Overview
- The campaign finance filings filed late Friday and released Saturday show Mayor Karen Bass raised about $510,000 in June while Councilmember Nithya Raman raised roughly $170,000.
- Both campaigns qualified for large city matching‑fund disbursements in the period with Bass reported to have about $675,000 in matching money and Raman receiving more than $500,000.
- Since launching their campaigns Bass has reported roughly $3.7–3.8 million raised compared with about $1.2 million for Raman, leaving the incumbent with a multi‑million dollar cumulative lead.
- Independent expenditure committees have spent heavily for Bass in the primary and early general period, reporting more than $2.5 million in support and significant sums aimed at opposing Raman while only modest outside dollars backed Raman.
- Because Los Angeles’ public matching program amplifies small donations and primary funds cannot be transferred to the general, the June filings set which campaign has more cash for November ad buys, mailers and voter outreach and will affect how visible each candidate is to voters before the Nov. 3 runoff.