Physicians group spends $50,000 on mailers to support Janice Hahn for Congress

[Freddie Stubbs]

A California physicians insurance group has spent more than $50,000 on two political mailers to support a candidate in next month's crowded special congressional election, federal records showed Thursday.

In documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, the Cooperative of American Physicians said it spent $51,092 on a mail campaign advocating the election of Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn. Hahn is one of 16 candidates on the May 17 ballot to replace former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman of Venice.

The physicians group is apparently the first to make a so-called independent expenditure in the 36th Congressional District race. Groups are allowed to spend unlimited amounts to support or oppose a candidate so long as they do not coordinate with the candidate's own campaign.

Hahn so far has led the pack in fundraising, outpacing even Secretary of State Debra Bowen, believed to be her strongest competitor for the seat. About half of Hahn's contributions appear to come from lobbyists, developers and others doing business with the city. The next campaign finance reports are due at the FEC on May 5.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. From a politically active friend of mine:

Hahn is financed by the same medical interests against Health Care for All who attacked Assembly Member Betsy Butler.

Hahn is bad news for our district=my opinion. She does not deserve our votes or our money and support.

She encouraged Marcy Winograd to run in order to take votes from Debra Bowen, thereby splitting the vote and giving her (Hahn) a chance at a runoff.

This is reprehensible.

I support Debra Bowen.

[Le Taz Hot]

2. I'm not involved with the Democratic Party

any longer but I was in it up-close-and-personal long enough to smell the Party Machine Hand behind Hahn. I'm hoping Bowen will run in the primaries against Feinstein. Yes, Feinstien will also have Party Machine backing but I think statewide, Bowen would get enormous support from progressives who are sick of the war-mongering DiFi.

[mkz77655]

3. this

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. Good for Marcy Winograd!