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RunwayCommitteesMC PHERSON FOR SENATE

Committee header

MC PHERSON FOR SENATE

Active cycles

2000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-2005

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$813,338
Spent
$1,174,060
Net activity
-$360,722
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2000Aug 2001May 2003Dec 2004

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 55.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 62.1% of spending.

Donor count

649

Contributions

841

Median

$500

Average

$967

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 31

    Share: 29.2%

    Amount: $237,500

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 323

    Share: 55.6%

    Amount: $452,260

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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RunwayCommitteesMC PHERSON FOR SENATE

Committee header

MC PHERSON FOR SENATE

Active cycles

2000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-2005

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$813,338
Spent
$1,174,060
Net activity
-$360,722
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2000Aug 2001May 2003Dec 2004

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 55.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 62.1% of spending.

Donor count

649

Contributions

841

Median

$500

Average

$967

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 31

    Share: 29.2%

    Amount: $237,500

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 323

    Share: 55.6%

    Amount: $452,260

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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Count: 125

Share: 7.9%

Amount: $64,625

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 353

    Share: 7.2%

    Amount: $58,557

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 9

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $395

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+31$237,50029.2%
    $1,000 - $4,999323$452,26055.6%
    $500 - $999125$64,6257.9%
    $100 - $499353$58,5577.2%
    $1 - $999$3950%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $729,139

      Share: 62.1%

    • Media

      Amount: $261,913

      Share: 22.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $115,952

      Share: 9.9%

    • Field

      Amount: $67,056

      Share: 5.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$729,13962.1%
    Media$261,91322.3%
    Consulting$115,9529.9%
    Field$67,0565.7%

    Count: 125

    Share: 7.9%

    Amount: $64,625

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 353

    Share: 7.2%

    Amount: $58,557

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 9

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $395

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+31$237,50029.2%
    $1,000 - $4,999323$452,26055.6%
    $500 - $999125$64,6257.9%
    $100 - $499353$58,5577.2%
    $1 - $999$3950%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $729,139

      Share: 62.1%

    • Media

      Amount: $261,913

      Share: 22.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $115,952

      Share: 9.9%

    • Field

      Amount: $67,056

      Share: 5.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$729,13962.1%
    Media$261,91322.3%
    Consulting$115,9529.9%
    Field$67,0565.7%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION$47,5005.8%3Feb 13, 2003
    CCPOA PAC$29,5003.6%6Mar 15, 2004
    CA TEACHERS ASSN FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP PAC 741941$25,0003.1%3Jan 24, 2004
    THE NEW MAJORITY PAC ID # 992074$25,0003.1%1Sep 28, 2000
    CALPAC #742617$20,0002.5%3Oct 26, 2000
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$19,0002.3%6Feb 4, 2004
    TIM LESLIE FOR ASSEMBLY$15,0001.8%3Feb 18, 2000
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKERS COMPENSATION DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ASSN PAC$10,0001.2%1Nov 3, 2000
    FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP OF CO.$9,0001.1%3Jul 17, 2002
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC #890106$8,5001%3Sep 9, 2002
    AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILA INDIANS$7,0000.9%2Nov 1, 2000
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$7,0000.9%4Jul 8, 2003
    CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS$6,7350.8%2Oct 30, 2000
    CA ASSN OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN PAC #802001$6,5000.8%2Jul 11, 2003
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$6,5000.8%3Nov 18, 2003
    FRIENDS OF ABEL MALDONADO$6,2000.8%2Jul 29, 2004
    21ST CENTURY INSURANCE$6,0000.7%2Oct 14, 2002
    AT&T CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEE PAC$6,0000.7%2Oct 11, 2002
    CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,0000.7%4Mar 1, 2002
    HOMER T. MCCRARY$6,0000.7%2Mar 18, 2003
    BIXBY OCEAN RANCHES LLC$5,5000.7%2May 4, 2000
    PG&E CORPORATION$5,2500.6%4Oct 14, 2002
    ABBOTT LABORATORIES$5,0000.6%4Mar 15, 2004
    BARONA G & A ACCOUNT$5,0000.6%1Oct 13, 2000
    BRUCE MC PHERSON$5,0000.6%1Jan 24, 2004
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    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION$47,5005.8%3Feb 13, 2003
    CCPOA PAC$29,5003.6%6Mar 15, 2004
    CA TEACHERS ASSN FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP PAC 741941$25,0003.1%3Jan 24, 2004
    THE NEW MAJORITY PAC ID # 992074$25,0003.1%1Sep 28, 2000
    CALPAC #742617$20,0002.5%3Oct 26, 2000
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$19,0002.3%6Feb 4, 2004
    TIM LESLIE FOR ASSEMBLY$15,0001.8%3Feb 18, 2000
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKERS COMPENSATION DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ASSN PAC$10,0001.2%1Nov 3, 2000
    FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP OF CO.$9,0001.1%3Jul 17, 2002
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC #890106$8,5001%3Sep 9, 2002
    AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILA INDIANS$7,0000.9%2Nov 1, 2000
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$7,0000.9%4Jul 8, 2003
    CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS$6,7350.8%2Oct 30, 2000
    CA ASSN OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN PAC #802001$6,5000.8%2Jul 11, 2003
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$6,5000.8%3Nov 18, 2003
    FRIENDS OF ABEL MALDONADO$6,2000.8%2Jul 29, 2004
    21ST CENTURY INSURANCE$6,0000.7%2Oct 14, 2002
    AT&T CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEE PAC$6,0000.7%2Oct 11, 2002
    CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,0000.7%4Mar 1, 2002
    HOMER T. MCCRARY$6,0000.7%2Mar 18, 2003
    BIXBY OCEAN RANCHES LLC$5,5000.7%2May 4, 2000
    PG&E CORPORATION$5,2500.6%4Oct 14, 2002
    ABBOTT LABORATORIES$5,0000.6%4Mar 15, 2004
    BARONA G & A ACCOUNT$5,0000.6%1Oct 13, 2000
    BRUCE MC PHERSON$5,0000.6%1Jan 24, 2004
    Showing 25 of 649

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.