Fung still tops healthcare district race spending

In a competitive race, all three candidates competing for two seats on the El Camino Healthcare District board ratcheted up spending as Election Day draws near, spending anywhere from $10,000 to $55,000 between Oct. 1 to Oct. 18, according to campaign finance documents filed Oct. 23.

The candidates, who include incumbent David Reeder as well as practicing neurologist Peter Fung and current Mountain View City Council member Margaret Abe-Koga, reported spending between two to three times as much money in the last filing period leading up to the election on Nov. 4.

Fung maintained his lead on campaign spending. So far this year, Fung reported spending a total of $74,731 on his campaign, while Abe-Koga spent $30,166 and Reeder spent $17,333.

Fung received a single, $50,000 contribution from Julia Fung, identified as a retired Sunnyvale resident, which helped to fund the majority of his campaign spending during the filing period. Fung did not immediately respond to the Voice’s query asking if Julia Fung is a family member.

Fung also received some smaller donations from physicians and retired Los Altos and Los Altos Hills residents, including $250 from otolaryngologist Fidelia Butt.

Combined with previous contributions and $23,000 in loans to himself, Fung has been able to outspend his opponents. He spent most of the money on campaign consulting costs, including $49,446 to political consulting and public affairs firm Meridian Pacific, as well as $1,140 to Gravis Marketing. He also spent $4,449 on advertisements in local newspapers.

Abe-Koga has not spent any of her own money to fund her campaign, relying solely on contributions. She reported raising an additional $2,250 in campaign contributions in October, putting her at a total $31,100 in contributions.

Big donors in this filing period include a number of contributions from unions. Abe-Koga received $500 from a local chapter of the electrical workers union IBEW; $500 from Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters (PSRF) Local Union 393; $250 from San Jose-based labor union United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5. She also reported a donation of $250 from PG&E.

Abe-Koga spent $19,499 during the filing period, bringing her total campaign spending to $30,166. Her biggest expenditure was over $16,600 for campaign printing services to Pacific Printing in San Jose.

Reeder continues to trail behind other candidates in the healthcare district race, raising an additional $1,000 in the last filing period and spending a little over $10,000. Notable contributors include $200 from former Los Altos mayor King Lear, and Los Altos community volunteer Carol Proffitt.

Reeder reported spending most of his money, around $7,500, on campaign printing services to Pacific Printing.

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