March 26, 2008

Ridley-Thomas trails Parks in fundraising

State Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas trails Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks in the race for campaign contributions before their June 3 face-off for a coveted seat on the L.A. county Board of Supervisors.

The Los Angeles Times has more of the details:

Parks collected more than $300,000 between Jan. 1 and March 17 for his effort to replace retiring Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke. That brings his total to nearly $600,000. Ridley-Thomas (D-Los Angeles) raised about $185,000 in the same period, bringing his total to $354,000.
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Parks had about $387,000 in cash by the close of the reporting period, and Ridley-Thomas had about $171,000 left, the reports show.

Ridley-Thomas does, however, have the backing of organized labor, which has made the race its top priority in the June elections.

Much of Parks' financial support, as the Times reports, comes from business.

Posted by Shane Goldmacher on March 26, 2008 11:00 AM