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RunwayCommitteesBATES, FRIENDS OF PAT

Committee header

BATES, FRIENDS OF PAT

Active cycles

1997-19981998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-2005

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$586,488
Spent
$575,283
Net activity
$11,205
Broad-base funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 1997Dec 2000Mar 2003Nov 2004

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 46.2% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 81.8% of spending.

Donor count

515

Contributions

836

Median

$500

Average

$702

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 11

    Share: 16.2%

    Amount: $95,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 211

    Share: 46.2%

    Amount: $270,985

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesBATES, FRIENDS OF PAT

Committee header

BATES, FRIENDS OF PAT

Active cycles

1997-19981998-19991999-20002000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-2005

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$586,488
Spent
$575,283
Net activity
$11,205
Broad-base funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 1997Dec 2000Mar 2003Nov 2004

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 46.2% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 81.8% of spending.

Donor count

515

Contributions

836

Median

$500

Average

$702

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 11

    Share: 16.2%

    Amount: $95,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 211

    Share: 46.2%

    Amount: $270,985

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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Count: 251

Share: 27.5%

Amount: $161,326

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 285

    Share: 10%

    Amount: $58,412

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 33

    Share: 0.3%

    Amount: $1,765

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+11$95,00016.2%
    $1,000 - $4,999211$270,98546.2%
    $500 - $999251$161,32627.5%
    $100 - $499285$58,41210%
    $1 - $9933$1,7650.3%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $470,467

      Share: 81.8%

    • Media

      Amount: $53,107

      Share: 9.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $44,905

      Share: 7.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $6,804

      Share: 1.2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$470,46781.8%
    Media$53,1079.2%
    Consulting$44,9057.8%
    Field$6,8041.2%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,000 total.

    Count: 251

    Share: 27.5%

    Amount: $161,326

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 285

    Share: 10%

    Amount: $58,412

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 33

    Share: 0.3%

    Amount: $1,765

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+11$95,00016.2%
    $1,000 - $4,999211$270,98546.2%
    $500 - $999251$161,32627.5%
    $100 - $499285$58,41210%
    $1 - $9933$1,7650.3%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $470,467

      Share: 81.8%

    • Media

      Amount: $53,107

      Share: 9.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $44,905

      Share: 7.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $6,804

      Share: 1.2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$470,46781.8%
    Media$53,1079.2%
    Consulting$44,9057.8%
    Field$6,8041.2%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,000 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN PAC$35,0006%2Aug 9, 2000
    MARY MARGARET BATES$20,0003.4%11May 15, 1998
    FRIENDS OF MARILYN BREWER$10,0001.7%2May 29, 1998
    PATRICIA BATES$8,0001.4%14Jun 29, 1999
    MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION$7,8001.3%4Sep 25, 2003
    WATERS & FAUBEL$7,1201.2%5Aug 21, 2003
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$6,8501.2%6Mar 6, 2003
    PACIFICARE OF CALIFORNIA$6,7501.2%7Oct 28, 2003
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC$6,5001.1%2Sep 29, 2000
    THE IRVINE COMPANY$5,7501%4Aug 21, 2003
    PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS$5,5000.9%6Sep 21, 2003
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$5,4500.9%6Sep 11, 2003
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO$5,0500.9%6Aug 12, 2003
    BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$5,0000.9%3Jun 3, 2003
    CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,0000.9%6Sep 18, 2003
    CON/MED MEDICAL GROUP INC.$5,0000.9%1Apr 14, 2000
    PHILIP MORRIS MANAGEMENT CORP.$5,0000.9%1Dec 27, 2000
    RON CEDILLOS$5,0000.9%7Mar 17, 1998
    HEALTH NET$4,7500.8%5Sep 9, 2003
    PG&E CORPORATION$4,7500.8%4May 30, 2003
    HEADLANDS RESERVE$4,5400.8%6Aug 12, 2003
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$4,5000.8%6Sep 9, 2003
    CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$4,5000.8%6Sep 1, 2003
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES PAC$4,2500.7%5Nov 7, 2003
    CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC PAC$4,2500.7%5Mar 7, 2003
    Showing 25 of 515

    * 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
    ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN PAC$35,0006%2Aug 9, 2000
    MARY MARGARET BATES$20,0003.4%11May 15, 1998
    FRIENDS OF MARILYN BREWER$10,0001.7%2May 29, 1998
    PATRICIA BATES$8,0001.4%14Jun 29, 1999
    MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION$7,8001.3%4Sep 25, 2003
    WATERS & FAUBEL$7,1201.2%5Aug 21, 2003
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$6,8501.2%6Mar 6, 2003
    PACIFICARE OF CALIFORNIA$6,7501.2%7Oct 28, 2003
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC$6,5001.1%2Sep 29, 2000
    THE IRVINE COMPANY$5,7501%4Aug 21, 2003
    PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS$5,5000.9%6Sep 21, 2003
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$5,4500.9%6Sep 11, 2003
    HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO$5,0500.9%6Aug 12, 2003
    BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$5,0000.9%3Jun 3, 2003
    CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,0000.9%6Sep 18, 2003
    CON/MED MEDICAL GROUP INC.$5,0000.9%1Apr 14, 2000
    PHILIP MORRIS MANAGEMENT CORP.$5,0000.9%1Dec 27, 2000
    RON CEDILLOS$5,0000.9%7Mar 17, 1998
    HEALTH NET$4,7500.8%5Sep 9, 2003
    PG&E CORPORATION$4,7500.8%4May 30, 2003
    HEADLANDS RESERVE$4,5400.8%6Aug 12, 2003
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$4,5000.8%6Sep 9, 2003
    CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$4,5000.8%6Sep 1, 2003
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES PAC$4,2500.7%5Nov 7, 2003
    CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC PAC$4,2500.7%5Mar 7, 2003
    Showing 25 of 515

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