RSM Councilmen Disclose Cash Contributions in Assembly Race

Rancho Santa Margarita City Council members Jesse Petrilla and Steve Baric are in the ring with three other Republicans battling for the 73rd Assembly District seat next year, and this week they submitted their first round of financial disclosures.

Petrilla raised $70,493 from Jan.1 to June 30, hauled in more loot from outside donors than anyone else in the five-way primary race. State records show three other candidates raised more when you include loans to they made to their own campaigns -- including Petrilla’s colleague Baric whose total raised stands at $154,470.

Laguna Niguel Councilman Paul G. Glaab raised $114,749 and spent $3,964; Capistrano Unified School District Board Trustee Anna Bryson raised $70,542 and spent $19,000; and Dana Point Councilman Bill Brough raised $31,081 and spent $5,648 while during the same time period.

Baric spent $397 and Petrilla spent $4,884.

The candidates had to submit initial fundraising disclosures this week.

The top two vote-getters in the June 2014 primary, regardless of party, will face off in the November 2014 general election.

District 73 encompasses San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, part of Lake Forest and unincorporated areas near the eastern border of Orange County.