Also on the ballot:Charles Deemer.
Not yet at the fundraising threshold for the side-by-side comparison below3.
Vote count
Each candidate's vote count by day, as Los Angeles County counted the mail-in and provisional ballots through certification. Election-night updates are shown as a single day. These are the certified final counts, official as of June 26, 2026.
Voter registration The candidate's party registration looked up directly against the LA County voter file. A self-declaration captured on a public form, distinct from any later campaign statement.See full context →
Registered Republican with the Los Angeles County Registrar (queried January 2026). LA County Registrar →
Registered Republican with the Los Angeles County Registrar (queried January 2026). LA County Registrar →
Coalition The combined party mix of the candidate's endorsers and itemized donors. The endorser side surfaces organizational backing; the donor side surfaces who funded the campaign. Both are aggregate; no individual names appear.See full context →
When a donor is matched to a voter record, Torrance share goes by voter registration, not mailing address. So Hollywood Riviera donors (Redondo Beach 90277) registered in Torrance now count as Torrance. Unmatched donors fall back to mailing-address city, so a few may still slip through.
+ $15k self-loan (last pre-election filing, May 16)
Griffiths
$298
average gift
+ $6k self-loan (last pre-election filing, May 16)
Where each candidate's money came from. Bigger segments mean more of the money came from donors at that gift size, smallest on the left.
Loans are money the campaign borrowed (here, every loan is the candidate lending their own committee), reported net of repayments as the outstanding balance on the latest filing. They are separate from donations and are not counted in the donations figure. Loan figures are the balance each campaign last reported while the race was still on, taken from the final filing before election day. Campaigns report on a filing schedule and none of those periods ends on election day itself, which is why the loan date differs from the donation window. Balances reported after the election, including loans a candidate has since repaid, are not counted here, because this section describes how the campaign was financed rather than what a committee owes today. See our finance data dictionary for how each figure is sourced.
The figure shown for each candidate is independent-expenditure spending: money spent by outside committees, which California does not cap. It is separate from the candidate's own donations, so you can add it to their Donations total for a fuller funding picture. Any direct campaign donations from these PACs are listed too and shown in grey; those are capped at $1,000 in Torrance and are already counted in the candidate's donations. Sourced from California Form 460 / 496 / 497 filings via NetFile.
Mattucci, himself a real estate broker, received contributions from 12 real estate and property professionals (10% of donor dollars). Griffiths received contributions from 2 real estate and property professionals (1% of donor dollars).
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Shared donors with the mayor race
30 of Mattucci's donors also gave to George Chen's mayoral campaign, accounting for $11,042 of Mattucci's donor dollars and $12,379 of Chen's. Griffiths has no donors who also gave to Chen.
Hyperlocal items that don't share an axis with the topics above.
Frames the Treasurer role as low-risk stewardship The City Treasurer manages Torrance's investment portfolio and cash holdings. The contestable axis is investment philosophy: prioritize stability and compliance, or seek higher yields with more risk to grow reserves faster.See full context →
Says the City Treasurer is there to ensure compliance and maximum return with minimal risk, citing managing $50 million in holdings as relevant experience. 4
Says the Treasurer is a position of trust earned through stable service and proven results, citing 10 years on the Torrance City Council managing budgets and complex financial decisions. 5
Mark Tsuneishi, Former Torrance Traffic Commissioner, Torrance Business Owner
Griffiths
Sharon Kalani, Mayor Pro-Tem; Councilmember
Jeremy Gerson, Councilmember; Former TUSD School Board Member
Anil Muhammed, TUSD School Board Member; Former Torrance Commissioner; North Torrance Neighborhood Association Board Member
+ 31 more
Randy Klinenberg, Torrance Cultural Arts Commissioner
Adam Schwartz, Torrance Historic Preservation Commissioner
Julie Dojiri, Torrance City Commissioner
Melissa Wright, Social Services Commissioner; SST Citizen's Oversight Committee
Garrett Wright, Parks and Recreation Commissioner (endorsing as citizen, not commissioner)
Dennis Piotrowski, Torrance Library Commissioner (endorsing as citizen/resident)
