Summary
Money is pouring into Santa Monica’s City Council race, with Doug Trussler topping the field thanks to a $225K self-funded campaign while Lana Negrete leads in actual donor support. The winners will help set city policy for years, so the cash race matters beyond Election Day.
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Impact analysis
Big campaign cash—especially Trussler’s $225K self-funding—can skew the race toward wealthy candidates and drown out smaller donors.
Candidates who can self-fund or tap strong donor networks—like Trussler and Negrete—get the biggest boost.
Voters and less-funded candidates may lose out as big money dominates attention and access.
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