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(VIDEO) Israel Hits UN Headquarters with White Phosphorous Shells
The headquarters of the UN refugee agency was on fire today after coming under attack as Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City, unleashing the heaviest shelling of densely packed neighbourhoods since the military operation began nearly three weeks ago.
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, expressed “strong protest and outrage” and demanded an investigation into why there was an attack on the compound of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a well-known location in Gaza marked with blue UN flags. The number of casualties in the Gaza Strip, now 1,055 according to local UN officials, had “reached an unbearable point”, Ban added.
As an Israeli envoy arrived in Cairo to take part in Egyptian-brokered talks on a possible ceasefire, the UN chief said there was no reason why the fighting could not stop immediately. “I believe that elements are in place for the violence to end now,” he said in Tel Aviv, the latest stop on his peace mission.
Gordon Brown described the shelling of the UN compound as “indefensible” and “unacceptable” and called for a ceasefire.
“The UN’s mission in Gaza is purely humanitarian, bringing relief to civilians suffering in appalling conditions as a result of the ongoing military action and restrictions on food and medical supplies entering Gaza,” the prime minister said. “UN staff are working on behalf of the international community – any attack on them is unacceptable, as Israel has acknowledged.”
A warehouse containing tonnes of relief supplies was ablaze after the compound was hit by what a UNRWA spokesman, Chris Gunness, said appeared to be three white phosphorous shells.
Three people were reported to be injured – one UN staff member and two of the estimated 700 local people who had taken shelter from the violence.
Relief operations had been temporarily held up but were not being suspended, Gunness said.
John Ging, the head of UN operations in Gaza, told al-Jazeera television: “This is going to burn down the entire warehouse … thousands and thousands of tonnes of food, medical supplies and other emergency assistance is there.”
He said the phosphorus fires were hard to extinguish “because if you put water on it, it will just generate toxic fumes and do nothing to stop the burning”. Phosphorous munitions are banned under international law as a weapon but permitted if used to create a smokescreen.
Ban said he had demanded a full explanation from Israel’s foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, and the defence minister, Ehud Barak.
“The defence minister said to me it was a grave mistake and he took it very seriously. He assured me that extra attention will be paid to UN facilities and staff and this will not be repeated,” Ban said.
The AFP news agency quoted witnesses as saying that a fire had broken out after an Israeli strike in a wing of al-Quds hospital in south-west Gaza City, where hundreds more people took shelter early today from advancing Israeli tanks. It was not clear if there were any injuries.
The news agency Reuters reported that a missile or shell had struck the Gaza tower block where it and other media organisations have offices. The 13th floor of al-Shurouq Tower, which houses Abu Dhabi television, appeared to have been hit, injuring one of its journalists.
Israeli forces were reported to be closing in on the outskirts of Gaza City, targeting 70 sites overnight and forcing thousands more Palestinians to flee their homes. It is not clear whether this morning’s offensive marks another escalation in the conflict or a brief foray ahead of a possible ceasefire.
Israel’s envoy Amos Gilad flew into Cairo today for talks with Egyptian mediators. He will not meet any of the Hamas representatives who are also in Egypt’s capital.
An Israeli government spokesman, Mark Regev, said Gilad was there to discuss the “parameters of the endgame” – a goal that was “close and attainable”. Regev said: “There is momentum in these discussions. We are hopeful that a deal will be based on a total cessation of Hamas fire into Israel and an arms embargo to prevent Hamas from rearming.”
The Egyptian plan appears to begin with a ceasefire of a week or 10 days, during which all fighting would stop but Israeli troops would remain on the ground in Gaza. Talks would then be held on the more difficult questions of stopping the smuggling of weapons to Hamas and lifting Israel’s long economic blockade of the Gaza Strip.
However, it is thought Hamas’s conditions for any deal would probably include an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces the moment a ceasefire started. That may prove too much for Israel to accept.
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Military to Deploy 20,000 Soldiers For Homeland Security
Defense Secretary Robert Gates
The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.
The long-planned shift in the Defense Department’s role in homeland security was recently backed with funding and troop commitments after years of prodding by Congress and outside experts, defense analysts said.
There are critics of the change, in the military and among civil liberties groups and libertarians who express concern that the new homeland emphasis threatens to strain the military and possibly undermine the Posse Comitatus Act, a 130-year-old federal law restricting the military’s role in domestic law enforcement.
But the Bush administration and some in Congress have pushed for a heightened homeland military role since the middle of this decade, saying the greatest domestic threat is terrorists exploiting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, dedicating 20,000 troops to domestic response — a nearly sevenfold increase in five years — “would have been extraordinary to the point of unbelievable,” Paul McHale, assistant defense secretary for homeland defense, said in remarks last month at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. But the realization that civilian authorities may be overwhelmed in a catastrophe prompted “a fundamental change in military culture,” he said.
The Pentagon’s plan calls for three rapid-reaction forces to be ready for emergency response by September 2011. The first 4,700-person unit, built around an active-duty combat brigade based at Fort Stewart, Ga., was available as of Oct. 1, said Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., commander of the U.S. Northern Command.
If funding continues, two additional teams will join nearly 80 smaller National Guard and reserve units made up of about 6,000 troops in supporting local and state officials nationwide. All would be trained to respond to a domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive attack, or CBRNE event, as the military calls it.
Military preparations for a domestic weapon-of-mass-destruction attack have been underway since at least 1996, when the Marine Corps activated a 350-member chemical and biological incident response force and later based it in Indian Head, Md., a Washington suburb. Such efforts accelerated after the Sept. 11 attacks, and at the time Iraq was invaded in 2003, a Pentagon joint task force drew on 3,000 civil support personnel across the United States.
In 2005, a new Pentagon homeland defense strategy emphasized “preparing for multiple, simultaneous mass casualty incidents.” National security threats were not limited to adversaries who seek to grind down U.S. combat forces abroad, McHale said, but also include those who “want to inflict such brutality on our society that we give up the fight,” such as by detonating a nuclear bomb in a U.S. city.
In late 2007, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England signed a directive approving more than $556 million over five years to set up the three response teams, known as CBRNE Consequence Management Response Forces. Planners assume an incident could lead to thousands of casualties, more than 1 million evacuees and contamination of as many as 3,000 square miles, about the scope of damage Hurricane Katrina caused in 2005.
Last month, McHale said, authorities agreed to begin a $1.8 million pilot project funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through which civilian authorities in five states could tap military planners to develop disaster response plans. Hawaii, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Washington and West Virginia will each focus on a particular threat — pandemic flu, a terrorist attack, hurricane, earthquake and catastrophic chemical release, respectively — speeding up federal and state emergency planning begun in 2003.
Last Monday, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates ordered defense officials to review whether the military, Guard and reserves can respond adequately to domestic disasters.
Gates gave commanders 25 days to propose changes and cost estimates. He cited the work of a congressionally chartered commission, which concluded in January that the Guard and reserve forces are not ready and that they lack equipment and training.
Watch Winter Soldier
War veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan came to Capitol Hill this month to testify before Congress and give an eyewitness account about the horrors of war. Like the Winter Soldier hearings in March, when more than 200 service members gathered for four days in Silver Spring, Maryland to give their eyewitness accounts of the injustices occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan, “Winter Soldier on the Hill” was designed to drive home the human cost of the war and occupation—this time, to the very people in charge of doing something about it.
The Military-Industrial-Media Complex
In the spring of 2007 a tiny military contractor with a slender track record went shopping for a precious Beltway commodity.
Access like this does not come cheap, but it was an opportunity potentially worth billions in sales, and Defense Solutions soon found its man. The company signed Barry R. McCaffrey, a retired four-star Army general and military analyst for NBC News, to a consulting contract starting June 15, 2007.
Four days later the general swung into action. He sent a personal note and 15-page briefing packet to David H. Petraeus, the commanding general in Iraq, strongly recommending Defense Solutions and its offer to supply Iraq with 5,000 armored vehicles from Eastern Europe. “No other proposal is quicker, less costly, or more certain to succeed,” he said.
Thus, within days of hiring General McCaffrey, the Defense Solutions sales pitch was in the hands of the American commander with the greatest influence over Iraq’s expanding military.
“That’s what I pay him for,” Timothy D. Ringgold, chief executive of Defense Solutions, said in an interview.
General McCaffrey did not mention his new contract with Defense Solutions in his letter to General Petraeus. Nor did he disclose it when he went on CNBC that same week and praised the commander Defense Solutions was now counting on for help — “He’s got the heart of a lion” — or when he told Congress the next month that it should immediately supply Iraq with large numbers of armored vehicles and other equipment.
He had made similar arguments before he was hired by Defense Solutions, but this time he went further. In his testimony to Congress, General McCaffrey criticized a Pentagon plan to supply Iraq with several hundred armored vehicles made in the United States by a competitor of Defense Solutions. He called the plan “not in the right ballpark” and urged Congress to instead equip Iraq with 5,000 armored vehicles.
“We’ve got Iraqi army battalions driving around in Toyota trucks,” he said, echoing an argument made to General Petraeus in the Defense Solutions briefing packet.
Through seven years of war an exclusive club has quietly flourished at the intersection of network news and wartime commerce. Its members, mostly retired generals, have had a foot in both camps as influential network military analysts and defense industry rainmakers. It is a deeply opaque world, a place of privileged access to senior government officials, where war commentary can fit hand in glove with undisclosed commercial interests and network executives are sometimes oblivious to possible conflicts of interest.
Few illustrate the submerged complexities of this world better than Barry McCaffrey.
General McCaffrey, 66, has long been a force in Washington’s power elite. A consummate networker, he cultivated politicians and journalists of all stripes as drug czar in the Clinton cabinet, and his ties run deep to a new generation of generals, some of whom he taught at West Point or commanded in the Persian Gulf war, when he rose to fame leading the “left hook” assault on Iraqi forces.
But it was 9/11 that thrust General McCaffrey to the forefront of the national security debate. In the years since he has made nearly 1,000 appearances on NBC and its cable sisters, delivering crisp sound bites in a blunt, hyperbolic style. He commands up to $25,000 for speeches, his commentary regularly turns up in The Wall Street Journal, and he has been quoted or cited in thousands of news articles, including dozens in The New York Times.
