More than a quarter of donations to Kevin Crye’s re-election campaign are from outside Shasta, records show

More than a quarter of Shasta County Supervisor Kevin Crye’s donations to his re-election campaign are from outside of the county, according to a review of public campaign finance records. 

The election for Shasta’s next District 1 supervisor falls on June 2, with Crye battling to maintain his current seat against Redding City Council member Erin Resner and commercial driver and election activist Richard Gallardo. The last race for District 1 supervisor was tight, with Crye beating Resner by less than 100 votes. When Crye was recalled in 2024, he narrowly survived by only 50 votes. 

Out-of-county donations make up about 27% of Crye’s donation total. Resner received only a handful of out-of-county donations, including three from states such as Idaho, Texas and Nevada, making up about 11% of her total donations so far. Crye had no donors from outside California. 

Gallardo received only two donations: one from his brother, Eric Gallardo, for $4,500 and another from Measure B proponent Jim Burnett for $150.

Another major portion of Crye’s campaign donations — about 18% — came from three businesses that have the same owner: Dian Taylor-Brown. Taylor Motors, Taylor Motors Collision Center and T2 Financial donated a combined total of $15,000 to Crye’s campaign. Most of his other top contributions came from separate donations made by several pairs of family members.

Resner received major support from Sierra Pacific Industries and its executives, including George and Mark Emmerson. Together, the company and executives contributed almost $8,000 to her campaign. 

Resner is currently trailing Crye’s donation lead, with a gap of about $22,000 between the two candidates. Crye has received more than $81,000, and a majority of that funding was donated in 2025. Most of Resner’s donation sum — about $59,000 — was received in recent months after a late campaign announcement in December 2025. 

Who were the major and standout donors to Crye’s campaign? 

Twenty donors out of more than 130 have donated over $500 to Crye’s campaign. 

Some of his largest donors to date are Deborah and Joshua Fookes, who are respectively the CEO and president of Bee Green Recycling & Supply and residents of Contra Costa County. They each donated $5,900. The Republican Party of Yuba County also donated $5,900.

The next highest donors, in order of donation size, include: 

• Taylor Motors: $5,500
  • Taylor Motors is a Redding-based car dealership owned by Taylor-Brown.
• Taylor Motors Collision Center: $5,500
  • Taylor Motors Collision Center is a car repair and service company owned by Taylor-Brown.
• Gregg Duralia: $5,000
  • Duralia is the former owner of Dura Crane.
• Leanne Duralia: $5,000
  • Leanne Duralia is the wife of Gregg Duralia.
• Thomas Largent: $5,000
• Kristen Largent: $5,000
• T2 Financial: $4,000
  • T2 Financial is a Redding business also owned by Taylor-Brown.
• Bruce Anderson: $4,000

Crye also loaned his campaign $50,000. 

Who were the major and standout donors to Resner’s campaign? 

There were 19 donors who gave more than $500 to Resner out of approximately 60 donors. 

John Langum, who’s also a major Joanna Francescut donor, Sierra Pacific Industries and Steven Williams, the executive vice president at InterWest Insurance Services, each donated $5,900 to Resner’s campaign. 

The next highest donors include: 

• DM Main Street Investments Inc.: $5,000
  • DM Main Street Investments is a financial services firm based in Red Bluff, according to the California Business Registry.
• Andrew Randall: $3,578.37
  • Randall is the owner of Mesa Tacos and Tequila, a restaurant in Idaho. He’s also a Dutch Bros Coffee franchisee like Resner.
• Aaron Solberg: $3,000
  • Solberg is a contractor at Wagner Electric Corporation. 
• Michael Bertell: $3,000
  • Bertell is the owner of A-1 Tree Service & Stump Removal.
• Lyle Tullis: $2,500
  • Tullis is the president and CEO of asphalt production and construction material company Tullis, Inc. and also a major Francescut donor.
• Steve Rhoades: $2,500
  • Rhoades is the CEO and owner of S.T. Rhoades Construction, Inc.
• Judith Salter: $2,000
  • Salter is the former president and CEO of Turtle Bay and also a major Francescut donor.
• Douglas Fairley: $2,000
  • Fairley is a resident of Prosper, Texas, according to campaign finance records. 

Resner didn’t announce her campaign for re-election until this past December, giving her a late start on campaign donations. In 2025 she received $5,234.37 in donations, compared to Crye’s $68,770.76. 

She’s been catching up quickly. So far this year she’s received $53,403, whereas Crye has received almost $12,500. The two campaigns currently have about a $22,000 gap in their donation sums, with Resner trailing Crye’s lead.

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