East Bay political races are awash in money as the home stretch to June begins

Former A's co-owner Lew Wolff gave to Rebecca Kaplan, and then the money was refunded

Alameda County District Attorney candidate Jimmie Wilson pulled in some big support in recent days, suggesting the campaign thinks it’s within striking distance.

ELECTION 2022

—ELECTION MODE—The stretch run to the June 7 primary election starts now. A few campaigns in the East Bay are beginning to put out all the stops in the past few days.

—Jimmie Wilson (Alameda County District Attorney race); Rebecca Kaplan (Alameda County Board of Supervisors); Aisha Wahab and Lily Mei (10th State Senate District); and Liz Ortega and Shawn Kumagai (20th Assembly District) are all making late runs.

— JIMMIE MAKES A MOVE—Alameda County District Attorney candidate Jimmie Wilson is making a big late move for a shot at the November runoff election. Wilson’s campaign reported five contributions totaling $140,000 over the weekend.

—Joe Saunders, the former chairman of Visa and now venture capitalist at Green Visor Capitol, and his wife, each gave Wilson $20,000. Peter Berg, a vice president at a San Francisco data security company, and his wife, each gave $35,000 to Wilson. AB Group, LLC, a Livermore company, contributed another $35,000.

—The steep uptick in contributions to Wilson suggests the campaign believes they are within striking distance of a spot in the likely top two November runoff. Few believe a candidate in the DA’s race will receive a majority of the votes in June.

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