His influence is such that President Bush and Congressional leaders from both parties have invited him for war consultations. His access is such that, despite a contentious relationship with former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Pentagon has arranged numerous trips to Iraq, Afghanistan and other hotspots solely for his benefit.
At the same time, General McCaffrey has immersed himself in businesses that have grown with the fight against terrorism.
Help Is On The Way
With so much attention understandably focused on the economy and the incoming administration, the struggles being faced by G.I.’s coming home from combat overseas are receding even further from the public’s consciousness.
If you’re in your late teens or early 20s and your energies have been directed for a year or more toward dodging roadside bombs and ambushes, caring for horribly wounded comrades and, in general, killing before being killed, it can be difficult to readjust to a world of shopping malls, speed limits and polite conversation.
Bryan Adams is the face of a sophisticated new advertising campaign that is trying to get troubled veterans to come in from the cold and piercingly lonely environment of post-wartime stress.
Bryan, now 24, was an Army sniper in Iraq from February 2004 to February 2005. At an age when many youngsters go to college or line up that first significant job, he and his squad-mates were prowling Tikrit with high-powered weapons, looking for bad guys.
He was shot in the leg and hand during a firefight, and he saw and did things that he was less than anxious to talk about when he came home.
“I wanted to go to college,” he told me. “I had all these plans, but I couldn’t seem to make them happen. I couldn’t focus. I would get, like, depressive thoughts.”
He said that he would party a lot. “Party” was a euphemism for drinking.
The drinking made him more depressed, and then he would get angry that he was “partying but not having a good time.”
Bryan said he would “flip out,” and friends began to shun him. “I just didn’t care what I did or who I affected with my actions. I would break stuff. I’d break, like appliances. It was bad.”
Returning to civilian life from combat is almost always a hard road to run. Studies have shown that a third or more of G.I.’s returning from the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan — more than 300,000 men and women — have endured mental health difficulties.
Many have experienced the agony of deep depression, and alarming numbers have tried or succeeded in committing suicide.
A CBS News study found that veterans aged 20 to 24 were two to four times as likely to commit suicide as non-veterans the same age.
The advertising campaign, initiated by the advocacy group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, was designed to increase the number of veterans seeking treatment for their mental health difficulties. Many are embarrassed to speak about their problems or are unaware that help is available, or even that they need help.
As Bryan Adams told me, “I didn’t know anything about these symptoms. I didn’t know what post-traumatic stress disorder was.”
To get the word out, IAVA hooked up with the advertising giant BBDO and the nonprofit Ad Council, which is famous for such public service slogans as, “Only you can prevent forest fires,” “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” and “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.”
This campaign is titled, “Alone,” and focuses on the sense of isolation so many veterans feel when they come home. The television and print ads encourage the veterans to visit a Web site,CommunityOfVeterans.org, as a place where they can share their experiences with other vets.
IAVA tells veterans in its promotional material: “Just listen in or share your experiences in a judgment-free environment.”
The site is filled with features and news updates on many topics and information on a wide range of mental health resources.
The ads are powerful.
In one, a somber Bryan Adams is shown, in camouflage fatigues, standing alone in an airport, then riding an otherwise passenger-less subway train, and then walking through empty streets in Manhattan. He is eerily and absolutely alone. There is not another soul in sight, until a marine in civilian clothes walks up to him, extends his hand, and says: “Welcome home, man.”
The ad then flashes the message: “If you’re a veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan, you’re not alone.”
Bryan, who lives in Palmyra, N.J., is a real-life example of what the timely intervention of mental health counseling and treatment can do. At his family’s urging, he enrolled in a treatment program at a V.A. hospital in Boston. It turned his life around, and he is now back in college.
This ad campaign, if disseminated widely enough (it is depending on donated media), will reduce the heartache of G.I.’s and their families, and will save lives.
The need for more attention to this issue is tremendous. Combat does terrible things to people. As Paul Reickhoff, IAVA’s executive director, put it:
“Nobody can cross this river without getting wet.”
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If you are a veteran, or know someone who is, send them to Communityofveterans.org.
Bush Pushes Through Last-Minute Deregulations
As the media focuses on President-elect Obama and the transition of power here in Washington, the Bush administration is quietly trying to push through a wide array of federal regulations before President Bush leaves office in January.
Up to ninety proposed regulations could be finalized by the outgoing administration, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment. According to the Washington Post, the new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era. They include rules that could weaken workplace safety protections, allow local police to spy in the so-called “war on terror” and make it easier for federal agencies to ignore the Endangered Species Act.
While it’s nothing new for outgoing administrations to try and enact these so-called “midnight regulations,” the Bush administration has accelerated the process to ensure the changes it wants will be finalized by November 22nd. That’s sixty days before the next administration takes control. Most federal rules go into effect sixty days after they’ve been finalized, and it would be a major bureaucratic undertaking for the Obama administration to reverse federal rules already in effect.
We speak to Matthew Madia of the watchdog group OMB Watch.
$100,000 Reward For Election Rigging Information
Saxby Chambliss
Velvet Revolution (“VR”), a non-profit dedicated to clean and honest elections, today offers a $100,000 reward for hard information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who helped to rig the 2002 Senate race in Georgia in favor of Saxby Chambliss. That election pitted the war hero Max Cleland, a popular incumbent, against far-right novice Saxby Chambliss. The pre-election polls showed Cleland with a comfortable lead–and yet Chambliss “won” by a wide margin.
To date, the truth behind that upset “victory” (and the equally surprising win by Sonny Perdue, the rightist candidate for governor) has been confirmed by three different whistle-blowers–including Chris Hood, who worked for Diebold in 2002.
Who Passed Prop 8? Here’s the List
Thanks to Anna Matsen for passing along the list!
We present the Californians Against Hate Dishonor Roll. We want the country to know who gave the $36 million to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign that ended same-sex marriage in California. We have posted all major donors on our web site who gave $5000.00 and more, many much more! We’ve taken public information from the California Secretary of State’s Office and added telephone numbers and web sites when available. We also included commentary on some of the more interesting and controversial donors. Individuals and businesses gave a vast amount of money to take away our equality, and we want you to know who they are.
Knights of Columbus, New Haven, CT
Headquarters: 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, CT 06510 • Tel: 203.752.4000 • Web: www.kofc.org/un/index.cfm
California: 15808 Arrow Blvd, Suite A, Fontana, CA 92335 • Tel: 909.434.0460 • Web: www.kofc-california.org
$1,425,000
Knights of Columbus (Headquarters) gave: $250,000 on 2/4/08, $1,000,000 on 8/15/08 and $150,000 on 10/21/08
Knights of Columbus (California) gave: $25,000 on 4/18/08
Headquartered in New Haven, CT, the Knights of Columbus has 1.7 million members and is required to provide life insurance to its members. Founded in 1882, it acts as the political arm of the Catholic Church. It has given millions of dollars to fight stem cell research initiatives and to fund constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage across the United States. The Knights of Columbus is chartered as a fraternal benefit society, and is set up as a 501(c)8 corporation.
Howard Ahmanson, Jr., Irvine, CA
P.O. Box 19061, Irvine, CA 92623-9061
$1,395,000
Howard “Howie” Ahmanson, Jr.’s company Fieldstead & Co. gave: $100,000 on 2/22/08, $200,000 on 2/29/08, $100,000 on 3/24/08, $100,000 on 8/26/08, $100,000 on 8/28/08, $300,000 on 9/25/08, $95,000 on 10/18/08, $250,000 on 10/27/08 and $150,000 on 10/22/08.
Fieldstead & Co. is a company owned by the heir of the Home Savings & Loan fortune, Howard “Howie” Ahmanson, Jr. Ahmanson is a major contributor to numerous far right religious political causes. His past association with R.J. Rushdoony’s controversial Christian Reconstructionist movement was an early influence on Ahmanson’s political viewpoint. Ahmanson has stated that his “goal is the total integration of biblical law into our lives.”
Referring to his close friend Rashdoony, Ahmanson is reported to have “never supported his mentor’s calls for the death penalty for homosexuals,” rather, as the Orange County Register reported many years later in 2004, “he stops just short of condemning the idea”, saying that he “no longer consider[s] [it] essential” to stone people who are deemed to have committed certain immoral acts. Ahmanson and his wife Roberta completed a four part interview with the Orange County Register in 2004 in an attempt to clarify the rumors that swirled around them. Ahmanson has connections with three other major donors on this list: Roland Hinz, Robert Hurtt and Edward Atsinger III, who have pooled their money to support like-minded candidates and causes through the Capitol Commonwealth Group (CCG) and Allied Business PAC. They spent more than $3,600,000 back in the 1992 election cycle alone. [1]
John Templeton/Josephine Templeton, Bryn Mawr, PA
300 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 500, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 • Tel: 610.941.2828 • Web:www.templeton.org and www.letfreedomringusa.com
$1,100,000
John Templeton, Chairman and President of the John Templeton Foundation, gave: $450,000 on 8/19 (to NOM), $450,000 on 8/19 (to Protect Marriage), $100,000 on 10/8/08 and $100,000 on 10/29/08.
John Templeton, Jr. is the son of the late John Marks Templeton. John, Sr. was born in Winchester, Tennessee in 1912, and made his fortune through the Templeton Funds that he started and later sold in 1992 to Franklin Group for $440 million. John, Jr. is now the President of the John Templeton Foundation which has nearly $1.5 billion in assets, and gave away $70 million in grants in 2007. The Foundation funds research into “life’s biggest questions,” including science, religion, ultimate reality and wisdom.
