Takano edges Tavaglione in fundraising

Jan. 31, 2012 5:28 PM PT

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Community college trustee Mark Takano, a Democrat, has out raised his Republican rival for a new, open congressional district seat, campaign reports showed Tuesday.

Takano reported raising $125,472 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, bringing his total collected for the race to $285,495. He had $212,454 left to spend and owed $8,476, according to documents filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.

Riverside County Supervisor John Tavaglione, Takano’s GOP competitor, reporting raising $87,345 during the latest reporting period, bringing his total to $244,769. Tavagliano began the year with $178,690 in his campaign treasury and reported $31,978 in debts, the FEC records showed.

Democrats hold a registration edge in the new district but both major parties are likely to target the race.

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--Jean Merl

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Jean Merl

Jean Merl, a hopeless news junkie, covered regional politics for the Los Angeles Times until 2015. She was raised in southern Ohio but moved with her family to Los Angeles at a tender age, which practically makes her a California native. She holds a master’s degree from UCLA and remembers when Otis Chandler was publisher of The Times and Tom Bradley was mayor of L.A.