What’s an election without a lot of money? Here are the latest campaign finance reports from candidates running in the Fifteenth District special election. They cover the period through Oct. 22:
- Warren Furutani, $217,215
- Joe Buscaino, $151,167
- Rudy Svorinich, Jr., $130,640
- Jayme Wilson, $129,775
- Pat McOsker, $129,504
- Gordon Teuber, $43,603
- Rebecca Chambliss, $25,050
- Justin Brimmer, $24,482
- Frank Pereyda, $3,250
Five candidates have received matching funds, as well. Those candidates and their amounts are:
- Warren Furutani, $100,000
- Joe Buscaino, $100,000
- Pat McOsker, $100,000
- Gordon Teuber, $89,490
- Rudy Svorinich, Jr., $66,480
Service Employees International Union Local 721 and Working Californians, a group led by Brian D’Arcy and Marvin Kropke from IBEW Local 18, have spent $315,370 on independent expenditures benefiting McOsker, while the Los Angeles Police Protective League has spent $45,000 on mailers for Buscaino.
The primary is set for Nov. 8, with a runoff on Jan. 17, 2012. More filings are due on Nov. 4.
*The Los Angeles County Democratic Party has spent $28,575 on mailers and calls for Furutani.


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