SAN DIEGO - Credit unions raised more than $25,000 in the final days of last month's mid-term elections to help fuel Republican Congressman Brian Bilbray's return to Congress.
Among those contributing to a last-minute fundraiser at Mission FCU were: California CU League CEO Bill Cheney ($500); First Financial CU CEO Marla Shepard ($500); USA FCU CEO Mary Cunningham ($500); North Island CU CEO Michael Maslak ($500); California Coast CU CEO Jim McPheters ($500); CO-OP Financial Services CEO Stan Hollen ($300); Miramar FCU CEO Max Paul ($250); San Mateo CU CEO Barry Jolette ($250); and the political action committees for CUNA ($4,000); Orange County Teacher's FCU ($1,000); First Future CU ($900); First Financial CU ($500) and Wescom CU ($500), according to records filed last week with the Federal Elections Commission.
The group raised tens of thousands of dollars to help Bilbray. Bilbray was so appreciative of the credit union effort that immediately after returning to Washington he signed on as co-sponsor of the CU Regulatory Improvements Act.
