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04-12-2008, 12:05 PM #1
TX:Immigration issue boosts fundraising
Posted on Sat, Apr. 12, 2008
Immigration issue boosts fundraising
By PATRICK McGEEStar-Telegram staff writer
Campaign coffers have swelled in Farmers Branch and Irving, where illegal immigration has become a major issue in the May 10 municipal elections.
In Irving, Mayor Herbert Gears has raised many times as much money as his opponents, Rigoberto Reza and Roland Jeter. City Councilwoman Rose Cannaday raised about four times as much as opponent Sue Richardson.
In Farmers Branch, City Councilman Tim O'Hare has also far outraised his opponent, Gene Blodsoe, in their race for mayor.
The three big-money candidates support their cities' crackdowns on illegal immigrants. Their opponents range in opinion from Blodsoe, who opposes Farmers Branch's approach, to Richardson, who supports additional action in Irving.
Officials from both cities say O'Hare's and the Irving incumbents' fundraising totals are unusually high.
"It shows pretty plainly that immigration is a big issue," said Allan Saxe, an associate political science professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. "It's a lot of money, and it probably will grow because we still have another six weeks or so" to raise cash.
Farmers Branch is fighting high-profile court battles to ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments in the city. Irving screens anyone arrested for possible referral to federal immigration authorities. More than 2,500 suspected illegal immigrants have been turned over for deportation since September 2006.
O'Hare said he did not ask anyone for donations.
"All of the money came from people saying they wanted to help," he said.
Gears and Cannaday said they worked hard to raise money.
"I know you can lose these things, and I try to do everything I can," Gears said. "I know this election is very important."
Campaign funding
Irving mayor
Herbert Gears (i): $90,858
Rigoberto Reza: $5,290
Roland Jeter: $7,159.21
Irving City Council Place 5
Rose Cannaday (i): $41,295
Sue Richardson: $10,274
Irving City Council Place 3
Allan Meagher (i) did not file required campaign funding report
Nancy Guadalupe: $2,275
Farmers Branch mayor
Councilman Tim O'Hare: $47,048.28
Gene Bledsoe: $8,875
Farmers Branch City Council Place 2
Ruben Rendon: $2,825
Harold Froehlich: $4,050
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PATRICK McGEE, 817-685-3806
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