David Kartsonis, Chair, Torrance Planning Commission
Jean Adelsman, Civil Service Commissioner; Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation Board Member
Ginny Suruki, Torrance City Commissioner
Laurie Love, Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commissioner
Sue Siani, Chair, Torrance Water Commission
Ed Candioty, Torrance Cultural Arts Commissioner
Michelle Polcari, Torrance City Commissioner
Rosie Mayfield, Torrance City Commissioner
Dan Thomas, Water Commissioner; Former Traffic Commissioner; Former Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce Technology Chair
Dave & Toni Sargent, Traffic Commissioner (Retired) and Cultural Arts Commissioner (Retired)
Totran Radke, Rancho Palos Verdes Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee Board Member; Former Torrance Cultural Arts Commissioner
Linda Barnett, Former Torrance City Treasurer
Frank Scotto, Former Torrance Mayor
Heidi Ann Ashcraft, Former Torrance Councilwoman; Former TUSD School Board Member
Tom Brewer, Former Torrance City Councilmember
Jack Walser, Former Torrance City Councilmember; Former Water Commission Chair; WALSER's Business Owner in Torrance
Kurt Weideman, Former Torrance Councilman; Historic Preservation Commissioner
Paul Nowatka, Former Torrance City Councilmember; Retired TPD
Dan Feliz, Former Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Robert Baxter, Former Torrance Planning Commissioner
Dale Korman, Former Torrance Commissioner
Elizabeth Pino, Former Torrance Planning Commissioner
Hazel Taniguchi, Former Torrance Commissioner
Reva Skoll, Former City Employee; Former Civil Service Commissioner
Karen Galvin, Former Traffic Commissioner
State & county officialsMattucci1Griffiths2
Mattucci
David Hadley, Former California State Assemblyman, 66th Assembly District
Griffiths
Al Muratsuchi, CA Assemblymember; Former Torrance School Board Member
George Nakano, Former California State Assemblyman; Former Torrance City Councilman; Former teacher; Former President of the El Camino College Foundation; El Camino College Distinguished Alumnus
Public safetyMattucci2Griffiths0
Mattucci
Torrance Police Officers' Association
Torrance Police Commanders Association
Griffiths
— none on file
LaborMattucci1Griffiths0
Mattucci
AFSCME Local 1117 Torrance City Workers
Griffiths
— none on file
Political clubsMattucci1Griffiths0
Mattucci
California Republican Assembly
Griffiths
— none on file
City officialsMattucci16Griffiths5
Mattucci
Tasha Cerda, Mayor of the City of Gardena
Alex Vargas, Mayor for the City of Hawthorne
Bernadette Suarez, City of Lawndale Council Member
+ 13 more
Olivia Valentine, City of Hawthorne Councilmember
Bea Dieringer, City of Rolling Hills Mayor Pro Tem
Sergio Mortara, Hawthorne School Board Member
Tony Wu, Current Councilman and Former Mayor at City of West Covina
Michael Kemps, Mayor of Palos Verdes Estates
William (Bill) Uphoff, Council Member for the City of Lomita
Yosuke Yamashita, City of Kashiwa Council Member
Suzanne Fuentes, Mayor, City of El Segundo (Retired)
John Cruikshank, Former Mayor for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Danny Juarez, Former Hawthorne Mayor
Joe Buscaino, Former Los Angeles City Councilman from District 15
Betty Lin-Peterson, Former Palos Verdes Estates Mayor
Susan Brooks, Former Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes
Griffiths
Steve Perestam, Rancho Palos Verdes Councilmember
Russ LeFevre, Retired Director, Metropolitan Water District
Steve Aspel, Former Redondo Beach Mayor
+ 2 more
Bob Holmes, Former Manhattan Beach Mayor
Joan Davidson, Former PVPUSD School Board President
IndividualsMattucci33Griffiths38
Mattucci
Gina Alexander
Sandi Avoian
Vida Barta
+ 30 more
Ron Bassilian
Arun Bhumitra, Torrance small business owner
Tina Blakeman
Scott Carter
Jerry Cohen
C DeYoung
Noah Ellis, Small e-Commerce Business
Ben Espinoza, Resident
Samuel Everett
Luisa Becerra Fahey
Gabriela Fischer, Torrance business owner, resident, and Founder of The Utopian Society Project
James Gillen, Torrance Refinery Fire Captain
Amy Irwin
Joseph Matthews
Maria Pia Mattucci
Peter Michel
Harper Munro
Robert Nickell, CEO
Jeff Oatridge
Patsy Okada
Frank Osekowsky
Louise Outland
Terry Ramsden
Chris Reed
Brenda Riordan
Marco Strand
Ray Uchima, President at Uchima Corporation
Thomas Walker
Steve Wojtak
Kenneth Wright
Griffiths
Bruce Arnheim, Retired
James Berger, Retired History Teacher
Tricia Blanco, Former President, Seaside Neighborhood Association
+ 35 more
Dave Brent, Torrance Resident
Brenda Chan
Kathi Cheney, Resident
Cynthia Constantino
Peggy Dowell
Robert Dowell
Linda Dryer, Torrance Resident
Lori Eurich, Community Volunteer
Jimmy Gow, Former Social Service Commissioner
Claire Greenwald
Joel Greenwald
Lowell Hardison, Husband of Former Torrance Mayor Dee Hardison