John Templeton, Jr. founded and is Chairman of ‘Let Freedom Ring, Inc.’ (www.letfreedomringusa.com), a far right think-tank that he set up in 2004 with a $1 million donation. [14] He is a member of the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which made news when they were forced to leave their Philadelphia headquarters due to a conflict between Philadelphia’s non-discrimination policy, and that of the Boy Scouts, which allows discrimination of gays. Legal proceedings continue on the case. [12] [13]
National Organization for Marriage, Princeton, NJ
20 Nassau Street, Suite 242, Princeton, NJ 08542 • Tel: 609.688.0450 • Web: www.nomcalifornia.org andwww.nationformarriage.org
$1,041,134.80*
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) gave: $225,000 on 1/22/08, $38,132.50 on 2/1/08, $47,402.25 on 2/18/08, $172,500 on 2/21/08, $108,000 on 2/22/08, $105,000 on 3/7/08, $50,000 on 4/14/08, $25,000 on 4/18/08, $25,000 on 4/18/08, $100,100 on 4/24/08, $25,000 on 4/25/08, $20,000 on 7/30/08 and $100,000 on 10/21/08.
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is headed by syndicated columnist Maggie Gallagher, President and Brian Brown, Executive Director. Gallagher has worked for several other organizations before founding NOM. She is best known for being in the center of a (George W.) Bush Administration scandal. She had a $21,500 contract with the Health and Human Services Department in 2002 to help promote the administration’s $300 million “healthy marriage” initiative, but did not disclose her contract and was using her column to promote the program. Gallagher attempted to withhold this information until she finally admitted the conflict four years later. [2]
Due to its sizeable early financial support of ProtectMarriage.com, NOM is chiefly responsible for the qualification of Proposition 8. Their funds made it possible to hire the signature gathering firm of Bader and Associates. Bader then was able to hire hundreds of professional petition circulators to collect the necessary signatures to qualify Proposition 8 for the November ballot. The Protect Marriage Campaign spent $1,227,263 with the Bader organization alone between January and June of 2008.
Terry Caster & Family, San Diego, CA
A-1 Self Storage–4607 Mission Gorge Place, San Diego, CA 92120 • Tel: 800.219.4854 • Web: www.a1storage.comand www.castergrp.com and www.servinghands.com
$693,000
The Caster Family has given: Terry Caster–$100,000 on 1/5/08, $62,500 on 2/5/08 and $10,000 on 3/27/08; Barbara Caster–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Brian Caster–$10,000 on 1/28/08, $9,100 on 4/10/08 and $10,000 on 7/8/08; Candice Caster–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Cha Cha Caster–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Christina Caster–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Craig Caster–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Gary Davidson–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Justin Caster–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Kenneth Kremensky–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Mechele Kremensky–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Nick Caster–$9,100 on 4/10/08; Caster Family Trust–$400,000 on 10/30/08
The Caster Family owns A-1 Self Storage, with 40 locations throughout California. Terry Caster is quoted in the San Diego Union Tribune as saying “without solid marriage you are going to have a sick society.” Son Craig Caster is the Founder/Pastor of Family Discipleship Ministries in San Diego (www.familydiscipleshipmin.com). The Caster family has donated more to Proposition 8 than any other family in San Diego.
Robert Hurtt, Orange, CA
Container Supply Company–PO Box 5367, Garden Grove, CA 92846-0367 • Tel: 714.892.8321 • Web:www.containersupplycompany.com
$550,000
Robert Hurtt, President of Container Supply, gave: $25,000 on 4/18/08, $25,000 on 7/22/08 (from Container Supply), $250,000 on 9/5/08 and $250,000 on 10/17/08.
Former California State Senator Rob Hurtt owns Container Supply Company in Garden Grove. Hurtt had a quick rise to power when he spent $300,000 of his own money to win an Orange County State Senate seat in 1994. Hurt went on to overthrow the Republican leader Ken Maddy in 1995, and become the Minority leader. He was defeated 3 years later in 1998 by Democrat Joe Dunn.
Focus On the Family, Colorado Springs, CO
8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920 • Tel: 800.232.6459 • Web: www.focusonthefamily.com
$539,643.66*
Focus on the Family gave: $50,000 on 12/4/07, $22,259.46 on 1/22/08, $10,834 on 1/28/08, $50,000 on 4/7/08, $250,000 on 6/13/08, $20,000 on 7/24/08, $9,152.63 on 7/29/08, $1,669.37 on 8/6/08, $21,402 on 9/4/08, $4,306.83 on 9/4/08, $1,739.37 on 9/15/08 and $100,000 on 10/28/08.
Founded in 1977 by Dr. James Dobson, Focus on the Family is the most powerful evangelical ministry in the country. Focus on the Family is located in Colorado Springs, CO and is now run day-to-day by President & CEO, Jim Daly, but James Dobson is still the face and voice of Focus on the Family. Their 2005 budget was $129 million and they have 1,300 employees. They advocate creationism and have called same-sex marriage “the most radical human experiment.”
One of James Dobson’s more famous quotes: “Communities do not let prostitutes, pedophiles, voyeurs, adulterers, and those who sexually prefer animals to publicly celebrate their lifestyles, so why should homosexuals get such privileges?” Dobson receives lucrative royalties from the many books that he writes.
*Contributions to this organization also appear separately on this report.
American Family Association, Tupelo, MS
P.O. Drawer 2440, 107 Parkgate, Tupelo, MS 38803-2440 • Tel: 662.844.5036 • Web: www.afa.net
$500,000 on 7/22/08
The American Family Association (AFA) of Tupelo, Mississippi was founded in 1977 by Donald E. Wildmon. He serves as Chairman and his son Tim is President. According to its web site, “AFA exists to motivate and equip citizens to change the culture to reflect Biblical truth and traditional values.” They are established as a 501(c)(3) Corporation and according to their IRS Form 990 for 2007, brought in $22.5 million. AFA owns over 180 American Family Radio stations in 28 states across the country. [3] AFA has led several national boycotts against companies such as Walt Disney (1996–2005) www.afa.net/disney Ford (2005) www.boycottford.com and just launched a boycott against McDonalds Corporation www.boycottmcdonalds.com all due to their support of fairness and equality for gays and lesbians. AFA is currently targeting the Hallmark Card Company because it began selling a same-sex wedding cards.
Claire Reiss, La Jolla, CA
Reisung Enterprises
$500,000 on 10/30/08
Elsa Prince, Holland, MI
Edgar & Elsa Prince Foundation–190 River Ave, Suite 300, Holland, MI 49423 • Web: www.frc.org
$450,000
Elsa Prince gave: $200,000 on 8/8/08 and $250,000 on 8/14/08
Elsa Prince of Holland, Michigan is a board member of James Dobson’s Focus on the Family and their lobbying operation, the Family Research Council (FRC). Her late husband, Edgar, founded Prince Automotive and invented the lighted sun visor mirror which made them billionaires. Prince Automotive was later bought out by Johnson Controls. Edgar Prince was instrumental in creating the FRC and upon his death, Elsa Prince provided the money to build their new headquarters in Washington D.C. [8] At Edgar’s funeral, he was eulogized by James Dobson and Gary Bauer.
Prince’s son Erik serves as Vice President of the Edgar & Elsa Prince Foundation, but is best-known as co-founder and CEO of Blackwater Worldwide www.blackwaterusa.com the highly controversial private security company with federal contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan worth a reported $500 million/year. The Princes have a sprawling ranch in Cody, Wyoming not far from Vice President Dick Cheney’s principal residence in Jackson, WY. Over the years, Blackwater has been represented by high-profile lawyer Ken Starr. [9]
The Edgar & Elsa Prince Foundation is a major donor to the Alliance Defense Fund, whose other major donors include Prince’s daughter and son-in-law, Richard and Betsy DeVos (Richard is the son of the Co-founder of Amway) and the Bolthouse Foundation, whose founder, William Bolthouse, also appears on this list. [10]
Concerned Women for America, Washington, DC
1015 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 • Tel: 202.488.7000 • Web: www.cwfa.org
$409,000 on 9/26/08
Concerned Women for America was founded in 1979 by Christian Beverly LaHaye, wife of Christian Coalition co-founder Timothy LaHaye. The organization is a conservative Christian political action group that focuses on six “core issues”, which they view as Biblically-based. LaHaye was quoted in a 1987 interview with Ms. Magazine, “Yes, religion and politics do mix. America is a nation based on biblical principles. Christian values dominate our government. The test of those values is the Bible. Politicians who do not use the Bible to guide their public and private lives do not beling in office.” [21]
Hartford Holdings, LLC, Provo, UT
$300,000 on 10/31/08
John Dalton, Yorba Linda, CA
J & L Consulting, Inc.
$250,000 on 10/27/08
David Moon, Alpine, UT
Esnet, Ltd.
$200,000 on 10/28/08
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC
$200,000 on 10/27/08
The Vineyard Group, LLC, Mesa/Queen Creek, AZ
1223 S. Clearview Ave., Mesa, AZ 85209 • Tel: 480.222.5800
$160,000
The Vineyard Group gave: $25,000 on 6/23/08, $35,000 on 7/15/08 and $100,000 on 10/29/08.
The Vineyard Group is part of Cardon Hiatt Bowden, a real estate and investment company based in Mesa, AZ. Principals include Elijah and Craig Cardon, Broc Hiatt and Brent Bowden, many of whom were big financial backers of Mitt Romney for President. Broc Hiatt is a Director of the New York based Institute for American Values, where NOM founder Maggie Gallagher is an Affiliate Scholar.
Dorothy Nielson, La Verne, CA
$150,000
Dorothy Nielson, a retiree of La Verne, CA gave: $150,000 on 8/8/08
Doug Manchester, San Diego, CA
Manchester Financial Group–One Market Place, 33rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92101 • Tel: 619.231.3800 • Web:www.mresorts.com
$125,000
Doug Manchester, Chairman of Manchester Financial Group, LLC, gave: $125,000 on 1/22/08
Among Doug Manchester’s many holdings are The Manchester Grand Hyatt and the 1 year old Grand del Mar Hotel, both in San Diego. His $125,000 early contribution to qualify Proposition 8 is now possibly the most famous political contribution in America. When it became public on March, 15th there were cries for a boycott of his hotels. Californians Against Hate along with Unite Here, Local 30 and many other gay and lesbian leaders officially called for a boycott of Doug Manchester’s hotels on July 18, 2008. www.boycottmanchesterhotels.com. The boycott has been highly successful, resulting in several conventions and meetings being cancelled and moved to competing locations.
