dressel, San Francisco, real estate; Chris Wing, Seal Beach, health plan president; Committee to Elect Mark Ridley-Thomas for Assembly, Los Angeles; Consumer Attorneys Political Action Committee, Sacramento; Curtis Feeny, Woodside, venture capitalist; Cynthia Norian, Beverly Hills, homemaker - community leader; David Casas, Los Altos, finance manager; Donald Way, Palo Alto, insurance broker; Donald Way, Palo Alto, insurance broker; Donna Dubinsky, Portola Valley, computers; First American Title Insurance Company, Santa Ana; Frommer for Assembly 2002, Sacramento; Gail Michaelis-Ow, Santa Cruz, nurse practitioner; George Couch III, Watsonville, businessman; George Nakano for Assembly, Burbank; Hartnett, Smith & Associates, Redwood City; Helen Thomson Committee for A Healthy California, Sacramento; Hilary Rowen, Menlo Park, lawyer; James S. Paulin, Palo Alto, retired; Jerrold Hiura, Los Gatos, dentist; John Freidenrich, Atherton, venture capital; John Freidenrich, Atherton, venture capital; K. C. Halpern, Brookline, homemaker; L. W. 'Bill' Lane Jr., Portola Valley, consultant; Larry Krummel, Saratoga, president; Laura Lauder, Atherton, homemaker; Leonilla Perry, Los Altos Hills, community volunteer; Liberty Mutual, Boston; Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc. And Its Affilitated Entities, Arcadia; Margaret Dalal, Palo Alto, community volunteer; Mark Beck, Los Gatos, CEO; Marsha Powell, London, economist; Melinda Parry, Palo Alto, not employed; Melinda Parry, Palo Alto, not employed; Michael Fox Sr., Saratoga, executive; Morley Hunter Group, Inc., San Jose; Morley Hunter Group, Inc., San Jose; Nancy Huber, Palo Alto, not employed; Neil Brownstein, Palo Alto, investor; PAC West Telecomm, Inc., Stockton; PACific Life, Newport Beach; PACific Telesis Group And Its Subsidiaries, Affiliates of SBC Comm. Inc., San Francisco; PACificare, Cypress; Papken Der Torossian, Saratoga, chairman of the board; Patricia Clarey, Studio City, VP - government relations; Peter Palmisano, San Francisco, marketing; PG&E Corporation, San Francisco; Philip Schlein, San Francisco, venture capitalist; Robert B. Fenwick, Los Altos Hills, mayor pro tem; Robert Spoer, Palo Alto, director, staffing; Rod Diridon, Sr., Santa Clara, executive director of research; Ronald B. Herring, San Carlos, educator; Russell Long, Sausalito, consultant; Russell Long, San Francisco, ecologist; S.H. Webster, Palo Alto, investments; Sears, Roebuck & Co., Hoffman Estates; Southern Wine & Spirits, Union City; Stephen Eglash, Palo Alto, venture capitalist; Susan Thurman, Washington, government relations; Suzanne Abnous, Danville, homemaker; The Steinberg Group, San Jose; Thomas Shannon, Palo Alto, real estate; Thomas Shannon, Palo Alto, real estate; Union PACific Railroad, Sacramento; W. Craig Falkenhagen, Menlo Park, retired; Western Manufactured Housing Comm. Assn. PAC, Sacramento; Western Manufactured Housing Comm. Assn. PAC, Sacramento; Wolk for Assembly 2002, Davis; Manou Mobedshani, Morgan Hill, hotelier/rancher; California Association of Health Underwriters PAC, Sacramento; The Doctors' Company PAC, Napa; Christopher Dressel, San Francisco, real estate broker; Wayne Kennedy, San Carlos, realtor; Ellyn Corey, Los Altos, consulting; Suzanne Abnous, Danville, homemaker; California State Employees' Association Member Action Committee, Sacramento; Neill Brownstein, Palo Alto, investor; Regis McKenna, Sunnyvale, author/consultant; Anthony Carrasco, Palo Alto, architect; Dennis Flynn, San Francisco, real estate; Frederik M. Fowler & Associates, Inc., Sunnyvale; Stanley G. Parry, Palo Alto, retired; Dianne Mckenna, Sunnyvale, retired; Frances Codispoti, Los Altos Hills, consultant; Oak Creek Apartments, San Francisco; Catherine Goldman, Cupertino, mother; Nancy Huber, Palo Alto, community volunteer; Ralph Cavanagh, Stanford, attorney; Megan Shapiro, Purchase, homemaker; Kay & Stevens, Menlo Park.

