California State Controller Steve Westly, a founder of E-Bay, has considerably more campaign funds in the bank than the other candidates for governor this year, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to John Mercurio of the Hotline, via C-SPAN Washington Journal this morning.
Westly reports that he as $23 million in campaign funds. His Democratic rival, State Treasurer Phil Angelides has $14.6 million.
Governor Schwarzenegger reports $5.2 million in his campaign coffers. He raised over $2 million at an event in Beverly Hills this week, at which Sen. John McCain was the headliner.
Angelides has the endorsements of California’s Democratic Party establishment, including senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer.
Westly and Angelides square off in primary elections in June.
