Sunday, January 31, 2016 – 10:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 31, 2016 – 04:20 p.m.
The campaign finance filings for the declared California Attorney General candidates are in, and the disparate numbers speak for themselves.
Democrat Dave Jones, the state’s current Insurance Commissioner, and favored candidate to takeover for termed-out Kamala Harris, appears to be in complete command in his campaign to ascend to the chief law enforcement office.
Harris is attempting to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D), who will leave office at the end of 2016.
If elected, Harris will vacate her seat next December, leading to an appointment of Harris’ replacement by Governor Jerry Brown (D).
If not. She will serve out her current term until December 2018.
But to get to Washington, D.C., Harris first has to win a likely general election showdown with opponent and U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez (D).
The only declared republican vying for the upcoming attorney general vacancy is San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos.
Ramos, who has stated he won’t seek reelection as District Attorney, is banking on a Brown appointment to replace Harris.
That’s if she leaves early.
A move that’s hard to envision with Jones, a well-liked democrat, already a declared candidate.
But since his announcement to run for attorney general, Ramos has also opened a 2018 district attorney reelection campaign committee.
What’s even more compelling is the gap between the financial support between the two candidates.
Jones has raised most of his nearly quarter-million dollars 2015 total since mid-October. Ramos has raised less than half of that sum in nearly a year.
Here’s the consolidated breakdown and comparison on newly-filed reports for the period ending December 31, 2015. The data shows Jones with a significant fundraising advantage that’s likely to grow.
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Jones Ramos . Contributions $ 213,013.69 $ 103,124.85 Expenditures $ 41,149.04 $ 44,277.57 Cash-On-Hand $ 195,620.46 $ 65,977.44 . District Attorney 2018 Committee $ -- $ 7,196.70 Insurance Commissioner Committee $ 2,629,371.78 $ -- . Total Cash-On-Hand $ 2,824,992.24 $ 73,174.20 . Source: California Secretary of State
How on earth has Mike Ramos raised $103,145.85 in contributions?
I personally wouldn’t have contributed the 85 cents, having gone on the record a long time ago as saying that if he ran for Attorney General, I would vote for his opponent, no matter who it is.
I would be interested in seeing a list of contributors, and seeing how much of the $103,145.85 was somehow tied to the San Manuel Casino.
i bet Jones will have a field day with Ramos’s adventures.
Dave Ellis going to be working overtime trying to keep the heat of Mikey.
Maybe SEBA can buy Davey a fire retardant suit?
Let’s say Ramos wins, will he still have his fingers in the colony four case?
Ramos has that little man complex. He also smells bad.
How is there going to be a runoff between Sanchez and Harris? I don’t think Federal positions work that way… I don’t think you can win the Senate in the primary election. And I have never seen two of the same party run for the Senate… Correct me if I am wrong, and please provide examples/election laws.
So if she wins, Brown is going to appoint a Republican from San Bernardino to replace Harris? That should go over well, lmao…. Local politics is full of turn coat garbage switching teams for their benefit with a dumb electorate. State politics not as much. I will believe it when I see it.
#5, I remember them both well, Brown and Ramos standing together to announce to the world the biggest crime of the century occurred here in San Bernardino County.
Brown owes Ramos………..
SgtMilstar:
“Brown owes Ramos” is one theory, here’s another:
At that press conference, it appeared obvious that Jerry Brown knew absolutely nothing about the facts of the case, and believed everything that Mike Ramos told him.
Perhaps Jerry Brown has seen how the case has evolved, including the FBI investigating and walking away and the dismissal of key charges due to the Statute of Limitations, and is annoyed with Mike Ramos for making him look like a fool.
This Colonies cast isn’t over yet, there is still much potential for the prosecution to look really bad. I don’t think Brown wants to hang his long legacy of service on that potential bomb.
Ramos is a Democrat?
No way Brown appoints Ramos. Ramos’s deputies think he’s a buffoon. Even with AA preference, the best he was able to pull off was a non-ABA accredited law school. In essence, he learned lawyering at a trade school.
I’d love to learn Ramos’s LSAT score.
Attorney general is political. Most often, it’s a step to higher office. Ramos lacks intellect and political acumen for consideration to appointment to AG.
If Brown will appoint to AG, look for a committed Democratic candidate with impressive academic and professional credentials. He’ll assuredly be a graduate of a ABA top-tier law school. Riverside Academy of Lawn Mower Repair and Law won’t work.
No number 9. It takes a political idiot. You should apply.
Sun Devils Fan:
I agree with you; I previously identified the law school Mike Ramos attended and was immediately criticized for being an elitist. (Of course, it was Red Anon who was doing the criticizing; check out the objectivity and sophistication level of some of his or her comments in the archives on this site, and consider the source.)
Despite my disillusionment with what California has become, are we really ready to succeed Attorney General’s with law degrees from two of the top universities in the world, UC Berkeley and Yale, with an Attorney General with a law degree from California Southern Law School? I hope not.
Some one said Ramos did five murder cases in his career. All 5 reversed on various appeals. Sounds about right.