David Henseler, President-Elect, Rotary Club of South Bay Sunrise Torrance; Torrance Chamber of Commerce Man of Action 2025
Mark Iinuma, Retired (32 years) City of Torrance Employee; 60+ Year Torrance Resident
Helen Itabashi, Paralegal
Joan Jones, Torrance Resident
Amy Josefek, Previous Co-President, Riviera Homeowners Association
Patrice Lefevre, President of Torrance Art Museum Advocates; Secretary of Torrance Education Foundation
Peter LeFevre, Library Commission Chairperson
Russ Lesser, Former Mayor of Manhattan Beach, Local South Bay Business Owner
David MacPherson, Retired
Sherrie Mancera, Resident
Alissa and Dan Materman, Torrance Residents
James Miller
Keith Montoya, Commission on Aging Commissioner; Torrance Citizen of the Year
Gail Morgan, Torrance Resident
James Olds
Janet Payne, Community Volunteer
Fred Peitzman
Karen Pryor, Resident of Torrance
Kirk Rossberg, Owner, Torrance Bakery
Judy Shafer
Jeannine Speros
Lisa Terlazzo, Retired City of Torrance Employee (Treasurer's Dept.)
He was elected to the Torrance City Council in June 2018 and re-elected in 2022, currently chairing the council's Transportation Committee and Armed Forces Day Committee, and previously served as Vice Chair of the Torrance Social Services Commission. 1
He served on the Torrance City Council from August 2014 until being termed out in 2024, and previously chaired the Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission and served on the Torrance Planning Commission. 5
Torrance roots
Born in Pescara, Italy, Mattucci immigrated to the United States as a young child and has been a Torrance resident on and off since 1977. 1
A native Southern Californian, Griffiths has lived in Torrance for over 40 years and raised two sons through Torrance Unified schools. 5
Career
Mattucci has built and operated multiple businesses across plumbing, formalwear, retail, and real estate, expanding an international formalwear brand to 600 locations and operating a real-estate brokerage that grew to 185 agents. 1
Griffiths started a Torrance-based computer-systems and networking business in 1986, grew it to roughly $10 million in annual revenue, and sold it in 2000 before the dot-com crash. 5
Education
States on his campaign site that he does not hold a college degree. 1
— none on file
Civic affiliation
Mattucci serves as a Torrance Police Department Neighborhood Watch Captain, vice president of the board of the New Challenge Ministries food bank, and founder of the Unified Small Business Alliance, and previously served on the board of the Torrance Rose Float Association. 1
Griffiths has served on the Board of Managers of the Torrance-South Bay YMCA for 29 years and on the board of the Torrance Salvation Army for eight years (recently as chair), sits on the advisory board of the Western Museum of Flight, and founded California Cities for Local Control. 5
1All data from $100+ contributions filed with the City of Torrance through June 2, 2026 via Torrance NetFile. Contributions under $100 are not required to be itemized and are not included.
3Torrance Watch lists every candidate who has filed for this race and covers each one the same way. The side-by-side comparison below is where we line up the money in detail, and we apply one fundraising threshold to it, set in advance and the same for every candidate in every race: a candidate is included once they have reported at least $10,000 raised, or contributions from at least 25 different donors, as of the latest filing. The reason is simple. Anyone can file to run, and without a fixed bar the comparison could fill with candidates who have raised little or no money, crowding out a clear view of the people running funded campaigns. The threshold is not a judgment of any candidate; candidates under "Also on the ballot" have filed but have not yet reached it. Source: NetFile committee filings, https://netfile.com/public/TOR/campaign.
4Outside-money figures aggregated from public campaign-finance filings, Form 496 independent-expenditure line items, Form 497 late contributions, and Form 460 Schedule A direct contributions. Each named organization is filed under its FPPC filer ID (shown next to its name) and can be looked up directly in the source systems below. Data through May 30, 2026. Verify: Torrance NetFile (Team Torrance PAC and Torrance candidate committees) at netfile.com/public/TOR/campaign; Irvine NetFile (California Leadership Today FPPC 1477310 and Lincoln Club state-PAC Irvine-cycle filings) at netfile.com/public/COI/campaign; California Secretary of State PowerSearch (Atlas PAC FPPC 1279586 and other state-registered committees) at powersearch.sos.ca.gov/advanced.php; and Cal-Access committee detail pages (committee history, including any prior or renamed committee names under the same filer ID) at cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/.
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