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2020 elections, Benicia elections, Benicia Mayor, Benicia Mayor Steve Young, Campaign finance, Fair elections, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero PAC

Valero PAC final 2020 campaign spending report: over $227,000 spent in failed bid

By Roger Straw, November 16, 2020 Valero PAC spends over $227,000 in failed bid to oppose Mayor-elect Steve Young, discloses $128,173 of that total in outstanding debt The anti-Young Valero PAC submitted two more campaign financial reports as required by law on November 6, 2020. Form_460_Pre_Election_4.pdf shows the following: During the period Oct. 26 – … Continue reading Valero PAC final 2020 campaign spending report: over $227,000 spent in failed bid →

2020 elections, Benicia elections, Campaign finance, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero PAC

FIRST LOOK: Valero PAC report shows $248,111 on hand to influence Benicia’s 2020 election

Link to Valero’s Campaign Finance Report below… By Roger Straw, February 8, 2020 Valero and it’s labor force will once again have more money to spend than any of the candidates running for office in Benicia this year.  Most likely more than all candidates combined. On November 20, 2019 Valero added $200,000 to a carry-over … Continue reading FIRST LOOK: Valero PAC report shows $248,111 on hand to influence Benicia’s 2020 election →

Benicia City Council, Big Oil, Negative campaigning, Nielsen Merksamer, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Services Inc.

SF Chron: Attorney associated with Valero-funded PAC connected to ‘faux-ilition’ scheme targeting oil refinery regulations and penalties

[Note from BenIndy Contributor Nathalie Christian: An attorney associated with the firm a Valero-funded PAC has used throughout allegedly misleading campaign efforts in Benicia elections has been exposed as a key figure behind a ‘phony coalition’ some say was manufactured to oppose refinery regulations and penalties. Watchdog and advocacy organizations describe the coalition – dubbed … Continue reading SF Chron: Attorney associated with Valero-funded PAC connected to ‘faux-ilition’ scheme targeting oil refinery regulations and penalties →

Big Oil, Negative campaigning, Toxic pollutants, Valero PAC

Clean Politics and Valero – video from 2019 and 2022

Valero spokesperson refused to promise fair campaigns, Air District exposes Valero’s multi-year toxic emissions At 2019 public presentation by Valero in Benicia, Paul Adler, Valero Benicia’s Director of Government Affairs and Community Relations, declined to respond to a question regarding the refinery’s interfering in local Benicia elections. Benicia resident Andrés Soto was in the audience, … Continue reading Clean Politics and Valero – video from 2019 and 2022 →