Nearly $150K raised in Butte supervisors race

CHICO - The campaign finance reports are in for the District 2 Supervisor race and once again, Peter Durfee's campaign has brought in and spent significantly more than his opponent, this time Marianne Paiva.

Durfee has raised $122,908.78 against Paiva's $23,834 with Durfee getting backing from a much larger number of Political Action Committees both local and beyond, though both candidates have a healthy amount from individual donors as well.

It should also be noted that Durfee's fundraising goes back into 2025 while Paiva began in January 2026 after announcing her candidacy.

During his first race in 2022, Durfee raised nearly $150,000 against his then-opponent, Supervisor Debra Lucero, who totaled a little over $120,000.

District 2 covers a large portion of north and west Chico and expands into northwest Butte County farmlands. It was the subject to some scrutiny when the Butte County Board of Supervisors conducted its redistricting in 2021. Some made the claim that Republicans gerrymandered the district in hopes of a 4-1 majority on the board in what was already a complex mapping process following the significant population shift caused by the Camp Fire in 2018.

Finance reports are available at ssl.netfile.com/static/agency/bco for any Butte County election.

Peter Durfee

Since the start of 2025, Durfee has received a total of $122,908.78 in contributions.

Among his largest backers are law enforcement PACs as well as the Butte County Republican Party, which gave him $5,000 in the most recent filings.

While Durfee received financial backing from local law enforcement groups, such as the Chico Police Officers Association PAC ($1,500), the Butte County Deputy Sheriff Association ($1,500) and the Butte County Correctional Officers Association ($1,150), some out-of-town PACs also gave to Durfee's campaign.

The Peace Officers Research Association of California threw in $4,500 total to Durfee's campaign along with the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officer's Association PAC's $5,900 and the Contra Costa Deputy Sheriff's Association PAC's $5,000.

Chico city councilors Tom van Overbeek and Dale Bennett each donated $1,200 to Durfee.

Skyway Park LLC's James O'Bannon also donated a sizeable $5,900.

As far as expenditures go, Durfee's campaign has spent a total of $52,088.68 since Jan. 1, 2025.

$1,000 and above: Mark Francis, Laborers Local 185 PAC, Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3, Marysville Central Labor Council PAC, Joe Holt, Alex DuBose, The Paiva Living Trust, Northstate Aggregate, Audrey Tennis, Bruce McGowan, Butte County Republican Party, Craig Compton, George Nicolaus, Richard O'Sullivan, Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers' Association PAC, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association PAC, Contra Costa Deputy Sheriff's Association PAC, C. G. Development Inc., Geoffrey Farrar, Peter Giampaoli, Paiva Farm Management, Daniel Alexander, Bud Caldwell, Geoffrey Farrar, Michael Koehnen, Richard McGowan, Skyway Park LLC, Michael Wysong, Butte County Deputy Sheriff Association PAC, Casino Chico, Christine Chrysler, Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC, Rob Ramay, Thomas van Overbeek, Lisa Jellison, Dale Bennett, Lewis Everett, Bill Webb Construction Inc., Butte County Correctional Officers Association, Chico Police Officers Association PAC, Top Notch Rentals, California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC, Cal Fire Local 2881 Committee for Fire Safety, Sacramento Police Officers' Association Political Activity Fund, Michael Wysong

$500-999: R. Gorrill Ranch Enterprises, Nora Coy, Joseph Ernandes, Arthur Cummings, Far Western Land & Investment Co., Frank Solinsky, Larry Wahl, Butte County Deputy District Attorney Association, Darren Rice, John Thorpe, Fallagher for Assembly 2024, Tim Colbie, Pajouh Automotive Center, Frank Solinsky, Judith Jones, Kathleen Clapp, Esplanade Mini Storage, Kirk Kimmelshue, Norman Nielsen, Kelly Green Lawn & Plant Nutrition Inc., Mary Ginno, Chico Electric Inc., Barry Jones, Ryan O'Donnell, Debbie O'Sullivan, Kevin Ahlswede, Morris Keeney, Jeffrey Durkin, Guillon Business Park Properties, Bruce McGowan, Stephen Schuster, Jeff Shimizu, Mooretown Rancheria Forestry Contract Services

$400-499: Angela Sullivan

$300-399: Christopher Ottone, 4C Land & Farming Co., William Corbin, Santos Excavating Inc., Judy Brown, Ron Slightom, Katherine Marx, Brian Sullivan, Matthew Thompson, Dana Miller, Richard Stein, Connelly for District 1, Alisa Cookscott

$200-299: Brake Parts Supply and Dist., Kimmelshue Orchards, Sherri Brouhard, The Hignell Companies, Tovey Giezentanner, Kenneth Gilmore, Stephen Addams III, Almendra Ag Management LLC, Thomas Baker, Marie Ferguson, Ronald Ginochio, James Johnsson, Renew Day Spa and Float LLC, James Wood, Laurel Zanker, Dominique Smith, Carolyn Dauterman

$100-199: Cody Uebelhardt, Kate Leyden, Randall Meline, Loretta Torres, Sheryl Campbell, Brad Meyer, Robert Evans, Leslie Fortier, Steven Koehnen, Elizabeth O'Neill, Ken Lange, Rogelio Garcia, Henry Leber, Marcus Evans, Barry Biermann, Kelly Kremer, Tom Melton, William Clark, Steven Caldwell, John McAmis, Clifford Pruitt, Dennis Ragsdale, Bill Y., Michael Gross, Stephen Adams, Kathryn Durkin, Bob Clark, Robert Stofa, James Parrott, Great Northern Farm Management LLC, Precision Edging, Roger Swanson

Marianne Paiva

Paiva joined the race in January 2026 and since then has brought in $23,834.

Her largest chunk of funding came from Talon Diversified Holdings of San Clemente which contributed $5,900 with other large contributors being the Butte County Democratic Central Committee at $4,000 and the Democratic Action Club of Chico at $1,000.

Local Democratic leaders such as William Monroe, David Welch and Joanna Warrens also contributed modest amounts to Paiva's campaign with Monroe and Welch each giving $500 and Warrens giving $800.

Supervisor Tami Ritter, who is also running this year but unopposed, gave Paiva's campaign $100.

Chico organization Smart Growth Advocates, a group that campaigned against the Valley's Edge development and was ultimately successful in thwarting it, also gave the Paiva campaign $400.

Of the money raised, Paiva's campaign has spent $14,192.87.

$1,000 and above: Butte County Democratic Central Committee, Democratic Action Club of Chico, Talon Diversified Holdings

$500-999: Baily Abe, Anne Dawson, Felipe Garcia, Gayle Mandaville, William Monroe, Chuck Nadeau, Joanna Warrens, David Welch, James Graydon

$400-499: Smart Growth Advocates

$300-399: Gabrielle Broche, Richard Harriman, Steve Kennedy

$200-299: Nancy Baird-Mendonca, Matthew Bently, Jennifer Breeden, Martha Dunlap, Meresa Gisske, Todd Hall, Susan Hearne, Andrew Holcombe, Kendall Moalem, Lorena Monroe, Ben Pforsich, Pamela Posey, Jennifer Wallace

$100-199: Julianne Alpert, Meghan Anderson, Jennifer Chua, Danen Chody, Kahtryn Coots, Deborah Hedrick, J. Knight, Raymond Laager, Thomas Lee, Rob Lightfoot, Michael McGinnis, Paul Montz, Nancy Park, Jennifer Parks, James Peck, Julie Quinn, Tami Ritter, Walt Schafer, Michele Shover

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This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 6:03 AM.