Dirty Money
CBS 2 - Following The Money An In Depth Look At Ed Buck’s Political Donations
Who Took Ed Buck's Dirty Money?
Below is a partial list first compiled and published by journalist Jasmyne Cannick of current and past office holders, PACs and Democratic Clubs who have received money from Ed Buck during the same time period that victims say they had dealings with him–-2008 through 2017.
Buck has donated more than $500,000 for local, state and federal campaigns.
And while Ed Buck preys on Black men, when it came to his political donations, Black men and female candidates were the least likely to receive donations. The handful who did receive donations from Ed Buck received very small sums when compared to the majority of donations where Buck often maxed out to the legal limit.
Some of his highest beneficiaries include:
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Kevin de Leon
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West Hollywood Mayor John Duran
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Congressmember Ted Lieu
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Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer
The list is broken up into five sections–Clubs, Committees & PACS, Federal, State, Los Angeles and West Hollywood.
We asked all of these politicians and groups to return the money to the fund that was set up to get justice for all of Ed Buck's victims and to help is victims--not to Ed Buck and not to organizations that do nothing to help this population of young Black gay men.
To date, only two people have done so--Rep. Karen Bass and Bryan Caforio.
Sources: Federal Election Committee, Open Secrets, Cal-Access, The City of West Hollywood, The City of Los Angeles.
CLUBS, COMMITTEES & PACS
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
Amount Recv’d: $30,000
Date: 11/30/2015, 2/17/2016, 3/21/2016, 5/18//2017
Animal PAC/Social Compassion in Legislation for Animals
(Ed Buck is the group’s largest contributor)
Amount Recv’d: $95,629.06
Date: 7/6/2011, 3/23/2012, 5/24/2012, 12/28/2012, 4/11/2013 4/27/2016, 5/20/2016
*Partial list of beneficiaries of Animal PAC include: Henry Stern for State Senate ($4,200), Anthony Portantino for Senate 2016 ($2,500), Jeffrey Prang for Accessor ($6,000), Mike Feuer for City Attorney 2013 ($1,300), John Perez for Assembly 2012 ($3,900), Bob Blumenfield for Assembly 2012 ($1,000), Betty Yee for State Controller 2014 ($250), John Duran for West Hollywood City Council ($3,200), Jeffrey Prang for West Hollywood City Council ($3,200)
Getting Stuff Done PAC
Amount Recv’d: $10,000
Date: 2/24/2015, 3/15/2016
Ready PAC
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 3/17/2015
House Majority PAC
Amount Recv’d: $5,000
Date: 10/6/2014
Equality California PAC
Amount Recv’d: $3,250
Date: 5/15/2013, 5/21/2013, 3/17/2014, 11/18/2015
United for a Strong America PAC
Amount Recv’d: $500
Date: 6/10/2008
Los Angeles County Central Democratic Committee
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 8/23/2012
Democratic State Central Committee
Amount Recv’d: $2,600
Date: 10/16/2010, 10/28/2014
Stonewall Young Democrats
Amount Recv’d: $4,750
Date: 8/23/2010, 10/20/2013, 4/7/2014, 1/27/2015, 11/18/2015
Stonewall Democratic Club
Amount Recv’d: $13,725
Date: 4/15/2011, 3/31/2010, 3/19/2012, 2/9/2014, 5/6/2014, 6/30/2014, 4/23/2015, 12/1/2015, 12/25/2015, 4/23/2016, 4/26/2017, 7/14/2016, 12/7/2016, 6/6/2017
Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley
Amount Recv’d: $350
Date: 11/8/2009
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project LA County Action Fund
Amount Recv’d: $390
Date: 10/2/2014, 9/9/2015
federal
Hillary for America
Amount Recv’d: $2,950
Date: 4/24/2015, 5/6/2016
Ready for Hillary
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 12/31/2014
Obama for America
Amount Recv’d: $1,500
Date: 4/24/2008, 5/25/2008, 8/29/2008
Joe Donnelly for US Senate
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 5/31/2017
Ted Lieu For Congress
Amount Recv’d: $16,000
Date: 2/11/2014, 8/19/2015, 3/20/2017
Adam Schiff For Congress
Amount Recv’d: $2,700
Date: 4/28/2016
Jerry McNeary For Congress
Amount Recv’d: $5,750
Date: 5/12/2008, 9/18/2009, 4/22/2010, 9/2/2010, 2/2/2011, 9/30/2011, 6/11/2012, 10/3/2012
Lucibal Roybal-Allard for Congress
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 11/3/2009
Kyrsten Sinema For Congress
Amount Recv’d: $7,700
Date: 1/27/2015
Peter Aguilar for Congress
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 5/26/2015
Jimmy Gomez for Congress
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 2/27/2017, 5/27/2017
Tony Cardenas For Congress
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 3/25/2012
Friends of Raja Krishnamoorthi for Congress
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 6/21/2017
Anthony Portantino Congressional Exploratory Committee
Amount Recv’d: $3,500
Date: 9/2/2010, 5/1/2011, 5/27/2011, 6/29/2011
Bryan Caforio For Congress
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 10/10/2016
Rosen for Nevada
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 10/10/2016
state
Judge Songhai D. Miguda-Armstead
