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Sherry Hu maintained her position as the top-funded candidate in the race for Dublin mayor, a lead she started in 2023, according to recent campaign disclosures.
Whereas Hu has collected $71,989 since the beginning of last year, the next most-funded mayoral candidate Jean Josey has brought in a cumulative $25,866.29.
Hu is also running the race’s most expensive campaign, spending over $20,000 more than Josey this year and about $30,000 more during the overall election cycle.
Behind them on funding and expenditures is candidate Tom Evans who has raked in $8,854 this year. Shawn Costello has not filed his financial statement as of Nov. 1.
The seat for Dublin Council District 3 is also up for grabs, where candidate Razi Hasni leads in funding at $5,250 this year and John Morada trails at $2,376 this year.
These campaign finances came out as part of the second and final pre-election filing period that covers contributions and expenditures made from Sept. 22 to Oct. 19. The filings were due on Oct. 24.
Alongside the pre-election filing, Dublin candidates were required to declare that cumulative donations by individuals were capped at $500 dollars per election, as required by the city’s municipal code. Nearly all the candidates running for Dublin mayor and council submitted their declarations for the previous and current periods, as of Nov. 1. But Hasni hasn’t submitted his declaration for the current period and Costello has missed both deadlines.
From late September to mid-October, Hu collected $5,060 for a year’s total of $39,392. This piles onto the $32,597 she collected in 2023.
Of the contributions Hu received this period, only two of the 17 came from Dublin residents. One donor’s location was not listed and the others were from Pleasanton or the wider Bay Area.
Among her supporters was Fulcrum Real Estate Development from Sausalito, which donated $500.
“XuediLisa Gao,” a real estate investor from “AlphaX”, also donated $500. According to Gao’s LinkedIn, she is the co-funder and COO of AlphaX RE Capital.
Gao’s donation elevates contributions from employees at AlphaX RE Capital, a Bay Area real estate investment group, to a year’s total of $2,500.
Hu also received support from President of Trident USA Waiyan Chau and owner of Lily Delight Dalina Guan for $200 and $100, respectively.
As for Hu’s expenditures this period, she used $28,696.10 for a year’s total of $51,747.29. This brings her total campaign expenditures to $59,793.89.
Of the money pouring out during this period, she spent $24,894.87 on campaign literature and mailings, $1,236.43 on print ads, $2,000 on campaign consultants and $401.80 on professional services.
Josey runs with the next most funded campaign. She has collected $2,200 this period for a year’s total of $25,866.29.
The majority of her recent contributions were from Dublin residents, but two came from residents of Washington state totaling $400 and one came from the Oakland-based Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County PAC at $500.
Among her contributors were the director of media relations at San Jose State University Michelle McDonald and executive assistant of EBMUD Dawn Benson.
This period, Josey spent $16,579.53 for a cumulative $28,251.13 this year.
Josey’s top expenses this period were campaign mailers costing $12,862.55, “Mailing to Rep., Dem., Ind., and 65+ households” that cost $1,100 and mailing lists that cost $647.30.
Evans has the next most campaign contributions.
During this period, Evans collected another $668 for a year’s total of $8,854. His three contributors this period were all Dublin residents.
He spent $1,900.34 in recent weeks for an overall $9,155.22 this year.
At the top of his expenses this period was text promotion, which cost $1,250.
A day before he filed his second pre-election finances, he also submitted an amendment to his first pre-election financial statement. In the updated version, he included a payment to the Alameda County Registrar of Voters for a “list of registered voters” costing $195 and a bank service charge of less than $10.
Costello did not file financial statements for this period by the deadline.
In the race for Dublin Council District 3, Hasni and Morada have each spent about $4,000 on their campaigns this year. While Hasni has collected enough to cover his campaign expenditures, Morada is sitting in about $1,500 of debt.
Hasni collected $1,250 this period, bringing him to $5,250 this year.
During this time period, Hasni’s top contributors were Toyota in Dublin at $500 and the Alameda County Local 55 Firefighters Union at $500.
In the same timeframe, he spent $2,380.37 for a year’s total of $3,715.96.
His expenditures this period went solely to mailers. He also holds an outstanding loan of $4,000 via ATG Fitness Inc. that was due on Nov. 30, 2020.
Hasni submitted a contribution limit declaration covering the first pre-election reporting period, but did not submit a declaration for the current period as of Nov. 1.
During this period, Morada collected $350 for a year’s total of $2,376.
Both of his contributors were from the Bay Area, one of which was the CEO of Positon.ai Rabie Zahri.
In recent weeks, Morada spent $437.51 for a year’s total of $4,014.15. This means he was at a loss of $1,638.15 at the end of the reporting period.
His greatest expense this period was $195 for the “Purchase of the ROV list” from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters’ Office.
On Oct. 25, Morada also filed his third amendment for the previous pre-election reporting period. Compared to the original, his total contributions were decreased by $10. But more significantly, the names of donors and their occupations are included on the filing and duplicate listings are removed.
Three of the eight donors from that period were Dublin residents. Others were from the wider Bay Area or southern California.
At the top of his expenditures from the previous period were lawn signs, which cost him $531.66.
To view the candidate’s financial statements, visit public.netfile.com/pub2/?aid=DUB.
The next deadline for Dublin candidates to file their financial statements is Jan. 31, 2025. These semi-annual reports will cover the period from Oct. 20 to Dec. 31. And just like the pre-election filings, candidates will be required to verify they’ve abided by the campaign contribution limit.
