| $62,000 in "Nonmonetary" Contributions a Day Before Elections to Noguez/Hernandez/Gomez August 9, 2004 By WatchOurCity.com Huntington Park- On March 3, 2003, a day before election day, the slate of Noguez/Gomez/Hernandez received a combined total infusion of "Nonmonetary", or soft money, campaign contributions totaling $62,500, according to California Form 460 campaign statement filing reports reviewed by WatchOurCity.com. Public records show that on that day, Noguez received $11,000; Gomez received $25,000; Hernandez received $26,500 in contributions labeled "Nonmonetary", and were listed as "Literature" and "Printing". The contributors included several owners of Tacos Mexico: Ricardo Moreno , $42,500 for literature and printing; Leonardo's Restaurant, $5,000 for food and hall event; Ramini Salari, $15,000 for literature, a businessman; and a contribution of $5,000 each to Ofelia Hernandez and Mario Gomez from “M.A.N. Properties” for “Literature”. M.A.N. Properties is a business entity controlled by John Noguez. An additional combined "Nonmonetary" contribution of $10,000 was donated a few days earlier, on 2-14-03 by Ricardo Moreno, owner of Tacos Mexico ($5,000 to Hernandez and $5,000 to Gomez). Council member Ed Escareno also managed to make a $300 Nonmonetary donation to Mario Gomez. The large contribution amounts are highly unprecedented in the history of Huntington Park municipal elections. Total "Nonmonetary" contributions to the Noguez/Hernandez/Gomez 2003 campaign slate was $72,800. By comparison, combined “Monetary” contributions received by the slate only amounted to $57,020. Total combined contributions from the earliest reporting period up to election day for both Monetary and Nonmonetary for the slate of Noguez/Hernandez/Gomez is $129,820. |
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Notes:
1. Source of Data: Campaign Contribution Records Form 460 filed with the City Clerk's Office in the City of
Huntington Park, CA 90255.
2. Dates covered are reporting periods commencing when the candidate officially began raising funds for the
March 4, 2003 elections right up to the day of Elections.
3. Not reflected in this table are campaign contributions received after the 3-04-03 elections.
4. Not counted are campaign contributions to John Noguez's other campaign committee where he raised
funds for his 2001 City Treasurer run and took in contributions after he was appointed as City Clerk.
1. Source of Data: Campaign Contribution Records Form 460 filed with the City Clerk's Office in the City of
Huntington Park, CA 90255.
2. Dates covered are reporting periods commencing when the candidate officially began raising funds for the
March 4, 2003 elections right up to the day of Elections.
3. Not reflected in this table are campaign contributions received after the 3-04-03 elections.
4. Not counted are campaign contributions to John Noguez's other campaign committee where he raised
funds for his 2001 City Treasurer run and took in contributions after he was appointed as City Clerk.
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