Price’s Campaign for Alameda County DA Leads in Fundraising

The fundraising numbers for the Alameda County District Attorney’s race show Pamela Price outraised her opponents by over 250% in the first half of the year, with $127,040 raised and $113,000 cash-on-hand. Over 850 individual donors contributed to Price’s total, with an average contribution amount of approximately $144.00.

In contrast, one of Price’s competitors, Assistant District Attorney Terry Wiley, reported raising $49,598. But, 89% of his money ($44,200) came from current or former employees of the DA’s office. Seventy-one percent (71%) of his funds ($35,000) were raised from only four donors including $10,000 from incumbent District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, who announced earlier this year she will not be seeking re-election.

Another contribution of $10,000 was received from Deputy DA James P. Meehan, the son of former Alameda County District Attorney John Meehan. DA Chief Inspector and former Alameda County Sheriff Deputy, Craig Chew, also contributed $5,000 to Wiley’s campaign. Congressman Eric Swalwell, a former Deputy DA in Alameda County before he was elected to the House of Representatives, also gave Wiley $10,000 from his campaign committee.

“Mr. Wiley’s campaign contributions show how entrenched he is with the status quo inside Nancy O’Malley’s District Attorney’s office,” said Price. “After the recent reports regarding the level of prosecutorial misconduct in the office, and the over-spending of taxpayer dollars on punitive prosecutions and incarceration, we do not need to elect anyone who will continue “business as usual.’”

“I told my constituents that I was going to run a corporate-free, people-powered campaign, and I am honored that our community has stepped up to make this happen,” Price stated.

In addition to being corporate-free, Price has also vowed not to accept money from Police or Sheriff Associations/Unions.

“When I ran in 2018, police and sheriff associations from across the state of California contributed over a million dollars to stop me,” explained Price, “I have a strong suspicion that they will be doing so again, but I believe the eyes of the public have been opened to their fear and race-baiting tactics. We need to hold police associations accountable for using their money to tip the scales in favor of having people elected to serve their interests over their duty to protect public safety.”

As a tenacious civil rights attorney and a political activist working to advance the cause of justice, Pamela Price has a demonstrated track record of supporting progressive change and fighting for fair and compassionate justice.

Price has always been a fighter – from surviving foster care and the juvenile justice system herself to going on to graduate from Yale and U.C. Berkeley School of Law. She has spent most of her legal career fighting for justice on behalf of women, workers, low-income people, and communities of color, even arguing before the United States Supreme Court.

Price’s campaign website (www.pamelaprice4da.com/platform) breaks down her platform into 10 basic points in the race for Alameda County DA. The points range from creating effective reentry strategies for returning residents to establishing more robust and progressive metrics for prosecutorial accountability. Price is determined to restore public trust in Alameda County’s criminal justice system and end the stronghold that police unions have in our justice system.