Mario Trujillo raises $135K in race for city council
DOWNEY — Downey City Council candidate Mario Trujillo has outraised all other candidates by nearly $100,000, according to recently filed mandated financial disclosures.
The disclosures provide a good look at who is supporting council hopefuls and where exactly campaign funds are coming from.
The most recent filing deadline came last week on Sept. 24.
District 5
Trujillo, who is campaigning for the citywide District 5 seat to replace Alex Saab, has surpassed all others in fundraising by a huge margin, specifically outraising his most prominent opponent Carrie Uva by more than $100,000.
Trujillo, a deputy district attorney, has raised $135,526 (including a $10,000 loan he gave to himself) and spent $64,286, according to the disclosures.
Uva, an attorney and realtor, has raised $27,849 and spent $10,736 for her campaign.
District 1
Incumbent mayor Blanca Pacheco has outraised her opponent, Alexandria, Contreras, by a 3 to 1 margin.
Pacheco raised $38,340, mostly from residents and businesses in Downey and surrounding areas.
Contreras has collected $11,993. Her campaign contributors include eight Downey residents or businesses and 14 from the San Francisco area or out of state.
District 1 covers southeast Downey, roughly south of Stewart & Gray Road and east of Brookshire Avenue.
District 3
Candidate Eric Pierce has raised $24,366 and spent $14,833. His contributions came primarily from within Downey, including some well-established community figureheads.
Catherine Alvarez has received $3,248 from donors, including $139 in non-monetary contributions.
A majority of her donations - $2,414 – came in donations of less than $100, which do not need to be reported with names attached.
District 3 encompasses northwest Downey, roughly north of Firestone Boulevard and west of Downey Avenue.
Who is funding the candidates?
Mario Trujillo
$2,005:
Henry Trujillo
$2000
Yvonne D. Aceves
Fred Balderrama
Blanca Rubio for Asembly 2020
Jonathan Calderon
California Real Estate PAC
Champion Chrysler Jeep
Exxel Termite Co.
Ober Jacobs
Frank Jimenez
Jennifer Jimenez
McGregor Law Corp.
Ricardo Perez
Leticia Rivas
Henry Salcido
Efferem Sanchez
Sotoelo Holdings LLC
Donna Vasquez
Vasquez for Downey Council 2014
Armando Villegas
$1500
Alireza Balali
California Mortgage Group
Cumex Inc.
Geragos & Geragos
Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill, LLP
Howard Price
Sicat Law
$1100
Craig Thigpen
$1000
AltaMed Action Fund State PAC
E – Recycling of California
Joel Garcia
Guerra Law
Guerra Law Firm
Jose A. Gutierrez
Steffeny Holtz
Honor PAC
Brian Hurwitz
Vinod B. Jivrajka
Kamla Hotels
Law Office of Jesse A. Arana
Law Office of Miguel Duarte Inc.
Law Offices of Glaser, Damone &Schroeder
Law Offices of Timothy E. Nilan
Eduardo Olivo
Paramount Resource Recycling
Provider Service Network
James Segall – Gutierrez
The Law Offices of Alexis Saab
Vincent Tucci
$999
Gaucho Grill
$750
Matias Flores Law Firm
Irma Moisa
Judith Ojeda
$500
Francisco Aldana
Robert Alvarado
Seymour Amster
Anarchy Library, Inc.
ASM Premier Consultants
Mirian Avalos
Azelea Park Inc.
Bayona Law Group
Keith Bowman
Octavio Chaidez
Siannah Collado
Cristina Garcia for Assembly 2020
Downey Hospitality Group Inc.
Alfred Fraijo
Gavril Gabriel
Michael Goldstein
Joseph F. Inguez Jr.
Jefferey D. Kent
Michael Kraut
Las Palmas Supper Club
Law of Brandon C. Roesler
Law Office of James Mendez
Law Office of Jimmy Cha
Law Office of Martha R. Dahdah
Law Office of Steve Lopez
Law Offices of Christopher J. McCann
Law Offices of P. Jeff Voll, Inc.
Law Offices of Ronald M. Hall
Law Offices of Veronica L. Alvarez
Michael Lizarraga
A. Stephanie Loftin
Luis Lopez
Shaheen Manshoory
Mario Jewelers of Beverly Hills, Inc.
Gerri Marshall
Meza Law Group Inc.
Mr. C’s Towing of South Gate, Inc.