Pacific Shores Masonry, Corona, CA
Stephen Lang is owner of Pacific Shores Masonry. [11]–1369 Walker Ln., Corona, CA 92879 • Tel: 951.371.8550
$125,000 on 8/13/08
Mike Murray, Redmond, WA
Crystal Springs Foundation
$100,000 on 10/27/08
Michele Adams Watterson, Cache, UT
Watermark Investments, LC
$100,000 on 10/29/08
Roger Bayer, SCC, UT
The Byron Company
$100,000 on 10/27/08
Katharine Garff, Bountiful, UT
$100,000 on 10/29/08
Belinda Vandersloot, Idaho Falls, ID
$100,000 on 10/28/08
Matthew S. Wheelwright, Bakersfield, CA
Wheelwright Consulting, Consultant
$100,000 on 9/11/08
Joseph Moran, Los Altos, CA
Retired
$100,000 on 9/24/08
ECCU, Brea, CA
$100,000 on 9/23/08
Kelvin H. Moss, Granite Bay, CA
KH Moss Company, Investor
$100,000 on 9/10/08
William Bolthouse, Bakersfield, CA
The Bolthouse Foundation–2000 Oak Street, Suite 200, Bakersfield, CA 93301-3058 • Tel: 661.334.1915 • Web:www.thebolthousefoundation.org
$100,000 on 4/3/08
William Bolthouse, Jr. and his wife created the Bolthouse Foundation “to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by supporting charitable and religious organizations whose ministry, goals, and operating principles are consistent with evangelical Christianity as described in The Bolthouse Foundation Statement of Faith. [17] He was made wealthy through his family business, Bolthouse Farms, the 2nd largest producer of carrots in the world. He helped expand the business into beverages and salad dressings, and in 2005 sold 72% of the business to Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. 28% of Bolthouse Farms is now owned by Bolthouse’s daughter and son-in-law, Andre Radandt, who is the company’s Chairman. Bolthouse Farms recently took significant steps to demonstrate that it is committed to diversity, including those in the LGBT community. They recently extended medical benefits to same sex partners of employees, and have given generously to several national and California LGBT organizations.
Donald G. Laws, Laguna Beach, CA
N. American Health Care, 3 Monarch Bay Plaza, Suite 203, Dana Point, CA 92629 • Tel: 949.240.2423 • Web:www.nahci.com
$100,000
Donald G. Laws, Director with North American Health Care Inc, gave: $100,000 on 8/13/08
North American Health Care, Inc. contracts on a formal and informal basis with health care providers in the Western United States. It owns nursing homes and long term health care facilities.
Steve Samuelian, Laguna Beach, CA
Generations Health Care Corporate Office–20371 Irvine Ave, Suite 210, Santa Ana Heights, CA 92707 • Tel: 724.241.5600 • Web: www.lifegen.net
$100,000
Stephen Samuelian, owner of Generations Health Care [15], gave: $100,000 on 8/20/08
Generations Health Care owns and operates nursing homes and long term health care facilities. Samuelian, a Mormon Bishop in Laguna Beach, CA, has also been involved in two court cases, one in which he was accused of fraudulently taking funds from Covenant Care, a home nursing company, and using them to build his Laguna Beach home. The case was settled for an undisclosed amount in January 1999. [20] His political donations include support of Mitt Romney for President in 2007.
Armour Properties CV, LLC, Newport Beach, CA
20320 Southwest Birch St, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1787 • Tel: 949.757.0505
$75,000
Armour Properties CV, LLC gave: $75,000 on 8/30/08; Jeffrey Armour also gave $20,000 in 1996 to Americans United to Preserve Marriage 527, in Virginia. [19]
Larry Smith, Newport Beach, CA
M H I Real Company–1601 Dove St., Newport Beach, CA 92660 • Tel: 949.955.1191
$67,000
Larry Smith, an Executive with M H I Real Co. in Newport Beach, CA gave: $25,000 on 4/24/08 and $42,000 on 7/25/08
MHI Real Co is a crude oil mining production/investment company.
Richard P. Spencer, Big Sur, CA
Dick Spencer & Associates, Investments
$60,000 on 9/19/08
Alejandro J. Martinez, Capistrano Beach, CA
Self Employed/Consultant
$50,000
Alejandro Martinez gave: $9,999 on 8/20/08 and $40,001 on 9/10/08
Don R. Flora, Laguna Niguel, CA
Alphadon, Accounting
$50,000 on 9/8/08
Judy Galorath, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
$50,000 on 9/8/08
S. Lee Ross, Glendale, CA
American Energy Corporation, CEO
$50,000 on 9/10/08
Loretta R. Allred, Atherton, CA
Allerd Investors
$50,000 on 9/19/08
Wilde Investments SC, LLC, San Carlos, CA
$50,000 on 9/18/08
Peter Ochs, Corona del Mar, CA
The Fieldstone Corporation, Chairman
$50,000 on 9/10/08
Dale Brown, Midland, TX
Petroleum Strategies–303 W. Wall St., Suite 1500, Midland, Texas 79701 • Tel: 432.682.0292 • Web:www.petroleumstrategies.com and www.legacylp.com
$50,000
Dale Brown, President of Petroleum Strategies gave: $50,000 on 8/4/08
Dale Brown is President of Petroleum Strategies; a Texas based Qualified Intermediary for tax-deferred, like-kind exchanges. Brown is also on the Board of Legacy Reserves LP, a publicly traded oil company (NASDAQ: LGCY) where his son Cory is the CEO and Chairman of the Board. Dale Brown is a major contributor to the Campaign for Working Families, an organization headed by far right leader Gary Bauer.
Roger Orton, Sacramento, CA
$50,000
Roger Orton of Sacramento gave: $50,000 on 8/18/08
Roger Orton is generally unknown politically. His only other political contributions were $450 to Tom McClintock for CA Lt. Governor and $200 to Sacramento area Congressman John Doolittle (R-Roseville).
Roger Benson, La Jolla, CA
7550 Hillside Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037
$50,000
Roger Benson of La Jolla gave: $50,000 on 1/31/08
Joshua Baker, Manchester, MO
BioCold Environmental–239 Seebold Spur, Fenton, MO 63026 • Tel: 636.349.0300 • Web: www.biocold.com
$50,000
Joshua Baker, a Manager for BioCold Environmental, gave: $50,000 on 5/23/08
BioCold Environmental is a leading supplier of environmental rooms and environmental chambers, with products including walk-in cold rooms and stability rooms for pharmaceutical companies.
Gerald Simonsen, Poway, CA
RM Properties–14105 Biscayne Pl., Poway, CA 92064
$50,000
Gerald Simonsen, President of RM Properties gave: $50,000 on 4/12/08
Mr. Simonsen has previously given little money to other political campaigns except for $2100 to Mitt Romney for President in 2007 and $1400 to the San Diego Lincoln Club.
Claudia P. Quist, Sunnyvale, CA
$45,000
Claudia Quist gave: $5,000 on 8/29/08 and $40,000 on 9/5/08
R. Scott Jones, Riverside, CA
Bosco Legal Services–9455 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92503 • Tel: 951.353.8281 • Web: www.boscolegal.org
$45,000
R. Scott Jones, an Investigator with Bosco Legal Services, gave: $45,000 on 8/27
Bosco Legal Services include court document filing, document shredding, investigators and mobile photocopying.
Richard Patterson, Folsom, CA
Intel–2200 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054-1549 • Tel: 408.765.8080 • Web: www.intel.com
$40,000
Richard Patterson, Finance Specialist for Intel, gave: $40,000 on 8/25/08
Richard Patterson is a Finance Specialist for Intel. He attended Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, UT,www.byu.edu.
Law Offices of Charles S. LiMandri, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
P.O. Box 9120, 16236 San Dieguito Road Suite 3-15, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 • Tel: 858.759.9930 • Web:www.limandrilaw.com
$37,000
The Law Offices on Charles S. LiMandri gave: $10,000 on 1/28/08 and $27,000 on 4/28/08
Charles S. LiMandri is a self-described “car accident attorney” according to his web site www.limandrilaw.com. Among his many cases, Mr. LiMandri sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, AZ and on March 15, 2005 he won. His client was awarded $2,376,189 in damages. [6] LiMandri, who lives and works in Rancho Santa Fe, recently hosted a Yes on 8 fund-raiser at his estate. He is the general counsel to the Yes on 8 campaign, and was paid $10,000 through the campaign according the California Recipient Committee Campaign Statement (State Form 460) dated 4/1/08 – 6/30/08.
Sandra Loesch, Gilroy, CA
Retired
$35,000 on 9/9/08
Andrew Pugno, Folsom, CA
Law Offices of Andrew Pugno, 101 Parkshore Dr, #100, Folsom, CA 95630-4726 • Tel: 916.608.3065 • Web:www.pugnolaw.com
$35,000
Andrew Pugno, Attorney at the Law Offices of Andrew Pugno gave: $35,000 on 4/28/08
The Law Offices of Andrew Pugno have been paid over $88,000 for their services relating to the Yes on 8 campaign.
Adamo Construction Management, Lakeside, CA
11980 Woodside Ave, Suite 5, Lakeside, CA 92040 • Tel: 619.390.6706 or 800.554.6364 • Web:www.adamoconstruction.com
$35,000
Adamo Construction Management gave: $25,000 on 1/28/08 and $10,000 on 6/20/08
Adamo Construction Management is a very large commercial/industrial design, construction and general contractor firm located in San Diego. The current President/CEO is Michael Gaetke, and the company was founded by James Adamo, Jr. Their clients have included Qualcomm, Honeywell, ITT Industries, Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, as well as several municipalities, religious organizations, and the Department of Defense.
