Yorba Lindans open wallets for Republicans
(Note: This entry includes more information than was in the newspaper version.)
Surprise.
So far this year Yorba Linda residents have donated more money to candidates seeking the Republican nomination for president than those competing for the Democratic nod, according to the most recent reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission.
In fact, GOP contenders are way ahead in the local scramble for cash with $37,030 donated to six candidates versus $1,400 contributed to two Democratic contenders.
Okay, admittedly that’s not a big shock, since Yorba Linda has the nation’s highest median household income ($121,075) of cities with more than 65,000 population and a longheld status as the county’s second most Republican city.
Only tiny Villa Park registers a greater percentage of Republican voters than Yorba Linda—68.1 per cent out of 4,365 voters versus 59.4 percent out of 41,081 voters.
The lion’s share of GOP donations went to Mitt Romney—$26,500. Also collecting contributions were John McCain ($4,400), Sam Brownback ($2,100), Rudy Giuliani ($1,750), Tom Tancredo ($1,280) and Duncan Hunter ($1,000).
Democratic donations went to Barack Obama ($1,250) and Hillary Clinton ($150).
Making the maximum allowable $2,300 contributions to Romney were Sean Cummins, John Dalton of Regal Oaks Drive, Louise Dalton, Michael Rizzo and Richard Whittier.
Other Romney contributors were Donald Briscoe and D.D. Forman ($2,100 each); John Taylor of the Nixon Foundation ($1,150); and Mark Arnold, John Dalton of Primrose Lane, Joseph Han, Nola Hatch, Ismael Mayans and Kim Pugmire ($1,000 each).
Additional Romney donors were Linda Rizzo ($700); Dimitrios Karpouzis ($600); Dawn Conk, Teri Nguyen and Stacey Smith ($500 each); Timothy Carter and Steven McGlawn ($300 each); and Craig Willardson ($250).
McCain’s contributors were William Larkin ($2,300), Barry Bordbar ($1,000), Michael Rapport ($400), Tom Tckulve ($500) and Larry King ($200). Giuliani donors were Paul Blomgren ($1,000), Robert Hitzeman ($500) and Robert Preston ($250).
Tancredo contributors were Mark Powell ($780) and Nola Hatch ($500). Brownback received $2,100 from Jason Gee and Duncan Hunter $750 from Allan Davis and $250 from Dennis Conneen.
On the Democratic side, Obama received $1,000 from Barry Bordbar and $250 from Ronald Fugate and Clinton $150 from Mary Fyda-Mar.
A FINAL NOTE
This city’s Republicans outnumber Democrats 24,424 to 9,017, but Newport Beach and Villa Park have smaller percentages of Democrats: 20.4 and 16.6 to Yorba Linda’s 21.9.
In Yorba Linda, 6,300 individuals decline to state party preference, with smaller party totals including 749 American Independent, 207 Libertarian, 140 Green, 72 Peace and Freedom, 38 Natural Law and 134 miscellaneous registrants.
Surprise.
So far this year Yorba Linda residents have donated more money to candidates seeking the Republican nomination for president than those competing for the Democratic nod, according to the most recent reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission.
In fact, GOP contenders are way ahead in the local scramble for cash with $37,030 donated to six candidates versus $1,400 contributed to two Democratic contenders.
Okay, admittedly that’s not a big shock, since Yorba Linda has the nation’s highest median household income ($121,075) of cities with more than 65,000 population and a longheld status as the county’s second most Republican city.
Only tiny Villa Park registers a greater percentage of Republican voters than Yorba Linda—68.1 per cent out of 4,365 voters versus 59.4 percent out of 41,081 voters.
The lion’s share of GOP donations went to Mitt Romney—$26,500. Also collecting contributions were John McCain ($4,400), Sam Brownback ($2,100), Rudy Giuliani ($1,750), Tom Tancredo ($1,280) and Duncan Hunter ($1,000).
Democratic donations went to Barack Obama ($1,250) and Hillary Clinton ($150).
Making the maximum allowable $2,300 contributions to Romney were Sean Cummins, John Dalton of Regal Oaks Drive, Louise Dalton, Michael Rizzo and Richard Whittier.
Other Romney contributors were Donald Briscoe and D.D. Forman ($2,100 each); John Taylor of the Nixon Foundation ($1,150); and Mark Arnold, John Dalton of Primrose Lane, Joseph Han, Nola Hatch, Ismael Mayans and Kim Pugmire ($1,000 each).
Additional Romney donors were Linda Rizzo ($700); Dimitrios Karpouzis ($600); Dawn Conk, Teri Nguyen and Stacey Smith ($500 each); Timothy Carter and Steven McGlawn ($300 each); and Craig Willardson ($250).
McCain’s contributors were William Larkin ($2,300), Barry Bordbar ($1,000), Michael Rapport ($400), Tom Tckulve ($500) and Larry King ($200). Giuliani donors were Paul Blomgren ($1,000), Robert Hitzeman ($500) and Robert Preston ($250).
Tancredo contributors were Mark Powell ($780) and Nola Hatch ($500). Brownback received $2,100 from Jason Gee and Duncan Hunter $750 from Allan Davis and $250 from Dennis Conneen.
On the Democratic side, Obama received $1,000 from Barry Bordbar and $250 from Ronald Fugate and Clinton $150 from Mary Fyda-Mar.
A FINAL NOTE
This city’s Republicans outnumber Democrats 24,424 to 9,017, but Newport Beach and Villa Park have smaller percentages of Democrats: 20.4 and 16.6 to Yorba Linda’s 21.9.
In Yorba Linda, 6,300 individuals decline to state party preference, with smaller party totals including 749 American Independent, 207 Libertarian, 140 Green, 72 Peace and Freedom, 38 Natural Law and 134 miscellaneous registrants.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 AM
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