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Tag Archives: 2018 elections
Supervisors: Strong Democratic showing in possible swing seat; Desmond dominates more Republican district
It’s no secret that Democratic leaders want to elect one of their own to the all-Republican San Diego County Board of Supervisors this fall. Read More »
Congress: Candidates in 49th strongest in home territories; Hunter strong everywhere in 50th
The top two 49th District Democratic candidates were strongest in their home territories. Republican Duncan Hunter remained strong everywhere in 50th District. Read More »
Outside spending ramps up as Tuesday’s election approaches
With the election Tuesday, groups are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in San Diego County’s most competitive races. Read More »
Outside money supporting DA candidate Jones-Wright tops $1.5 million
The outside money spent by pro-Genevieve Jones-Wright PACs in the San Diego County district attorney’s race has reached $1.5 million. Read More »
Billionaire Soros pumps $400K into DA’s race to get Jones-Wright elected
A political action committee funded by billionaire investor George Soros has spent $402,000 to support San Diego County district attorney candidate Geneviéve Jones-Wright. That’s more than double what the deputy public defender has fundraised for her own campaign. Soros has been the sole donor to the PAC, called California Justice & Public Safety, since at least January. On Thursday, Soros ... Read More »
How to use inewsource’s San Diego County campaign finance database
We’ve launched our San Diego County campaign finance database, which we hope will make it easier for the public to understand who is funding political campaigns. Using records from the county registrar of voters’ website, this inewsource database allows users to search contributions, expenditures, loans and debts for political campaigns that have to file financial reports with the county. That ... Read More »