Lee A. Whatcott, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
$34,999
Lee Whatcott gave: $9,999 on 8/25/08 and $25,000 on 9/4/08
Wilma Thomas, Dublin, CA
$32,500 on 9/10/08
Stephanie S. Sorensen, Laguna Niguel, CA
$30,000 on 9/15/08
Michael Minson, Modesto, CA
Minson Commercial Services, Real Estate
$30,000
Michael Minson gave: $5,000 on 8/28/08, $15,000 on 9/6/08 and $10,000 on 9/6/08
Cal Fruit International, Yuba City, CA
$30,000
Cal Fruit International gave: $5,000 on 9/3/08 and $25,000 on 9/8/08
Sharon Bogh, Yucaipa, CA
$30,000
Sharon Bogh gave: $25,000 on 9/4/08 and $5,000 on 9/4/08
David G. Nielson, Roseville, CA
The Alliance of Insurance Agents & Brokers, Executive Director
$30,000
David Nielson gave: $25,000 on 9/8/08 and $5,000 on 8/14/08
Bob Sundstrom, San Jose, CA
Intuitive Surgical, Director
$30,000 on 9/15
Nancy L. Saunders, Los Altos, CA
Netapp, HR Operations
$30,000
Nancy Saunders gave: $25,000 on 9/11/08 and $5,000 on 9/11/08
David Christensen, Alamo, CA
Nearon Enterprises, Executive–500 La Gonda Way, Suite 210, Danville, CA 94526 • Tel: 925.743.3300
$30,000
David Christensen gave: $5,000 on 8/11/08 and $25,000 on 9/2/08
David S. Christensen, an executive with Nearon Enterprises, has been with the company since May, 1993. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Planning from Brigham Young University, and serves as a trustee and is a member of the board of directors with Nearon.
San Diego Rock Church, San Diego, CA
2277 Rosecrans St., San Diego, CA 92106 • Tel: 619.226.7625 • Web: www.therocksandiego.org
$25,679.16 on 4/22/08
Pastor Miles McPherson leads the San Diego Rock Church located near Pt. Loma. According to their website: “The vision of the Rock Church is to be a powerful evangelistic force that engages every segment of society as a motivated army of believers in Jesus Christ. We are wholeheartedly committed to using our gifts anywhere at any time to share the gospel while influencing and transforming our society.”
Amy E. Johnson, Encinitas, CA
$25,500 on 8/29/08
Robert Hoehn, Carlsbad, CA
Hoehn Motors–5475 Car Country Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008 • Tel: 760.438.4454 • Web: www.hoehnmotors.com
$25,000
Robert Hoehn, President of Hoehn Motors in Carlsbad, CA gave: $25,000 on 2/8/08
Hoehn Motors has 6 large car dealerships located along the 5 freeway in Northern San Diego County: Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi, Infiniti, Acura and Honda. Mr. Hoehn was one of the earlier backers of Proposition 8, and has had a demonstration in front of his dealerships that was organized by the North County LGBT Coalition.www.northcountylgbtcoalitionforce.org
Willis Hamilton, Orange, CA
Hamilton Materials–345 West Meats Avenue, Orange, California 92865 • Tel: 714.637.2770 • Web:www.hamiltonmaterials.com
$25,000
Willis Hamilton, President of Hamilton Materials gave: $25,000 on 7/25/08
Hamilton Materials is a company specializing in drywall finishing products. Founded in 1959, Willis Hamilton was a professional applicator who slowly used his skills to build the business.
Mark Hobbins, Trabuco Canyon, CA
FamilyIQ.com–31441 Santa Margarita Parkway Suite A, Box# 314, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 • Tel: 888.249.9596 • Web: www.FamilyIQ.com
$25,000
Mark Hobbins, Founder of www.FamilyIQ.com, gave: $25,000 on 7/23/08
Mark Hobbins founded www.FamilyIQ.com in 1997. They offer e-learning courses for a variety of life improvement issues, including improving relationships with family, friends, partners/spouses and self-improvement.
Kenneth Eldred, Portola Valley, CA
Living Stones FDTN–3000 Sand Hill Rd., Building 1, Suite #145, Menlo Park, CA 94025 • Tel: 650.561.0003 • Web:www.lsfoundation.org
$25,000
Kenneth Eldred, CEO of Living Stones FDTN gave: $25,000 on 4/24/08
Kenneth Eldred is CEO of Living Stones Foundation. According to their website: The Living Stones Foundation Charitable Trust is said to exist to serve the Lord Jesus Christ by providing financial and strategic resources to projects that lead to self-sustaining Kingdom-building ministries, where support will leverage the success of the whole body of Christ. Areas of interest include Kingdom Business, Family Values, and regional, national, and global Transformation initiatives.
Dale Broome, Redlands, CA
Loma Linda Radiology Medical Group, Loma Linda University/Medical Center RAD–11234 Anderson St, Suite B6231, Loma Linda, CA 92354 • Tel: 909.558.4394 • Web:www.ucomparehealthcare.com/drs/california/radiology/Broome_Dale.html
$25,000
Dale Broome, Head of Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, Loma Linda University gave: $5,000 on 2/22/08 and $20,000 on 5/19/08
Alan H. Anderson, Laguna Beach, CA
South Coast Health Care, Bel Vista Convalescent Hospital–5001 East Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90804-3296 • Tel: 562.494.5001 • Web: www.belvista.com
$25,000
Alan H. Anderson with South Coast Health Care gave: $25,000 on 8/14/08
Alan H. Anderson is also Administrator for Bel Vista Convalescent Hospital in Long Beach, CA. His prior political contributions include $1,000 to Mitt Romney for President.
Richard & Doreen S. Kopf, Alamo, CA
Fremont Group Management, LP, Attorney
$25,000
Richard Kopf, Managing Director-Operations, General Counsel and Secretary with Fremont Group Management, LP gave: $12,500 on 8/29/08; Doreen Kopf gave: $12,500 on 8/29/08
Richard Kopf previously served as Assistant General Counsel at Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation and as a General Counsel at Sprint Communications.
David Zuniga, Riverside, CA
Fiberco General Construction, Inc.
$25,000
David Zuniga, a contractor from Fibercui General Construction, Inc., gave: $25,000 on 8/29/08
Robert N. Packer, Lafayette, CA
$25,000 on 8/15/08
Sarah P. Harris, Danville, CA
$25,000 on 8/8/08
Dran May-Reese, Escondido, CA
$25,000
Dran May-Reese, a Homemaker from Escondido, gave: $25,000 on 8/27/08
Sherrie Bell, Tulare, CA
$25,000 on 9/17/08
Maurice Lam, Rolling Hills, CA
Maurice Lam, MD & Associates, Physician
$25,000 on 9/11/08
Malinda Hansen, Pasadena, CA
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Joseph J. Grigg, La Canada, CA
American Energy Operations, CEO
$25,000
Joseph Grigg gave: $9,900 on 8/4/08 and $15,100 on 9/11/08
Edward Helvey, Gilroy, CA
NMHCS, Executive
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Bradford Renaissance Portraits Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA
Bradford Rowley, CEO
$25,000
Bradford Rowley gave: $5,000 on 9/10/08 and $20,000 on 9/10/08
Alan L. Olsen, Fremont, CA
Groco, CPA
$25,000 on 9/11/08
Anita S. Roundy, Saratoga, CA
$25,000 on 9/5/08
Sarah P. Harris, Danville, CA
$25,000 on 8/8/08
Firoz Husein, Pebble Beach, CA
Span Construction & Engineering, Inc., Engineer
$25,000 on 9/19/08
Alan H. Anderson, Laguna Beach, CA
South Coast Health Care, Administration
$25,000 on 8/14/08
Barbara Lamprecht, Laguna Niguel, CA
$25,000 on 9/8/08
Cheryl D. Smith, Saratoga, CA
$25,000 on 9/8/08
Christianne Danielson, Santa Monica, CA
$25,000 on 9/2/08
Chuck Schreiber, Laguna Hills, CA
KBS Realty Advisor, Investments
$25,000 on 9/9/08
Dalton Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
$25,000 on 9/5/08
David A. Nearon
Alta Leaseback Co., Attorney
$25,000 on 9/8/08
Emma Lou Beecroft, San Diego, CA
$25,000 on 9/4/08
Robert N. Packer, Lafayette, CA
$25,000 on 8/15/08
David G. Lindahl, San Clemente, CA
National Purchasing Corp, Vice President
$25,000 on 9/8/08
H.D. Perrett, Santa Maria, CA
Perrett Ranches, Rancher
$25,000 on 9/8/08
Fred L. Carpenter, La Crescenta, CA
Glenwood Financial Group, Inc., Real Estate
$25,000 on 9/8/08
J. Kirk Harns, Perris, CA
Pacific Hydrotech Corp., Engineer
$25,000 on 9/8/08
Jack R. Wheatley, Palo Alto, CA
$25,000 on 9/2/08
Jan L. Burch, Las Vegas, NV
$25,000 on 9/4/08
Richard D. Piquet, Perris, CA
Rooda, Piquet & Bessee, Accountant
$25,000 on 9/8/08
Kay A. Goodman, Tustin, CA
$25,000
Kay Goodman gave: $20,000 on 9/2/08 and $5,000 on 8/4/08
John D. Tanner, Granite Bay, CA
Tanner Industries, Owner
$25,000 on 9/2/08
John D. Tanner, is owner of Tanner Industries and Western Single Ply in California, Nevada and Arizona. Tanner graduated from Brigham Young University, and served within the LDS Church as manager of physical facilities and new construction within the Church’s welfare systems.
Pro-Tech Fire Protection, Sacramento, CA
8540 Younger Creek Dr. #2, Sacramento, CA 95828 • Tel: 916.388.0255
$25,000
Pro-Tech Fire Protection gave: $5,000 on 9/8/08 and $20,000 on 9/4/08
Pro-Tech Fire Protection was co-founded by Donald H. Gordon, President and Mark A. Whittaker, CEO.