Nova Law Group, PC
Nueva Real Estate
Peacock & Beau
George PlaRene A. Ramos
Geraldine Saab
Joseph’s Bar and Grill
Bryan Schroeder
Bill Seki
Simon K. Simonian
Steve Roberson
Susan Rubio for Senate 2022
The Brewer Law Firm
Michael D. Varga
Werksman Jackson & Quinn LLP
$404
Bernardo De La Torre
$350
Law Office of Tomas D. Requejo
Mariana Torres
$325
Arturo Carmona
$300
Charles Frisco
Claudia Meza
The LBC Law Firm
$250
Paul A. Aguilar
Attorney Bruce Loren Karey
Sergio Baez
Bail Bonds Clinic
Michael R. Balmer II
Beauty Ala Carte
Carol Chen
Stephen Chu
Margarita Corona
Andrea Corrales
Leslie Davis
Louis Del Rosario
Mary Ann Escalante
Martha Escutia
Alison Estrada
Michael M. Felix
Garcia Law Group
Marc Gibbons
Jacob Glucksman
Ana Clarisa Gonzalez
Carl Gottis
Douglas Haubert
Hutton & Khalaf
Jefferey Fredrick Sklan, DBA Jeffery Sklan
Roy Jimenez
Samuel Kosh
Law Office of Juanita Kay
Law Office of Steve Cortez, APC
Isaias Martinez
Juan Navarro
Brenda Olmos
One Call Bail Bonds
Randy Parraz
Narandra Patel
Sharad Patel
Marqia Rabb
Christopher Ramos
Jorge Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez
St. Lucia Eye Center Medical Corporation
The Amitim Group LLC
The Infinity Group
The Law Offices of Robert Ernenwein, PC
The Rodriguez & Salam Law Group, PC
David Vela
Nelson Villanueva
Patricia Zamora
Zavala Law Firm, PC
$208
Viole Blu Studio Inc.
$200
Anthony Arzili
Victor Avila
I Mark Bledstein
Matthew Bunnett
Andres Carrasco
Collazo Chiropractic
Ludlow Creary
Robert Ernenwein
Douglas Haubert
Kirt Hopson
Claudia Hugar
Law Office of Jaclin Awad
Damon Hobdy
Law Offices of Humberto Guizar APC
Victor M. Rodriguez
$150
Jay Chung
Serena Murillo
Andrew E Rodriguez
$104
Baltazar Martinez
$100
Janeth Arias
Noreen Barcena
Gilbert Berriozabal
Edna Briseno
Mark Brown
Samuel R. Brown
David Canas
Scott Carbaugh
Richard Chacon
Alfred A. Coletta
Lesley Cruz
Ana Cubas
Jonathan Franklin
Gallardo for City Council 2020
Anthony Garcia
Lance M. Filer
Michael Fong
Danny Gonzalez
Raymond Hamada
Robert M. Helfend
Roberto Hernandez
Luz Herrera
Glen Kiyohara
KMR Entertainment LLC
La Amapola Inc
Kimberly La Salle
Law Office of Sharon Babakhan
Jennifer Lumsdaine
Joseph Lumsdaine
Eduardo Martinez
Marie Maurice
Mimmosa LLC
Edwin Najera
Steve Najera
Mary Ann Nasser
Nicholas C. Okorocha Attorney at Law
Javier Perez
Jerry Ruiz
Louis Shapiro
Sergio Tapia
Ariel Tellez
The Miller Law Firm (Christopher Miller)
The Most Program Inc
Kalsoom Tremazi
Uribe & Uribe APLC
Lorena Vasquez
Rosie Verdugo
Robert L. Villa
Carrie Uva
$2000
Mel Berdelis
California Real Estate PAC
$1500
Ronald Kolar
$1000
Raquel Avila
Dominic Sarabia
Dave Masone
Jeff Wolf
Penelope Watson
David Golban
Aria Shafiee
Lupe Lynn Martinez
$750
Tim Hucherson
$650
Jim Bakolas
$500
Manny Frias
Tony Mastroianni
Certified Roofing Inc.
Dimitrios Spathopoulos
Lizeth Velasquez
Vicki Spearman
Chris Gabriel
John Taormina
Cal Met Services
George Cervantes
Jimmy Roberts
Joseph’s Bar and Grill
GTW Law
$400
Christina Davilas
Lenora Perri
$350
Peter Politis
$300
Lorraine Lee
$250
Sigfredo Revuelta
Peter Fiala
Steve Lopez
Steve Roberson
Dorothy Pemberton
Downey Escrow
Elizabeth Dominguez
Jack and Cheryl Purcell
John Lacey
$200
Patricia Duenas
Guadalupe Arce
David Alvarez
Esther Brossmer
David Aniel
Andrew Wolf
Jeffrey Allensworth
Maria Fernandez
Sharlene Ortega
$100
Allen Kelly
Christine Peterson
Alicia Censi Corso
Linda Bouffard
Pat Gonzalez
Donald Braybant
Theresa Flores
Michael and Helen Castillo
Anthony Cousimano
Hipolito Abundis
John Casillas
Armando Aguilar
Bruce and Patty Leach
Betty Monroy
Cindy Kovach
Sara Jane Davis
Grissel Chavez
Blanca Pacheco
$1000
Tim Hutcherson
Champion Chrysler Jeep
Nationwide Environmental Services
Olivarez Law Group Inc
Vasquez for Downey Council 2014
Jason C. Robers
Trading Post
Simon Simonian
Jason Roberts
Jerry Brown
Penske Toyota
Alejandro Ortiz
Aria Shafiee
CalMet Services Inc.
