The latest campaign finance reports from Democrats Ina Minjarez and Peter Sakai reveal top donors in their campaigns for Bexar County judge.
$174,000 and spent $147,000. Both had money left over from the primary. Sakai had roughly $223,000 in the bank for the final days of the runoff, while Minjarez had $67,000 on hand.
campaign of his career, and he spent much of his funds on professional fundraising help, door-knocking and other paid campaign field work. In February, Sakai received $50,000 from Adam David Lynd and $50,000 from Patricia and Michael J. Lynd Sr. Lynd Sr. is the founder and chairman emeritus of Shavano Park-based, a multifamily property management and development company; Adam David Lynd is the company’s president and CEO.
While Minjarez’s campaign didn’t have single contributions as large as some of Sakai’s, she pulled in plenty of four-digit donations. She also got financial support from other members of Bexar County’s legislative delegation, including Reps. Trey Martinez Fischer, Barbara Gervin-Hawkins and Diego Bernal and from state Sen. Roland Gutierrez.
Minjarez’s biggest donation from a single supporter came from her husband, Leo Gomez, president and CEO of the Brooks Development Authority, who gave $10,000 to her campaign in February and another $2,500 in mid-April. Sakai has also pledged to rescue himself from voting on contracts with the county that could present potential conflicts. His wife Raquel “Rachel” Dias-Sakai serves on the board of two nonprofits.
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