Article: Big bucks raised for upcoming Pico Rivera City Council election

PICO RIVERA - A city councilman's political action committee has raised tens of thousands of dollars for his re-election campaign and had as its treasurer the city manager's wife, according to campaign finance reports.

Linda Unruh-Fuentes, who was listed as Linda L. Unruh, acted as treasurer of Committee to Restore Pico Rivera's Pride, a PAC run by City Councilman Ron Beilke, from early 2007 until mid-2008, she said. During that time the PAC raised nearly $70,000 for the Nov. 3 election.

Unruh-Fuentes is the wife of City Manager Chuck Fuentes. Fuentes' sister, Cecilia Fuentes, also worked on the campaign, doing duties like fundraising and event coordination.

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