COUNCIL BID ADDING UP FOR MASRY.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Staff Writer High-profile attorney Ed Masry added $30,000 to the $65,000 he already donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to himself in his campaign for one of two City Council seats, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. financial statements filed Thursday. Masry also reported spending $85,119, far more than incumbents Linda Parks For the DC Comics character, see . Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean American actress who is best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series . and Michael Markey, who spent $20,666 and $13,102 respectively in the reporting period that ended Oct. 21, records show. Parks has raised $22,629 and Markey collected $19,551. Masry said he will be forced to spend more than the originally planned $85,000 to counter campaign fliers Markey sent to constituents claiming that Masry has suffered three heart attacks in the past six months. ``It's an absolute lie,'' Masry said. ``It's this kind of vicious lying that is causing me to go overbudget.'' Markey, reached by cell phone while door-to-door campaigning, said he could not pinpoint where he heard claims of Masry's heart problems, but maintained that Masry's health is a campaign issue. ``He needs to prove it's not true,'' Markey said. ``If Mr. Masry can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Welcome to politics.'' The candidates are bound by the city's two-year-old ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been limiting individual outside contributions to $250 each. The remaining council candidates for the on the Nov. 7 race are: --Thousand Oaks Planning Commissioner Jim Bruno, who raised $25,303 and spent $19,679. --Businesswoman Chris Buckett, who raised $11,623, but spent $12,864. --Conejo Recreation and Parks Commissioner Joe Gibson William Joseph Gibson (born June 28, 1919 in Nocona, TX) was an American football defensive back and end in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Rams. Gibson also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers. , who raised $7,175 and spent $6,890. --Housing advocate Mary Harris, who is not required to file a finance report because she plans to raise less than $1,000. |
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