CA-34: This week, we got our first look at all the candidate’s warchests ahead of the April jungle primary to succeed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in this safely blue downtown Los Angeles House seat. The FEC reports cover the period from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, though Becerra wasn’t nominated as state attorney general until after the November election:
Former Obama White House staffer Alejandra Campoverdi: $106,000 raised, $102,000 cash-on-hand
Former Bernie Sanders staffer Arturo Carmona: $68,000 raised, $25,000 self-funded, $91,000 cash-on-hand
Former Los Angeles Board of Education member Yolie Flores: $75,000 raised, $73,000 cash-on-hand
Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez: $296,000 raised, $5,400 self-funded, $293,000 cash-on-hand
Former Los Angeles City Council aide Sarah Hernandez: $195,000 raised, $5,100 self-funded, $194,000 cash-on-hand
Los Angeles County prosecutor Steven Mac: $2,000 raised, $2,000 cash-on-hand
SEIU organizer Raymond Meza: $28,000 raised, $28,000 cash-on-hand
At this early stage the fundraising champs are Gomez, who has the backing of a number of local and state politicians, and Hernandez. The next campaign finance reports aren’t due until March 23. All the candidates will compete on one ballot on April 6; in the very likely event that no one clears 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters will compete on June 6. It’s a very good bet that the two finalists will both be Democrats.