The State Representative Races in Districts 116 & 119. By Geniusofdespair

Carlos Manrique campaign for State Representative has some troublesome campaign contributions, like the law firm of Bercow Radell & Fernandez. He has lots of Police Benevolent Association money and Shoma Homes owner, Shojaee Masoud kicked in some major bucks. He also got money from Lobbyist Ron Book and the disgraced Wren Group. Manrique has raised $89,485. His opponent, Whilly Bermudez raised $38,195. Seems like Whilly's campaign is picking up steam as he raised $30,055 this last cycle, from 1/1 through 3/31. The only other candidate with money in this race for District 116 is Carlos Trujillio who raised $50,001. He has a lot of attorneys on his list. He did have Ramon Rasco Alvaro, but nothing else that bothered me.

In the 119th District, Katie Edwards (Farm Bureau Executive Director pictured at left) is running as a Democrat against Graziella Denny and Frank Artiles. Katie Edwards has lost a lot of weight and is looking pretty good lately. She has raised $81,375 in her campaign so far. She got two donations from a Kathryn Sorenson and $100 from Sonia Succar, Maurice Ferre's granddaughter. Mayor Cindy Lerner gave her $100, and Janet McAliley and Betsey Kaplan gave her $100 each. I mention these names as they are the core Democrats who give to women. She got a lot of farm/ag money from people like the DiMare's, Algers, etc. In fact, most of her money is related to farming. But lets not forget Bill and Doylene Losner who each gave her $500. Frank Artiles is a Republican and he has raised $96,765. Most of his money is from insurance groups -- and I do mean MOST OF IT. What the hell did he promise these insurance people? The third candidate in this race, Graziella, only raised $760.

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