CA: Anaheim City Council Campaigns Funded More by Special Interests than Residents
Anaheim city council members almost exclusively finance their campaigns through donations from special interests, not their residents.
A Voice of OC review of their campaign disclosures shows most of them are financed by the very interests detailed in a scathing corruption report released late last month.
For every elected city council member examined outside of the mayor, less than 5% of their campaign funds came from Anaheim residents not looking to do business with the city.
Of all the city council members, Councilwoman Natalie Meeks received the most support from special interests, which accounted for around 87% of her campaign support.
Councilman Stephen Faessel isn’t far behind, with just over 80% of the total funding spent on behalf of his campaign coming from a single political action committee representing the resort community.
https://voiceofoc.org/2023/08/anaheim-city-council-campaigns-funded-more-by-special-interests-than-residents/