If you've been following the tawdry story of San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus, you know that he was arrested earlier this month after investigators charged him with possession methamphetamine just days after he had assured the Board of Supervisors that he did not have a drug problem. He is also under investigation for political malfeasance, and there are efforts afoot to either have supervisors remove him from office or to have voters recall him.
Postmus' political career has been largely distinguished by his prodigious fuund-raising abilities. His Inland Empire PAC distributed more than $225,000 in campaign contributions during the 2007-08 election cycle. Most of the money went to county officials in San Bernardino County, but a selected handful of candidates for the Legislature were also favored. Among them: Sen. Tony Strickland of Moorpark, who received $3,600 from Postmus' PAC in June 2007. It was among the first contributions Strickland received after announcing his campaign for the Senate.
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What's the name of the IE and what's the easiest way to look it up?
It's called the Inland Empire PAC. Go to the Secretary of State's web site, click on "Campaign Finance" under the "Political Reform" section. Now click on "Committees, Parties and Major Donors." Select the 2007-08 cycle, then go to the appropriate letter in the alphabet ("I").