Fran Pavley

March 26, 2008 - 12:37pm

State Senate '08: Aghazarian has big cash advantage over Wolk; Strickland leads Jackson in fundraising

Republican Greg Aghazarian has an almost 5-1 fundraising edge over Democrat Lois Walk in the 5th district Senate raceRepublican Greg Aghazarian has an almost 5-1 fundraising edge over Democrat Lois Walk in the 5th district Senate race
In the race for an open State Senate in District 5, where Democrat Mike Machado is term-limited, Republican Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian had a big fundraising lead: his $501,642 warchest is substantially more than the $108,263 Democratic Assemblywoman Lois Wolk has in the bank, according to campaign finance records filed with the Secretary of State on Monday.

Republicans view the 5th district as one of their best chances for a pickup. The San Joaquin-Solano-Yolo-Sacramento seat went Democratic in 2004 by a narrow 52%-48% margin.

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