Robert Cutler, San Diego, CA
$25,000 on 9/8/08
Robert E. Greene, Villa Park, CA
$25,000 on 9/4/08
Robert A., Bolingbroke, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
$25,000 on 9/5/08
Sherri Jackman, Whittier, CA
$25,000 on 9/4/08
SRS Insurance Services, Santa Ana, CA
$25,000
SRS Insurance Services gave: $5,000 on 8/8/08 and $20,000 on 9/5/08
Tulare County Investments, LLC, Camarillo, CA
$25,000
Tulare County Investments gave: $5,000 on 8/22/08 and $20,000 on 9/11/08
Sunstone Partners, LLC, Camarillo, CA
$25,000
Sunstone Partners gave: $5,000 on 8/29/08 and $20,000 on 9/5/08
Tammilee Woodhouse, La Canada, CA
$25,000 on 9/4/08
William C. Wilcox, Danville, CA
$25,000 on 9/5/08
Darlene Olson, Orland, CA
$25,000 on 9/11/08
Craig J. Faulkner, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Faulkner Development, Manager
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Cheryl H. Wilde, Ventura, CA
$25,000 on 9/17/08
Chuck Schreiber, Laguna Hills, CA
KBS Realty Advisors, Investments
$25,000 on 9/9/08
J. Robert West, Redlands, CA
West Dermatology, Dermatologist
$25,000 on 9/17/08
Ja Layne Pugmire, Yorba Linda, CA
$25,000 on 9/12/08
Laurie Jergensen, Poway, CA
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Jaquetia Zinn, San Jose, CA
$25,000 on 9/24/08
Jeanne Muhlestein, Whittier, CA
Realtor
$25,000 on 9/17/08
Nancy Schindler, Encinitas, CA
$25,000 on 9/17/08
Norman E. Crum, Stockton, CA
Valley Pacific Petroleum Services, Inc., Owner
$25,000 on 9/11/08
Oi Lin Chen, Palso Verdes Estates, CA
Sunrider International, Adminstration
$25,000 on 9/12/08
Ronald Lakey, Alta Loma, CA
JF Saca Company, CPA
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Rebecca Jones, Wilton, WY
$25,000
Rebecca Jones gave: $10,000 on 9/13/08 and $15,000 on 9/13/08
Parley J. Livingston, Atherton, CA
PJMB Commercial, Property Management
$25,000 on 9/24/08
Jana L. Mullen, Alamo, CA
$25,000 on 9/18/08
Joanne McColm, Pleasanton, CA
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Lassens Health Food, Ventura, CA
$25,000 on 9/15/08
Laura Armstrong, Irvine, CA
$25,000 on 9/24/08
Lonnie C. McCleve, Gilbert, AZ
Greenfield Land Development, Construction/Development
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Loren K. Carroll, Kingwood, TX
$25,000 on 9/10/08
Lorenzo N. Hoopes, Oakland, CA
$25,000 on 9/24/08
Michael G. Mullin, Lomita, CA
Pacific Maritime Association, Longshore Foreman
$25,000 on 9/11/08
Robert E. Culbertson, Pleasanton, CA
BAE Systems, Electrical Engineer
$25,000 on 9/17/08
Ronald Stone, Modesto, CA
Stone & Associates, Real Estate
$25,000 on 9/17/08
Rowland W. Day, Newport Beach, CA
Lawyer
$25,000 on 9/11/08
Stephen S. May, San Luis Obispo, CA
Magnet Media, Owner
$25,000 on 9/12/08
Steve G. Keithly, La Mirada, CA
Whittier Mailing Products, Vice President
$25,000 on 9/11/08
Susan P. Facer, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
$25,000 on 9/24/08
Vicki Larson, Pleasanton, CA
$25,000 on 9/12/08
John Sorensen, Laguna Niguel, CA
North American Healthcare, Executive
$24,999.99 on 9/5/08
Sherie Samuelian, Laguna Niguel, CA
$24,999 on 9/19/08
Teri L. Jones, Saratoga, CA
$24,500 on 9/5/08
Eva Ruiz, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Homemaker
$24,000 on 9/12/08
Richard E. Nicholson, Newport Beach, CA
Consultant
$23,500 on 9/17/08
Marc Barkdull, Pleasanton, CA
PJMB Commercial, Inc., Real Estate
$22,500 on 9/15/08
Hardester Family Partnership, Investments, San Jose, CA
$22,500 on 9/24/08
Sandra M. Bertha, Olivenhaim, CA
$22,000 on 9/11/08
Whittier Family Foundation, Yorba Linda, CA
$21,500 on 9/18/08
Greggory R. Devore, MD, AMC, La Canada, CA
Greggory R. Devore, Physician
$20,000
Greggory Devore gave: $5,000 on 8/25/08 and $15,000 on 9/15/08
Steven L. Bush, La Crescenta, CA
Prestige Preschools, Inc., CEO
$20,000 on 9/15/08
Sherwood Capital, Inc., Agoura Hills, CA
$20,000 on 8/18/08
David L. Baker, Thousand Oaks, CA
David L. Baker, DDS, Oral Surgeon
$20,000 on 9/8/08
Rutherford Productions, Santa Monica, CA
$20,000 on 8/13/08
Dewitt Paul, Santa Ana, CA
Cotton Buds, Executive/Owner
$20,000 on 9/4/08
Dewitt Paul founded Cotton Buds in 1991, with the technology and equipment to manufacture cotton swabs. He has since partnered with Proctor & Gamble on various bath tissues, paper towels and detergents. Dewitt’s father was en Elder and addressed the student body at Brigham Young University on April 10, 1963.
Jennie L. Olsen, Laguna Niguel, CA
$20,000 on 9/8/08
Gail A. Sonne, Dublin, CA
$20,000 on 9/18/08
Brent W. Koch, Laguna Niguel, CA
Management Strategy, Financial Consultant
$20,000 on 9/24/08
Marilyn Allen, Stockton, CA
$20,000 on 9/18/08
T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc., San Diego, CA
9747 Olson Drive, San Diego, CA 92121 • Tel: 858.558.1800 • Web: www.tbpenick.com
$20,000
T.B. Penick & Sons gave: $20,000 on 1/31/08
T.B. Penick & Sons is a fourth generation construction company currently run by brothers Marc and Tim Penick that specializes in Structural Concrete, General Construction and Innovative Concrete Systems. They have completed projects all around the world.
Daniel Mulvihill, San Diego, CA
Pacific Southwest Mortgage/Realty–8840 Complex Drive, Suite 101, San Diego, California 92123 • Tel: 858.514.2100 • Web: www.psrs.com
$20,000
Daniel Mulvihill, President/Banker with Pacific Southwest Mortgage/Pacific Southwest Realty gave: $20,000 on 4/1/08
Pacific Southwest Realty is a commercial mortgage banking company based in San Diego, with offices in Orange County, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
Margot Kyd, Poway, CA
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE)–P.O. Box 129831, San Diego, Ca 92112-9831 • Tel: 800.411.7343 • Web:www.sdge.com
$20,000
Margot Kyd, Sr. Vice President with San Diego Gas & Electric (and married to Tom Kyd [16], below) gave: $5,000 on 4/1/08 and $15,000 on 4/1/08 (may have been removed)
Margot Kyd is Senior Vice President, Business Solutions, for Sempra Energy Utilities, the umbrella for Sempra Energy’s regulated business units, including Southern California Gas and SDG&E. Kyd’s responsibilities include overseeing environmental services, safety and emergency services, supply management, fleet services, diverse business enterprises, and real estate and facilities.
J. Robert Wheatley, Palo Alto, CA
Robert Wheatley Properties, Property Manager
$19,000 on 9/18/08
Dwayne Nash, Lincoln, CA
Kodiak Roofing & Waterproofing Company, Contractor–1905 Aviation Blvd, Lincoln, CA 95648 • Tel: 866.530.2327
$18,000 on 8/14/08
Robert Samuelian, Laguna Niguel, CA
Lawyer
$15,001 on 9/5/08
Douglas McDermott, Sacramento, CA
McDermott Financial and Insurance– 8359 Elk Grove Florin Rd, #293, Sacramento, CA 95829 • Tel: 877.689.8251
$15,000 on 9/14/08
Douglas McDermott is the President and Owner of McDermott Financial and Insurance. He is also part owner/CFO of a company called At Home Personal Care, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Williamson General Contracting, La Mirada, CA
$15,000 on 9/12/08
Jay Bradford, Placentia, CA
Majesty Realty, CFO
$15,000 on 8/8/08
Jay Bradford is CFO/Executive VP/member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for Majestic Realty, and is also affiliated with Majestic Realty Retail, Commerce Construction Co, LP, CCC Rental LP, Majestic Management Company and Majestic Realty Foundation. Prior to this, he was with Ernst & Young for 18 years. Bradford graduated from Brigham Young University/B.S in Accounting, and currently serves on the National Advisory Council for the Marriott School of Management.
Marina Landscape, Inc., Anaheim, CA
$15,000 on 9/25/08
Leon J. Fairbanks, Paso Robles, CA
Red Caboose Manufacturing
$15,000 on 9/12/08
Michael R. Brand, Palo Alto, CA
Cornish & Carey, Realtor
$15,000 on 9/15/08
Richard L. Romney, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Investor
$15,000 on 9/15/08
Craig L. Gillespie, M.D., Fairfield, CA
$15,000 on 9/8/08
Joan N. Johnson, Los Osos, CA
$15,000 on 9/18/08
The Fourels Investment Company, Orange, CA
$15,000 on 9/15/08
Tom Kyd, Poway, CA
Catholic Exchange–P.O. Box 231820, Encinitas, CA 92023 • Web: www.catholicexchange.com
$15,000 on 4/23/08
The Catholic Exchange is a conservative portal with a significant web presence, which offers news, weekly Scripture study programs, articles and email programs.
Proposition 22 Legal Defense Fund, Sacramento, CA
$15,000 on 3/14/08
These are apparently left over funds from their unsuccessful court challenge to Proposition 22, The Knight Initiative.
Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, McLean, VA
Post Office Box 1231, Manassas, VA 20108 • Tel: 202.216.9430 • Web: www.marriagedebate.com
$15,000 on 1/28/08
NOM’s Maggie Gallagher also heads the Virginia-based Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, which is dedicated to efforts that define marriage between only a man and a woman.
Terri Basinger, Cottonwood, CA
Golden State Foot Clinic–923 Dana Drive, Redding, CA • Tel: 530.221.1666 • Web: www.goldenstatefootclinic.com
$14,985
Terri Basinger, a Bookkeeper at Golden State Foot Clinic, gave: $10,000 on 7/28/08 and $4,985 on 8/4/08
Terri Basinger is married to Dr. Robert G. Basinger of Golden State Foot Clinic. Golden State Foot Clinic serves the Northern Sacramento Valley near Red Bluff and Redding.
