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The Sacramento Teachers Association is spending big to try to get two candidates on the Sacramento County Board of Education board, while the California Charter Schools Association is pumping money into their opponents.
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The checks, which have been pouring in as the June 2 primary election nears, illustrate two competing interests that have a stake in decisions the seven-person board makes.
SCTA, which represents teachers in the Sacramento City Unified School District, has spent over $380,000 to support candidates Davon Thomas, Sacramento Children’s Fund Commissioner, and Annie Fischer,
Meanwhile, the CSSA has spent $128,826 to support candidates Dominique Donette and Paul Keefer, who is an incumbent on the board.
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Anna Molander Hermann — who is also running against Donette and Thomas to replace the retiring Bina Lefkovitz — did not receive contributions from either group.
The board oversees 13 school districts and the Los Rios Community College District. The winner will be determined June 2.
Below is a selected list of donations to candidates in the race, including contributions from prominent organizations, companies, business owners, elected officials and other notable donors.
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Contributions to Area 1 Candidate Davon Thomas
- Sacramento City Teachers Association: $210,468, mostly in kind
- California School Employees Association: $2,500
- Sacramento County Young Democrats: $1,000
- Stonewall Democrats of Greater Sacramento: $1,000
- Women Democrats of Sacramento County: $500
- Sacramento City Council Member Caity Maple’s campaign account: $250
- Former Sacramento City Council Member Steve Hansen: $250
- Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento: $250
Contributions to Area 1 Candidate Dominique Donette
- Charter Public Schools PAC (California Charter Schools Association): $78,439, including $2,472 in kind
- Michelle Boyers, CEO of the Give Forward Foundation: $10,000
- Campaign account of state Sen. Angelique Ashby, D-Sacramento: $10,000
- Douglas Love, CEO of Annexon Biosciences: $1,000
- April Javist, executive director of Sacramento Literacy Foundation: $1,000
- Adrienne Hall, COO of St. Hope Academy: $1,000
- Cassandra Jennings, president and CEO of St. Hope Academy: $1,000
- Marshall Tuck, EdVoice CEO: $1,000
- Delisa Herbert-Jones, Second Chances owner: $1,000
- Yolie Flores, president of Families in Schools: $200
Contributions to Area 1 Candidate Anna Molander Hermann
- Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 447: $2,500
- Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522: $1,000
- Campaign account of Assemblymember Maggy Krell, D-Sacramento: $1,000
- Sacramento-Sierra Building & Construction Trades Council PAC: $500
- Philip Angelides, president of Riverview Capital Investments: $500
- Laborers Local 185: $500
- Sotiris Kolokotronis, founder and president of SKK Development: $500
- Sacramento City Council Member Roger Dickinson: $200
- West Sacramento City Council Member Norma Alcala: $100
Contributions to Area 3 Candidate Annie Fischer
- Sacramento City Teachers Association: $172,073, mostly in kind
- California School Employees Association: $2,500
- Sacramento County Democratic Central Committee: $1,250
- Harry S. Truman Club: $1,000
- Women Democrats of Sacramento County: $500
- Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento: $250
- JFK Democratic Club: $150
Contributions to Area 3 Candidate Paul Keefer
- Charter Public Schools PAC (California Charter Schools Association): $50,387, mostly for mailers
- El Dorado Blue: $1,000
- Key Charter Advisors LLC: $1,000
- Bob Morales, chief external affairs officer of Life Learning Administrative Corp.: $500
- Jeff Rice, founder of Aplus+: $500
- Anthony Solina, executive director of Aspire Public Schools: $500
- Carlos Marquez III, executive director of the County Welfare Directors Association of California: $250
- Eric Premack, executive director of Charter Schools Development Center: $250
- Cassandra Jennings, CEO of St. Hope Academy: $200