Who Donated Money to School Board Campaigns?

Patch obtained the campaign finance disclosure statements of each school board candidate submitted to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office. The following fundraising information was compiled from those records, which show campaign activity from Jan. 1 to Sept. 24:

Candidate: Janeane Covarrubias

• Total Contributions Received: $3,032
• Total Expenditures Made: $2,836
• Contributors: Marianne Lee, program director at AT&T, $100; Betty Sandford, retired, $100; Frances Cash, retired, $100; Tom Kwak, real estate broker, $200; Irene Cervantes, retired, $200; unitemized monetary contributions, $547
• Loans Received: Mary Quinteros, retired, $1,200
• Nonmonetary Contributions Received: James O'Balles, retired, table and chair rentals totalling $285
• Payments Made: Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder, candidate statement, $1,200; Campaign CA (Gardena), campaign yard sign deposit, $325; Foodservice (Monrovia), food service at kickoff, $100

Candidate: Rob Hammond

• Total Contributions Received: $2,000
• Total Expenditures Made: $1,574
• Contributors: Gloria Crudgington, self employed marriage and family counselor, $100
• Loans Received: Robert Hammond, Neighborhood Pawn, $1,900
• Payments Made: Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder, candidate statement, $1,200; Freedom Public Affairs, $350

Candidate: Terrence Williams

• Total Contributions Received: $1,325
• Total Expenditures: $740.95
• Contributors: Mary Ann Lutz (mayor), self employed at Lutz & Company, $500; Donna Baker, realtor at Podley Properties, $200; Becky Shevlin (councilwoman), legal assistant at O'Brien Law Corp., $200; Don Burwell, retired, $100; unitemized monetary contributions, $325
• Payments Made: Unitemized, $140.95
• Accrued Expenses: Filing Expenses, $600

Candidates Ed Gililland, Bryan Wong, Ed McCarthy and David Crabtree all filed documents saying they anticipate receiving and spending less than $1,000--the threshold needed to file itemized disclosure statements. Gililland has notified the county that he has exceeded that amount and now must file full disclosure statements, according to county records.