I speculated the other day that Debbie Poochigian, a candidate for Fresno County supervisor, might be able to use campaign funds from the account of her late father, Deran Koligian, a longtime member of the Board of Supervisors until passing away in 2001. She just called me to say she would not use her father's campaign funds, which totals about $108,000.

She said she does not know if she could transfer the money into her account, but it's a non-issue anyway because she said she wouldn't consider using that money.

The Deran Koligian campaign account remains open and the money is donated to various charitable causes a little bit at a time. For example, the latest report shows a $100 donation to Edison Babe Ruth Baseball, $500 to Fresno Central Ag Boosters and $500 to Central High baseball.

Debbie Poochigian also said she she has not discussed using her husband's campaign funds with him, so she "can't rule it in or out at this time." Former State Sen. Chuck Poochigian has about $149,000 in his treasury from his unsuccessful run for attorney general last year.

She already has $168,900 in the bank for the District 5 race and has a Sept. 12 fund-raiser scheduled.

Magsig has raised about $214,000, and Waterston has about $208,000, according to campaign finance reports.