Democratic challengers out-raise, out-spend opponents in Encinitas city races – San Diego Union-Tribune

Democratic challengers out-raise, out-spend opponents in Encinitas city races  San Diego Union-Tribune

Mayor, two City Council seats on the Nov. 3 ballot The three Democrats who are running for Encinitas city leadership spots have all raised and spent much more money than their opponents, new candidate financial paperwork indicates. Rimga Viskanta, a Democrat who serves on the San Dieguito Union High School District board and is running for Encinitas mayor, has raised $80,270 so far this year. That’s nearly double what the incumbent mayor has raised. Bruce Ehlers, an Independent who was first elected to the two-year mayoral position in 2024 and is a former City Council member, reported raising $42,177 by the time the latest campaign financial filing period ended Oct.

17. When it came to expenses, Viskanta’s campaign reported spending $59,552 between Jan. 1 and Oct. 17, leaving it with $24,597 going into the final week before the Nov. 3 election. Her campaign also reported an outstanding debt of $2,880. Ehlers’ campaign reported spending $33,678 between Jan. 1 and Oct. 17, leaving it with $27,220 in cash on hand before the election. His campaign reported having an outstanding debt of $23,722. City Council races are nonpartisan, but political affiliations have been an issue in the current Encinitas races, as well as in 2024, when a trio of candidates running on a message that Encinitas needed to a better job of