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Two incumbent vice mayors are the top fundraisers among San Ramon Valley candidates ahead of Election Day, with Marisol Rubio of San Ramon raising about $21,000 and Robert Storer of Danville bringing in $15,000 as of Nov. 2, campaign finance records show. Both are significantly outpacing their opponents and other local candidates, most of whom have reported raising less than $5,000.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission requires two pre-election campaign-finance disclosures from candidates who raise or spend $2,000 or more. The first was due Sept. 24, covering July 1 to Sept. 19. The second was due Oct. 22, covering Sept. 20 to Oct. 17.
Candidates who received a donation of more than $1,000 after the close of the most recent reporting period were required to report that donation within 24 hours.
Danville Town Council
Storer raked in more than $15,000 between Sept. 20 and Oct. 17 after reporting donations of just $164 as of Sept. 19. The more recent donations included $3,000 from Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston, $2,500 from the California Real Estate PAC, $2,000 from Pleasanton resident Jeffrey Woods and $1,500 from Pellegrini Construction Co.
He more than doubled the amount raised by his two opponents in the race for two at-large seats on the Danville Town Council. Former San Ramon Police Department Chief Denton Carlson had raised nearly $3,300 as of Oct. 17, consisting of donations ranging from $100 to $250. Small business owner and HR professional Pratima Sonavne appeared to be running an entirely self-funded campaign; she reported donating $2,100 of her own money as of Oct. 17.
San Ramon city races
Rubio reported an additional $10,000 in the most recent reporting period, including a $1,000 donation from the SEIU Local 1021 Candidate PAC on Oct. 31. That brought her total fundraising across both reporting periods to more than $21,000. Notable contributions included $1,000 from the San Ramon Valley Firefighters Association, $2,000 from the IBEW 302 Community Candidates PAC and $1,000 from several other labor PACs, including the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Political Action Committee. In the first reporting period, Rubio received $5,900 from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 549 PAC, along with numerous small donations from local residents.
Jeffrey Joh, Rubio’s opponent for the District 4 seat on the City Council, filed Form 470, declaring he would not be raising more than $2,000 and exempting him from reporting requirements.
In the District 2 City Council race, incumbent Richard Adler had brought in $1,524 in donations ranging from $50 to $200 as of Oct. 17. Challenger Chirag Kathrani had raised $4,445, with $2,000 contributions from Newark-based companies Enterprise Mobility and Moment4 Technologies Inc. accounting for most of that total.
In the mayoral race, incumbent Mark Armstrong had raised just under $4,500 as of Oct. 17, consisting mostly of $100-$200 donations. Challengers Emma Chigbu and Paschalis Ntatsos both filed Form 470s.
San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education Area 5
Incumbent Rachel Hurd raised just over $2,500 in donations, including $837 of her own money, records show. Her top donor was Danville resident Shirley Lapp with $500. Hurd’s opponent, Joel Woods, filed a Form 470.
