Kobayashi leads Former state Sen. Ann Kobayashi has raised and spent more than her 13 opponents in the City Council District 5 special election, according to reports filed with the state Campaign Spending Commission.
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tops in the District 5 special electionBy Gordon Y.K. Pang
gpang@starbulletin.comLast Thursday was the deadline for the campaigns in the race to file preliminary reports based on revenues and expenditures from July 1, 2001 to Jan. 11.
Kobayashi, who spent 14 years in the Senate, has collected $61,600 in contributions -- $55,150 of that from donors giving more than $100. She has spent $18,926.95 to date on the election.
John Steelquist, the longtime chairman of the Makiki Neighborhood Board, listed $58,732.69 in receipts, but $50,000 came from a loan from himself. He has spent $14,725.75.
Attorney and former judge Richard Lee has relied on himself to bankroll his campaign. Lee reported receipts of $14,000, $10,000 in a loan from himself and $4,000 in contributions from himself. He has spent $12,909.31 so far.
Former state Rep. Sam Aiona listed total receipts of $12,426.71 and disbursements of $7,259.50.
Like Steelquist and Lee, three other candidates have contributed their own funds to their campaigns.
Businessman Danny Auyoung reported $10,572.93 in receipts, all of it in a loan to himself. He has spent $3,337.48. Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Richard Soo listed receiving $7,698.64, including $514.66 in a loan from himself and $1,498.98 from personal friend Kelly Sylva, the latter loan he reported he has since repaid. Attorney Joe Kinoshita reported $1,866.67 in a loan from himself and the same amount in expenditures.
Seven of the candidates did not file reports. They are: John Anderson, Albert Furuto, Nasir Gazdar, Richard Gee, Kekoa Kaapu, Ron Lockwood and Harris Murabayashi. Campaign laws don't require reports from candidates who spend less than $1,000 during the election.