The group received $35,000 this month from the congressional campaign committee of Republican Rep. Darrell Issa. His company, Greene Properties Inc., contributed more than $1.5 million -- mostly in loans -- to bankroll the petition drive that put the recall question on the ballot. Issa's company also gave $50,000 in August.
The same committee reported receiving $34,000 on Sunday from Raveesh Kumra, president of Western Cellular Management Inc. in Santa Clara County.
Investment banker Bill Simon Jr., who lost the governor's race to Davis last year and on Saturday abandoned his second quest to replace him, gave $10,000 to Rescue California on Friday.
Lungren, who was state attorney general when he lost the 1998 gubernatorial contest, contributed $10,000 to the Davis Recall Committee.
Rather than pump money directly into the pro-recall effort, businessman Peter V. Ueberroth, state Sen. Tom McClintock, both Republicans, and Bustamante have been raising money for their own campaigns to replace Davis in case he is recalled.
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Funds to Back Davis
Contributions to the anti-recall campaign committees during August 2003:
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees PAC, Washington...$250,000
California State Council of Service Employees, Sacramento...$250,000
Democratic Governors Assn., Washington...$250,000
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, Sacramento...$155,619
Casden Properties, Beverly Hills...$100,000
E & J Gallo Winery, Modesto...$100,000
Norman Pattiz, Beverly Hills, Chairman, Westwood One Inc....$100,000
R. Allen Stanford, Houston, Chairman, Stanford Financial Group Co....$100,000
Stanford Financial Group, Houston...$100,000
Robert Gumbiner, Long Beach...$100,000
Operating Engineers Local No. 3, Alameda...$75,000
Political Action for Classified Employees-CSEA, Sacramento...$50,000
Stanley M. Zimmerman, Los Angeles, President, Home Budget Loan...$50,000
Democratic State Central Committee, Sacramento...$45,524.12
California Professional Firefighters PAC, Sacramento...$25,000
California Cable and Telecommunications Assn., Oakland...$25,000
California State Pipe Trades Council, Sacramento...$25,000
Cotchett, Pitre, Simon, & McCarthy, Burlingame...$25,000
Eugene La Pietra, Los Angeles, Owner, Arena Circus...$25,000