Richard McIntire, Porterville, CA
$13,500 on 8/29/08
Pamela Miles, Simi Valley, CA
Home Care Pharmacy, Clerk
$12,500 on 9/8/08
Roland Hinz, Valencia, CA
Hi-Torque Publications–25233 Anza Dr., Valencia, CA 91355 • Tel: 661.295.1910 • Web: www.hi-torque.com
$12,500
Roland Hinz, President of Hi-Torque Publications, gave: $12,500 on 4/7/08
Hi-Torque Publications is the world’s leading publisher of off-road, motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle magazines, with a readership of over 2 million per month.
Edward Atsinger, Camarillo, CA
Salem Communications–4880 Santa Rosa Road, Camarillo, CA 93012 • Tel: 805.987.0400 • Web: www.salem.cc
$12,500
Edward G. Atsinger III, CEO with Salem Communications gave: $12,500 on 4/3/08
Salem Communications is a leading US radio broadcaster, Internet content provider and magazine and book publisher targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values. They own and operate nearly 100 radio stations across the country.
Allyson Weinberg, Santa Rosa Valley, CA
$12,500
Allyson Weinberg gave: $12,500 on 4/4/08
Allyson Weinberg has been in the limelight before. Back in 2004, Weinberg and her husband Denny (a senior executive for WellPoint, the nation’s second largest insurer at the time), sued the United Way of Ventura County, stating they were lied to about the United Way policy that forbade donations to any organization that discriminated against others. Due to the court ruling that allowed the Boy Scouts to discriminate against gays and atheists, the United Way chose to no longer support them as their own guidelines prohibited such support based on discrimination. The Weinberg’s had agreed to head a nationwide campaign for United Way to find donors, as well as match donations, but when United Way chose to change its donation policies towards the Boy Scouts, the Weinberg’s, for a number of different reasons, decided to sue. [7]
Paul A. Stahlman, Salinas, CA
$12,000 on 8/29/08
Kent Miles, Simi Valley, CA
Home Care Pharmacy, Pharmacist
$11,800 on 9/8/08
Charles C. Stoddard, Santa Rosa, CA
$10,500 on 9/25/08
James Pergrossi, Pleasanton, CA
$10,180 on 8/18/08
Peter Leparulo, San Diego, CA
Novatel–9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121 • Tel: 858.812.3400 • Web: www.novatelwireless.com
$10,001
Peter Leparulo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with Novatel gave: $10,001 on 1/24/08
Leparulo has served as Senior Vice President of Novatel, and became the CEO in April 2008. Novatel Wireless creates various wireless modems and computer accessories.
Kelly C. Olds, Huntington Beach, CA
$10,000 on 9/13/08
Carolyn Pann, Jamul, CA
Arctic Containers, Owner
$10,000 on 9/17/08
Kermit Corporation, Jamul, CA
$10,000 on 9/10/08
R. Jean Taylor, Alamo, CA
Retired
$10,000 on 9/9/08
Elisa Pulido, San Juan Capistrano, CA
$10,000 on 9/17/08
Cheryl A. Clarke, Moorpark, CA
$10,000 on 9/24/08
CS Concrete Solutions, Mission Viejo, CA
$10,000 on 9/8/08
Curtis B. Chandler, Sacramento, CA
Allstate Insurance
$10,000 on 8/29/08
Alma J. Kreutzkamp, El Cajon, CA
$10,000 on 9/3/08
Amanda Crane, San Diego, CA
Larsen Golden Spoon, Owner
$10,000 on 8/8/08
Melvin C. Bell, Wilton, CA
Bell Tasty Foods, Owner
$10,000 on 9/19/08
Anthony Ridd, San Clemente, CA
Lifestyle Settlements, Owner
$10,000 on 8/18/08
Barbara Lee, Walnut Creek, CA
$10,000 on 8/11/08
Blaine Bowman, Saratoga, CA
$10,000 on 8/14/08
Brian B. Blatter, DDS, Concord, CA
$10,000 on 8/8/08
Cynthia L. Kenney, Granite Bay, CA
$10,000 on 9/2/08
Earl E. Damitz, Santa Barbara, CA
$10,000 on 8/29/08
Dana Munkelt, San Diego, CA
GH Munkelt Trust, Buyer/Estate Adminstration
$10,000 on 8/22/08
David S. Sorensen, Santa Barbara, CA
Select Staffing, CEO
$10,000 on 8/18/08
Howard W. Bennion, Fairfield, CA
Pacific Coast Steel, Iron Worker
$10,000 on 9/8/08
Dawna J. Evans, Groveland, CA
$10,000 on 8/20/08
Dannee L. Clyne, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
$10,000 on 9/4/08
Darin Hazen, Ladera Ranch, CA
Songwriter
$10,000 on 8/20/08
Eliot Mason, Huntington Beach, CA
US Wheel Corp., President
$10,000 on 8/26/08
Garry Pace, Thousand Oaks, CA
Bernstein Global Wealth Mgmt., Financial Advisor
$10,000 on 8/4/08
Emaleti Mokofisi, Kaneohe, HI
Kaneohe General Ser., President
$10,000 on 8/8/08
First Global Marketing, Provo, Utah
$10,000 on 8/22/08
Gary D. Green, Fountain Valley, CA
Timec Company, Inc., Executive
$10,000 on 9/4/08
Gibson Jon, Cameron Park, CA
John Gibson Company, Owner
$10,000 on 8/21/08
Gwenn H. Webb, Pleasanton, CA
$10,000 on 8/29/08
Hal Renfro, Glendale, CA
Hal Renfro Realty, Realtor
$10,000 on 8/18/08
Hands On Billing, LLC, Huntington Beach, CA
$10,000 on 8/27/08
Jennifer Jackson, Corona del Mar, CA
$10,000 on 9/2/08
Jerome D. Teney, Yuba City, CA
Tenney & Co, CPA
$10,000
Jerome Teney gave: $5,000 on 8/27/08 and $5,000 on 8/14/08
Kelly C. Olds, Huntington Beach, CA
$10,000 on 8/15/08
Kenneth Baldwin, Newbury Park, CA
$10,000 on 8/8/08
Kevin Monson, Fountain Valley, CA
Kevin Monson Attorney At Law
$10,000 on 8/20/08
Neil Anderson, Lodi, CA
Self-Engineer
$10,000 on 8/8/08
Lois R. Bullard, Cerritos, CA
$10,000 on 8/29/08
Paul Sorensen, Santa Barbara, CA
Select Staffing, Manager
$10,000 on 8/8/08
Philip Carmack, Santa Clara, CA
Nvidia Corp, Executive
$10,000 on 8/20/08
R. Jean Taylor, Alamo, CA
Retired
$10,000 on 9/9/08
R. Dean Lang, DDS, Valencia, CA
$10,000 on 8/8/08
Matt Dalton, Los Angeles, CA
Dalton Enterprises, Recycling
$10,000 on 8/18/08
Thomas Busi, Sutter Creek, CA
Firstcard ATM, Inc., Owner
$10,000 on 9/5/08
Richard G. Olson, Agoura Hills, CA
Naoter Care Services, President
$10,000 on 8/8/08
Scott R. Flora, Laguna Hills, CA
Alliance Mechanical Corporation, Construction
$10,000 on 9/3/08
Robert Shepard, Corona, CA
Pacific Shores Masonry
$10,000 on 9/15/08
Mark R. Boud, San Clemente, CA
Real Estate Economics, Real Estate Economist
$10,000 on 9/4/08
Boud is a graduate of Brigham Young University, majoring in Economics and English.
Richard L. Thawley, Lodi, CA
Richard L, Thawley & Associates, SP, Sales/Marketing
$10,000 on 9/5/08
Brandon Ogden, Newport Coast, CA
MCA, Auto Broker
$10,000 on 9/10/08
Deborah S. Stapley, San Juan Capistrano, CA
$10,000 on 9/24/08
Dianne Olson, Thousand Oaks, CA
$10,000 on 9/11/08
Randall Huff, Altadena, CA
$10,000 on 9/25/08
Ivan V. Lauritzen, Riverside, CA
Green Vision Partners, Sales
$10,000 on 9/15/08
Karen Smith, Moorpark, CA
$10,000 on 9/11/08
Pamela Patterson, Folsom, CA
$10,000
Pamela Patterson gave: $10,000 on 7/24/08
Kenneth Payton, Garden Grove, CA
$10,000
Kenneth Payton gave: $10,000 on 6/30/08
Kelly Burt, San Diego, CA
Tres-Dac–9375 Customhouse Plz A-2, San Diego, CA 92154
$10,000
Kelly Burt, Developer with Tres-Dac gave: $10,000 on 4/23/08
Gretchen Kieding, Solvang, CA
$10,000
Gretchen Kieding gave: $10,000 on 6/27/08
Gary Pace, Thousand Oaks, CA
Bernstein Global Wealth Mgmt.–1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2150, Los Angeles, CA 90067-6123 • Tel: 310.286.6000 • Web: www.bernstein.com
$10,000
Gary Pace a Financial Advisor with Bernstein Global Wealth Management gave: $10,000 on 8/4/08
Bernstein Global Wealth Management is an investment management/research firm with 18 offices throughout the United States.
Stephen Ridinger, Camarillo, CA
Evets Corporation–PO Box 1327, Camarillo, CA 93011 • Tel: 949.361.2100 • Web: www.musicdistributors.org
$10,000
Stephen Ridinger, owner and President of Evets Corporation gave: $5,000 on 1/20/08 and $5,000 on 7/3/08
Evets Corporation is a distributor of musical equipment.
