From California Watch:

Steven Cooley’s campaign coffers swelled last week as the Republican nominee for California attorney general cashed checks for more than $300,000.

Cooley, Los Angeles district attorney, received $111,966 on Thursday alone. Chipping in were Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ($6,500), Bechtel Corporation’s chief executive and his wife ($13,000), poultry farmers ($4,500) and a handful of energy companies, data from the California Secretary of State shows.

The campaign finance disclosures indicate that Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee and San Francisco’s top prosecutor, is falling further behind in the money race. Harris trailed Cooley by more than $300,000 at the start of October.

Since then, Cooley has out-raised Harris in large donations ($1,000 or higher) $634,559 to $400,570.

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