Antonio Martinez
$43,055
total money tracked
Connected Interests
San Diego Police Officers Assn. Political Action Committee
$43,055
San Diego Police Officers Assn PAC made $43,054.85 in Schedule D IE in support of Antonio Martinez (SD City Council 2018) — the LARGEST single-candidate IE in SDPOA's 2018 budget (29% of total $149K outflow), exceeding the $16,635.49 for Stephan. Multi-line spread across slate mailers + polling. Per SD efile filings 171741973 + 172608926.
San Diego County Democratic Party
San Diego County Democratic Party endorsed Antonio Martinez over fellow Democrat Vivian Moreno in 2018 D8 race. Party even ran unauthorized Facebook attack ad calling Moreno "the choice of Trump Republicans." Notable that the party opposed Moreno while the BIA (typically Republican-aligned) supported her.
Investigations
The Developer's Democrat Published
In 2018, the Building Industry Association backed a Democrat. In 2019, that Democrat cast the deciding vote to kill inclusionary housing. In 2020, the building industry named her Public Official of the Year.
The D8 Machine Published
As Moreno is termed out in 2026, the same seven donors who funded her rise have already written checks for her successor. The candidate changed. The money didn't.