Local contributions to the state Senate campaign of Assemblyman Joe Simitian through February 14, 2004:

** Woodside: Curtis Feeny, venture capitalist, $1,100; Richard Merk, retired, $100; Lori Livingston, board member, $350; Kathleen Gwynn, nonprofit executive, $350; Diane Talbert, homemaker, $3,200; Jonathan Cosby, VP, controller & treasurer, $100. ** Portola Valley: Linda V. Elkind, retired, $250; Samuel Chadwick Gibbs, III, executive, $150; Thomas A. Kelley, executive, $100; John Hooper, retired, $100; Donna Dubinsky, computers, $1,000; Mary Lee Wachtel, volunteer, $100; Amanda Lee, consultant, $500; Leslie Airola-Murveit, attorney/mediator, $250; Nancy J. Fiene, retired, $100; Doanld Mac Millan, commercial real estate, $100; Cindy Lee Russell, physician, $100; Susan Coffman, homemaker, $200; Colleen Tate, homemaker, $3,200; Dr. Paul Miller, retired, $50; Thomas Kelley, investing/consulting, $200; L.W. 'Bill' Lane Jr., consultant, $1,000; Leslie Airola-Murveit, attorney/mediator, $50; Mary Lee Wachtel, volunteer, $100; Dorothy Comstock, retired, $100; Geoff Tate, CEO, $3,200; Ronald Wilson, executive, $250; Mary Lee Wachtel, volunteer, $100; Leslie Airola-Murveit, attorney/mediator, $100; Donna Dubinsky, retired, $500. ** Menlo Park: John Donald, attorney, $250; L. Peter Deutsch, businessman, $250; Virginia Bell, retired, $100; Nancy Serrurier, trustee, $500; Monica Corman, attorney and broker, $100; Therese Saracino, consultant, $3,200; Aka Inc., $100; Carol Orton, board member, $500; Sarah Rosendahl, community volunteer, $500; Laura Rich, school board trustee, $250; David Bailard, business planning manager, $250; Hilary Rowen, lawyer, $1,000; Miriam Winkler, city council member, $200; Paul Strasburg, retired, $100; Earthquake Readiness, $100; Bruce Ives, attorney, $1,000; Judith Goldberg, administrative assistant, $100; Jane Light, librarian, $100; Paul Strasburg, retired, $3,100; W. Craig Falkenhagen, retired, $1,000; Ventana Property Services, $150; Tasha Castaneda, software salesperson, $100; Gregory M. Gallo, attorney, $250; Kirsten Keith, attorney, $100; Lee Duboc, city council member, $100; Kirsten Keith, attorney, $100; Virginia Bell, retired, $100; Linda Lawrence, not employed, $200; John Colligan, investor, $250; L. Peter Deutsch, retired, $250; Paul Vais, venture capitalist, $2,000; F. Noel Perry, venture capitalist, $3,200; Kay & Stevens, $1,000; Sanford Carnahan, retired, $100; Ernesto Barron, architect, $100. ** Atherton: C.A. Ramsden, manager, $100; Laura Lauder, homemaker, $1,000; Janice Zones, retired, $100; Elizabeth Tyree, not employed, $400; Samuel Bronfman II, chair, $500; John Freidenrich, venture capital, $1,000; Janice Zones, retired, $100; Law and Associates, $200; William Chang, chief executive officer, $1,661; Margaret Taylor, director, health services agency, $100; Lee Anderson, researcher, $500; John Freidenrich, venture capital, $1,000; Andrea Ralston, homemaker, $2,500; Geoffrey Ralston, executive, $2,500; Janice Zones, retired, $500; Sarah Rosendahl, community volunteer, $500.

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