Francis Longstaff, Agoura Hills, CA
UCLA, Professor
$9,999 on 8/8/08
Frank J. Gaughan, Poway, CA
$9,999 on 8/25/08
David H. Vanslooten, La Canada, CA
Primecap Management, Investment Manager
$9,999 on 8/18/08
Carolu Wilson, Colfax, CA
$9,999 on 8/18/08
Jill Vanslooten, La Canada, CA
$9,999 on 8/18/08
Boyd Jensen, Riverside, CA
Garrett & Jensen, Attorney
$9,999 on 9/24/08
Michelle Robinson, Fountain Valley, CA
$9,999 on 8/13/08
Megan Thomason, San Diego, CA
$9,999 on 8/10/08
Byron G. Wilson, Colfax, CA
$9,999 on 9/25/08
Lin D. Whatcott, Maple Valley, CA
Da Vita, Accounting
$9,995 on 9/17/08
Lorraine S. Hulme, Los Gatos, CA
$9,977 on 9/17/08
Constancy Trust, Salt Lake City, UT
$9,950 on 9/11/08
Sarah Gould, Pacific Palisades, CA
$9,900 on 8/27/08
Susan Lathrop, Fremont, CA
$9,900 on 8/11/08
Prosol, Inc., Murietta, CA
$9,900 on 8/8/08
Jeffrey Wise, Atherton, CA
Pro Solutions, Real Estate
$9,900 on 9/2/08
Bruce A. Bitnoff, Rescue, CA
World Pass Travel, Tour Operator
$9,900 on 9/2/08
Kristin Corey, La Canada, CA
$9,900 on 8/8/08
John E. Brasher, Newcastle, CA
Brasher’s Sacramento Auto Auction, Manager
$9,900 on 9/2/08
Kathie Hansen, La Canada, CA
$9,900 on 8/13/08
Jeffrey D. Holt, Huntsville, UT
Goldman Sachs & Co., Investment Banker
$9,900 on 9/19/08
John Hansen, La Canada, CA
Glenwood Group, Investor
$9,900 on 8/13/08
Jay Mooreland, Folsom, CA
Merrill Lynch & Co, Global Headquarters–4 Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10080 • Tel: 212.449.1000 • Web: www.ml.com
$9,900
Jay Mooreland, a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch, gave: $9,900 on 7/28/08
Joseph Grigg, La Canada, CA
American Energy Operations, President
American Energy Operations–550 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1960, Glendale, CA 91203-3381 • Tel: 818.549.9993
$9,900
Joseph Grigg gave: $9,900 on 8/4/08
American Energy Operations is an energy and gas utility company.
Jeffrey Wise, Atherton, CA
Pro Solutions, Inc., Real Estate–901 Coleman Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 • Tel: 650.326.8660
$9,900
Jeffrey Wise of Pro Solutions gave: $9,900 on 9/2/08.
Jeffrey Wise is also owner of Wise Building Co. His previous political contributions include $2,300 to Mitt Romney in 2007.
Nancy Chantry, Rancho Murietta, CA
$9,800 on 9/3/08
Gina A. Vincent, Pacific Palisades, CA
$9,800 on 9/5/08
Joy N. Hulme, Monte Sereno, CA
Author
$9,677 on 9/17/08
Kathryn C. Carter, Salt Lake City, CA
$9,500 on 9/11/08
Los Jardines, LLC, Yorba Linda, CA
$9,500 on 9/4/08
Louise Dalton, Yorba Linda, CA
J & L Consulting, Owner
$9,500 on 8/8/08
John Nagy, Newbury Park, CA
Andrews International Security Services, Security
$9,500 on 8/13/08
John Dalton, Yorba Linda, CA
J & L Consulting, Owner
$9,500 on 8/8/08
Noward Mankins, Arroyo Grande, CA
$9,500 on 8/14/08
R. Brooke Landscaping, Inc., Antioch, CA
$9,500 on 9/2/08
Rebecca Hawkins, Glendora, CA
$9,500 on 8/21/08
Debbie Crandall, Orange, CA
$9,000 on 9/25/08
Heather B. Callister, Martinez, CA
$9,000 on 9/2/08
Ryan Crandall, Orange, CA
Bio Medics, Manager
$9,000 on 9/25/08
L. Dean Forman, Colfax, CA
GFBB Benefits, Financial Advisor
$8,999 on 8/18/08
Linda M. Forman, Colfax, CA
$8,999 on 8/18/08
Scott Roybal, La Canada, CA
Sheppard Mullin, Attorney
$8,900 on 8/11/08
Pinson Erin, Billings, MT
Pechanga Resort, Gaming
$8,500 on 8/17/08
Jennifer McKay, Kaysville, UT
$8,000 on 8/21/08
James D. Powell, DDS, Palmdale, CA
$8,000 on 9/2/08
Samuel McKay, Kaysville, UT
$8,000 on 8/27/08
Gene Lamoreaux, Sunnyvale, CA
KLA Tencor, Engineer
$8,000 on 8/8/08
Jared D. McCune, DDS, Lompoc, CA
$8,000 on 8/21/08
V. Lance Littlejohn, Alamo, CA
West Coast Novelty Corporation, Manager
$8,000 on 9/8/08
C. Jim Elam, Santa Ynez, CA
Agricultural Technology, Inc.–1168 Oak Glen Rd, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 • Tel: 805.688.6475
$8,000
C. Jim Elam, an Agricultural Consultant with Agricultural Technology, Inc., gave: $8,000 on 6/27/08
Wayne Baldwin, Newbury Park, CA
Pueblo Radiology Medical Group–415 Market Street, Building 1A, Ventura, CA 93003 • Tel: 888.678.3256 • Web:www.puebloradiology.com
$7,500
Wayne Baldwin, an Executive with Pueblo Radiology Medical Group, gave: $7,500 on 8/4/08
Wayne Baldwin is an executive at Pueblo Radiology, which operates out of locations in Ventura and Santa Barbara.
Jeremy Jergensen, Riverside, CA
Palm Terrace Care Center, Administrator
$7,500 on 8/27/08
Wayne Baldwin, Newbury Park, CA
Pueblo Radiology, Executive
$7,500 on 8/4/08
Fundet Foundation, Inc., Draper, UT
$7,500 on 9/8/08
Claudia Hamilton, Agoura Hills, CA
$7,500 on 8/8/08
Elizabeth Jergensen, Riverside, CA
$7,500 on 8/27/08
Lori Gollyer, La Canada, CA
$7,500 on 9/10/08
Arthur Burke, Santa Barbara, CA
Berman Development, CFO
$7,500 on 8/11/08
Kevin Hamilton, Agoura Hills, CA
American Holdings LLC, Executive
$7,500 on 8/8/08
Kirk P. Christ, Diamond Bar, CA
Hub International, Insurance Administration
$7,500 on 8/8/08
Steve F. Smilanick, Granite Bay, CA
S&S Commercial Fishing, Owner
$7,500 on 8/27/08
Zion Foundation, Draper, UT
$7,500 on 9/8/08
Christopher K. Thompson, Encino, CA
Investment Real Estate Association, Real Estate Agent
$7,200 on 8/25/08
Mary Barrus, Agoura, CA
Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, Nurse
$7,000 on 8/22/08
Kenneth L. Virgin, Aliso Viejo, CA
Payables, Inc, CEO
$7,000 on 9/5/08
Margot B. Sayer, Santa Clarita, CA
$7,000 on 9/8/08
Mark E. Bean, Rancho Cordova, CA
Health Net, Actuary
$7,000
Mark Bean gave: $6,000 on 9/5/08 and $1,000 on 8/8/08
Elias Mancilla, Riverside, CA
Valley Recycling Center, Owner
$6,800 on 8/29/08
Christopher Dailey, Costa Mesa, CA
Advanced Joining Technologies–3030 Red Hill Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, 92705 • Tel: 949.756.8091 • Web: www.ajt-inc.com
$6,500
Christopher Dailey, welder with Advanced Joining Technologies gave: $6,500 on 8/4/08
Advanced Joining Technologies was created in 2000 as a subsidiary of Boeing, and later was purchased back by the original founders. They are responsible for Boeing’s world recognized development and production implementation with the friction stir welding process.
Treavor Hodson, Folsom, CA
Palmer, Kazanjian, Wohl, Perkins–520 Capitol Mall, Suite 600, Sacramento, California 95814 • Tel: 916.442.3552 • Web: www.pkwp-law.com
$6,025
Treavor Hodson, an Attorney with Palmer, Kazanjian, Wohl, Perkins, gave: $6,025 on 8/4/08
Treavor Hodson is an attorney with Palmer, Kazanjian, Wohl, Perkins in Folsom, CA. The firm specializes in all aspects of employment law litigation, including such areas of expertise as wrongful termination, unlawful discrimination and harassment and retaliation. Hodson also represents management in labor law cases before the National Labor Relations Board and similar state agencies including representation elections, unfair labor practice charges and hearings, collective bargaining negotiations, contract arbitrations and picketing and strikes.
Charles Stucki, Coto De Caza, CA
Cisco Systems, Executive
$6,000 on 8/8/08
Roland Spongberg, Long Beach, CA
WKS Restaurant Group, President
$6,000 on 8/21/08
Don D. Sessions, Coto De Caza, CA
Sessions & Kimball, Attorney
$6,000 on 9/22/08
Lisa Wheatley, Los Altos Hills, CA
$6,000 on 9/18/08
Robert Wheatley, Los Altos Hills, CA
Robert Wheatley Properties, Manager
$6,000 on 8/22/08
John Chandler, Allstate, Gold River, CA
$6,000 on 8/25/08
Christine Cooper, Dublin, CA
$6,000 on 9/8/08
C. Ray Carlson, Valencia, CA
C. Ray Carlson, Attorney
$6,000 on 8/29/08
Bryant Gold, Ramona, CA
Advanced Bionics, Attorney
$5,600 on 8/29/08
Paul A. Barney, Ridgecrest, CA
China Lake Department of Defense, Electrical Engineer
$5,500 on 9/3/08
Eric Loudon, Corona, CA
Western Water Works, Director
$5,500 on 8/27/08
U-Rent, Inc., Camarillo, CA
$5,200 on 8/13/08
Kelly Furniss, Yorba Linda, CA
$5,110 on 8/22/08
Robert D. Crockett, Newhall, CA
Latham & Watkins, Lawyer
$5,100 on 8/27/08
Chris Vaterlaus, Roseville, CA
Crescendo Properties, Real Estate
$5,075 on 8/15/08
Allison Kilkenny: Unreported 
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