BizFed Pac #1305594
Blue Sky Pac #1408992
Lynn Lupe Martinez
Firoozeh Shakeri
California Real Estate Political Action Committee #890106
$800
Blanca Valenzuela
$500
Miguel Duarte
Robert Jacobs
Sam Entertainment Group LLC
Jesse A. Arana
John Kelly
Downey Exterminators Inc.
Stephen C. Roberson
Downey Hospitality Group
Azelea Park Inc.
Matias Flores
La Amapola Inc.
Robert Sievers
The Law Office of Gavril T. Gabriel
RMI International Inc.
Paramount Resource Recycling Inc.
E-Recycling CA
Altamed Action Fund State PAC#1380598
Rios Butchery Inc.
Edward Scheeberger
Fuel for You Inc.
Joumana Abbound
$300
Jerry Knoles
Dimitrios Spathopoulos
Angeli Investments
Jose Tello
$255
Chris Garcia
$250
Jorge Rodriguez
Gallatin Dental Group
Tifanie Joudeh
Zavala Law Firm PC
Robert Colangeli
Janet Paredes
Davids-Wright Consulting Group Inc.
$200
Michael Murray
David Vasquez
Honor PAC C/O Committee #1278587
Sergio Vasquez
Nolveris Frometa
Manuel Salas
Margaret Garcia
Sonny R. Santa Ines
Efficient Lighting and Electric
$150
Claudia Valenzuela
Pedro L. Rivera
Roberto Martinez
Meredith Perkins
$125
Coquese Mayfield
Lleana Ulloa
Suzzette Casillas
Efferem Sanchez
$100
Joanna L. Peterson
Paul Aguilar
John Casillas
Ruben Estrada
Zina Pepaj
Carlos J. Martinez
Ellis White
Janeth Arias
Kandy K. Grzebyk
Michael Chirco
Raymond Y. Hamada
Cindy Kovach
Alexandria Contreras
$1000
California YIMBY Victory Fund
$900
Gloria Bennet
$827
Kyle Kelley
$500
Kevin Ezeh
Disa Lindgren
$400
Jeffrey Hodges
$250
Ash Kalra
Candace Seu
Andrew Sutherland
Armand Domalewski
$200
Hava Bazz
Scott Simmons
Nicholas Burns III
$180
Aaron Eckhouse
$151
Joanna Contreras
$127
Rachel Stevens
Tori Bazz
$100
David Watson
Andy Freeland
Arjun Kolachalam
Vincent Jones
Robert Kattouw
Ernie Powell
Josh Albrektson
Paavo Monkkonen
Jake Malott
Rachel Bracker
Richard Gallon
Alex Fisch
Jake Highleyman
Gregory Crowder
Mark Owens
Anthony Contreras
Javier Juanillo
Enrique Fernandez
Tim Harter
Oscar Perea
Helen Lee
Marc Loeb
Eric Pierce
$1000
The Law Office of Alexis Saab
Steve Roberson
Guerra Enterprises
Cartozian Associates Real Estate Inc.
Champion Chrysler Jeep
Vazquez for Downey Council 2014
Integrity Waste Management
E – Recycling of California
Paramount Resource Recycling, Inc.
Irene Reznik
Aria Shafiee
Tatyana Voldiner
California Real Estate Pac - California
$999
Gaucho Grill
$995
Ricardo Perez
$900
Gildardo Garcia
$500
Dorothy Pemberton
Ed Schneeberger
L. Lawrence Lewis
Jeremy Fitzl
R.A. Kolar
L’Abri Management Inc.
Juomana Abboud
Fuel or You Inc.
$300
Worthy Realty Advisors, Inc.
$250
Tod M. Corrin
Harold E. Nelson Jr.
Law Office of Steve Lopez
Miguel Duarte
Dan Fox
Mia Vasquez
John Lacey
$200
Sergio Vasquez
Carmen Pierce
$100
Jim Derry
Joanna L. Peterson
Patricia Heineke
Hector Sosa
John Casillas
David Gonzalez
Edwin Huber
Raul Riesgo
Jeff Allensworth
Catherine Alvarez
$500
Leticia Vasquez-Wilson
$100
Blanca Alvarado
Carlos Aniloar
Note: Some candidates reported no campaign contributions, including Dalejuan Peevy (district 3), Juan Martinez (district 5) and Arturo Gonzalez (district 5).