BART District 3 race: Whose money?

This morning, let's look at whose money is fueling challengers Robert Franklin and Kathy Neal in the race to oust incumbent Roy Nakadegawa from the BART District 3 race. Nakadegawa, 81, says this is his last run for this office, and he's subsisting on previously-raised campaign funds, which certainly puts him beyond the possibly corrupting influence of an influx of new campaign dollars.

I gathered the following financial information yesterday morning at the Alameda County Registrar of Voters, where it is kept on file for public viewing. In the interest of brevity, I've omitted the donor's occuption or city of residents unless it was of particular interest.

Robert Franklin: $25,139 reported raised so far - none of it originating from a Berkeley address

Contributions of $1,000 and over:

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 790 has been Franklin's main financial engine, contributing $10,000 on October 21, 2004, as well as $5,000 earlier in the year. One of the main criticisms of BART management has been the lavish pay and benefits packages granted to SEIU to conclude a lengthy strike just prior to 9/11.
The BART Supervisory & Professional Union contributed $5,000 to Franklin.
Laura Kastanis, philanthropist, also donated $5,000. A Google search found no information about Kastanis.
Two apparent family members were donors: Sheldon Franklin ($5,000) and Elsie Franklin ($1,000).
Jeffrey Plaskett gave $2,004. No Google hits.

Contributions below $1,000:

Hyan Joe Shin, $500
Charles Plummer (Alameda County Sheriff), $250
Martin Walsh, $300
Mary Walsh, $250; both Walshes give a Hillsborough, CA address
David Barnett, $250
Ronald Overstreet, CEO of Open Horizons, $250
Harbhajan Agroia, BART engineer, $100
Daniel Bain, landlord, $100
Diane Leon, $100

Loans:

Franklin loaned his campaign $50,000 of his own money

As of Sept. 30, Franklin had $39,000 in cash in his campaign fund, and $54,000 in debts.


Kathy Neal: $17,168 reported raised so far - none of it from Berkeley with the exception of Elihu Harris, former mayor of Oakland, who gives a Berkeley address

Contributions of $1,000 and over:

Alan Dones, developer, $2,000
Mark Lindquist, developer, $1,000
Ron Cowan, real estate developer, $1,000
Frank Tucker, $1,000. CEO of Tucker Technology, Inc., an Oakland telecommunications firm

Contributions below $1,000:

Elihu Harris, chancellor, Peralta Community College District, $500
Gboyega Aladegbami, Akeo Consulting, $500
Franklin Arthur, real estate broker, $500
Sally Landis, $500
Patrick Maloney, $500
Katrina Powell, $500
Friends of Bill Riley, $500
Michael Baines, real estate developer, Baines & Robertson, Inc., $500
Alan Dones, developer/contractor, $500
National Women's Caucus PAC, $500
Thuy Thi Nguyen, attorney, Peralta C.C. Dist., $300
Anthony Batarse, president, Lloyd A. Wise, $250
Alton Jelks, administrator, Peralta C.C. Dist., $250
Rev. Harold Mayberry, $250
Collin Mbanugo, $250
Gwen Moore, executive, Gem Communications, $250
Samuel Wallace, consultant, Wallace-Williams, $250
Jack Wasserman, lawyer, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, $250
Paul Cobb, journalist, $250
Committee to Elect Johan Klehs, $250; Klehs is running for the 18th Assembly District seat, which stretches from San Leandro to Dublin
Ron Lumpkin, $250
Rich Sherratt, $250
Lonnie Dillard, $200
David Kramer, official, SEIU, $200
Sonja Willims, sales director, Time Warner, $200
Alona Clifton for Trustee-Area 7, $150; Clifton won a Peralta C.C. trustee seat in 2002
Becky Taylor, $150
Christian Dandrade, executive, CBX Technologies, $150
Karen Friedman, attorney, $150
Levine Fricke, $125
Richard Winnie, attorney, County of Alameda, $125
Tom Guarino, government relations manager, PG&E, $125
Cheryl Perry League, EEO officer, Port of Oakland, $125
Henry Mozell, $100
Richard Norris, lawyer, Archer Norris, $100
John Protopappas, Madison Park Financial Corp., $100
Carole Tolbert, consultant, Tolbert & Associates, $100
Connie Augustine, $100
Dennis Chaconas, $100; former superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District
Iona Gordon, $100
Mark Greenside, teacher, Peralta College, $100
Linda Handy, $100
Robert Harris, attorney, PG&E, $100
Brenda Hudson, $100
Paula Mitchell, $100
Anthony Pegram, BART engineer, $100

Loans:

California Waste, San Jose, $5,000
Kathy Neal, $2,702 + $500 + $676 + $676 (total=$4,554)
Ronald Lumpkin, Oakland, $10,000

As of Sept. 30, Neal had $21,000 in cash in her campaign fund, and $18,000 in debts.

I haven't done all the addition, so I don't know if these figures add up appropriately to match the totals reported.