Amount Recv’d: $250
Date: 4/29/2014
Jerry Brown for Governor
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 10/17/2010
Gavin Newsom for Governor
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 6/29/2011
Gavin Newsom for Lieutenant Governor
Amount Recv’d: $100
Date: 6/4/2009
Kevin de Leon for Lieutenant Governor
Amount Recv’d: $22,400
Date: 10/8/2013, 11/8/2015, 6/8/2017
Kevin de Leon for State Senate
Amount Recv’d: $4,100
Date: 4/16/2014
John Perez for State Controller
Amount Recv’d: $14,600
Date: 11/18/2015, 6/8/2017
Scott Svonkin for Board of Equalization
Amount Recv’d: $5,500
Date: 6/16/2016, 5/31/2017
Henry Stern State Senate
Amount Recv’d: $5,200
Date: 6/25/2015, 9/22/2016
Anthony Portantino for State Senate
Amount Recv’d: $8,300
Date: 5/27/2013, 12/9/2014, 9/22/2016, 12/16/2014
Richard Bloom for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $2,500
Date: 5/23/2016
Ben Allen for CA Senate
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 11/4/2015
Curren Price for State Senator
Amount Recv’d: $100
Date: 5/18/2010
Blanca Rubio for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 5/4/2016
Reggie Jones-Sawyer for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $500
Date: 12/5/2015
Ted Lieu for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $4,100
Date: 12/3/2013
Matt Dababneh for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $1,500
Date: 11/1/2013
Gloria Gray for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $1,500
Date: 7/2/2014
Amount Returned: $0
Statement Made: No
Karen Bass for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $250
Date: 5/30/2008
Amount Returned: $250
Statement Made: Yes
*Karen Bass is currently a member of the US House of Representatives
John Perez for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $3,900
Date: 10/5/2012
Julia Brownley for State Assembly
Amount Recv’d: $100
Date: 10/5/2010
l.a. county & city
Jackie Lacey for DA
Amount Recv’d: $100
Date: 3/12/2012
Garcetti for Mayor 2017
Amount Recv’d: $1,400
Date: 11/3/2016
Mike Feuer for City Attorney 2013
Amount Recv’d: $2,600
Date: 9/4/2011, 3/23/2012, 4/2/2013
Mike Feuer Legal Defense Fund
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 4/7/13, 10/14/2014
Mike Feuer City Attorney Officeholder Account 2013
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 5/13/2015
Re-Elect Mike Feuer for City Attorney 2017
Amount Recv’d: $1,400
Date: 5/13/2015
Ron Galperin for LA City Controller 2013
Amount Recv’d: $2,600
Date: 3/5/2014, 5/21/2014
Controller Ron Galperin Officeholder Account 2013
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 10/13/2014
Ron Galperin for LA City Controller 2017
Amount Recv’d: $1,400
Date: 12/31/2015
Bob Blumenfield for City Council 2013
Amount Recv’d: $700
Date: 9/25/2012
Bob Blumenfield for City Council 2013 Officeholder Account
Amount Recv’d: $700
Date: 12/7/2015
Bob Blumenfield for City Council 2017
Amount Recv’d: $700
Date: 12/7/2015
Councilman Tony Cardenas 2011
Amount Recv’d: $500
Date: 2/8/2011
Cedillio for City Council 2013
Amount Recv’d: $1,400
Date: 2/27/2013, 5/20/13
Paul Koretz for City Council
Amount Recv’d: $500
Date: 8/20/2008
Paul Koretz Officeholder Account
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 4/29/2011, 12/17/2014
Koretz for City Council 2017
Amount Recv’d: $700
Date: 6/30/2016
Krekorian for City Council 2009
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 11/19/2009, 12/2/2009
Amount Returned: $0
Statement Made: No
Krekorian for City Council 2011
Amount Recv’d: $500
Date: 6/24/2011
Krekorian for City Council 2015
Amount Recv’d: $700
Date: 2/26/2015
Mitch O’Farrell for LA City Council 2013
Amount Recv’d: $1,400
Date: 2/17/2013, 4/2/2013
Councilmember O’Farrell Officeholder Account 2013
Amount Recv’d: $700
Date: 9/30/2015
Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell Legal Defense Fund
Amount Recv’d: $1,400
Date: 3/23/2016
Mitch O’Farrell for LA City Council 2017
Amount Recv’d: $700
Date: 9/30/2015
Jeffrey Prang for Los Angeles County Accessor
Amount Recv’d: $9,500
Date: 11/1/2013, 6/13/2014, 6/18/2014, 6/26/2017
John Duran for LA County Supervisor
Amount Recv’d: $13,000
Date: 1/6/2014, 2/11/2014, 4/21/2014, 5/17/2014
Scott Svonkin for Los Angeles Community College District
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 2/15/2015
Sydney Kamlager for Los Angeles Community College District
Amount Recv’d: $500
Date: 2/7/2015
Scott Houston for West Basin Municipal Water District
Date: 2/20/2015
Amount Recv’d: $500
west hollywood
John Duran for LA County Supervisor
Amount Recv’d: $13,000
Date: 1/6/2014, 2/11/2014, 4/21/2014, 5/17/2014
John Duran for City Council
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 11/28/2012, 6/18/2016
Neighbors for a Better West Hollywood in Support of Lauren Meister for West Hollywood City Council 2015
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 2/4/2015
Lauren Meister for West Hollywood City Council 2015
Amount Recv’d: $500
Date: 2/1/2015
John Heilman for West Hollywood City Council 2017
Amount Recv’d: $2,000
Date: 5/25/2017, 6/1/2017
D’Amico for City Council 2015
Amount Recv’d: $1,000
Date: 9/29/2010, 7/24/2014