Democrat Stephen J. Cloobeck, who has never run for political office before, has bought $1.4 million of broadcast and cable adds — mostly in California, but also West Palm Beach, Flor.; Washington, D.C., and New York City.

Democrat Stephen J. Cloobeck, who has never run for political office before, has bought $1.4 million of broadcast and cable adds — mostly in California, but also West Palm Beach, Flor.; Washington, D.C., and New York City.