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RunwayCommitteesMELENDEZ FOR STATE SENATE, RICHARD

Committee header

MELENDEZ FOR STATE SENATE, RICHARD

Active cycles

2000-20012001-2002

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,491,164
Spent
$1,557,636
Net activity
-$66,472
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2000Jun 2000Sep 2000Jan 2001

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 94.4% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 84.7% of spending.

Donor count

72

Contributions

122

Median

$2,000

Average

$12,223

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 47

    Share: 94.4%

    Amount: $1,407,435

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 33

    Share: 4.9%

    Amount: $73,059

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesMELENDEZ FOR STATE SENATE, RICHARD

Committee header

MELENDEZ FOR STATE SENATE, RICHARD

Active cycles

2000-20012001-2002

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,491,164
Spent
$1,557,636
Net activity
-$66,472
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2000Jun 2000Sep 2000Jan 2001

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 94.4% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 84.7% of spending.

Donor count

72

Contributions

122

Median

$2,000

Average

$12,223

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 47

    Share: 94.4%

    Amount: $1,407,435

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 33

    Share: 4.9%

    Amount: $73,059

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 8

Share: 0.3%

Amount: $4,383

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 31

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $6,160

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 3

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $127

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+47$1,407,43594.4%
    $1,000 - $4,99933$73,0594.9%
    $500 - $9998$4,3830.3%
    $100 - $49931$6,1600.4%
    $1 - $993$1270%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $1,319,665

      Share: 84.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $103,535

      Share: 6.6%

    • Field

      Amount: $77,510

      Share: 5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $56,926

      Share: 3.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$1,319,66584.7%
    Consulting$103,5356.6%
    Field$77,5105%
    Operations$56,9263.7%

    Count: 8

    Share: 0.3%

    Amount: $4,383

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 31

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $6,160

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 3

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $127

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+47$1,407,43594.4%
    $1,000 - $4,99933$73,0594.9%
    $500 - $9998$4,3830.3%
    $100 - $49931$6,1600.4%
    $1 - $993$1270%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $1,319,665

      Share: 84.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $103,535

      Share: 6.6%

    • Field

      Amount: $77,510

      Share: 5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $56,926

      Share: 3.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$1,319,66584.7%
    Consulting$103,5356.6%
    Field$77,5105%
    Operations$56,9263.7%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    SENATE MAJORITY FUND$734,64349.3%15Nov 15, 2000
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$261,87017.6%20Nov 1, 2000
    CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, PAC$150,00010.1%1Oct 31, 2000
    FRIENDS OF POLANCO$67,0004.5%2Nov 2, 2000
    HASSEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ZIAD ALHASSEN$49,0563.3%3Jul 1, 2000
    CA FRIENDS LATINO PAC$35,4002.4%1Feb 25, 2000
    FRIENDS OF GILBERT CEDILLO$25,0001.7%1Oct 28, 2000
    TELACU INDUSTRIES INC.$20,0001.3%2Dec 28, 2000
    RICHARD MELENDEZ$19,3811.3%3Feb 25, 2000
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$15,0001%1Oct 20, 2000
    A.E.I. ATHEN S. DISPOSAL$10,0000.7%1May 5, 2000
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$10,0000.7%1Oct 20, 2000
    CENTAUR NORTH PRODUCTIONS$6,7620.5%1Feb 3, 2000
    POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$6,1640.4%3Oct 17, 2000
    CLIPPINGER CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE$6,0000.4%2Oct 28, 2000
    A&W BUILDERS INC.$5,0000.3%1Sep 21, 2000
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$5,0000.3%1Nov 3, 2000
    OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION NO. 12 POLITICAL FUND$5,0000.3%1Oct 31, 2000
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$5,0000.3%1Oct 23, 2000
    THE PRIME CUT$5,0000.3%1Sep 21, 2000
    WEST COVINA DODGE ZIAD ALHASSEN$4,0000.3%1Apr 9, 2000
    WEST COVINA FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION LOCAL #3226$3,5000.2%1Oct 3, 2000
    MANUEL REGALA$3,1000.2%1Feb 24, 2000
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$3,0000.2%2Oct 23, 2000
    CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PAC$2,9130.2%2Oct 31, 2000
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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
    SENATE MAJORITY FUND$734,64349.3%15Nov 15, 2000
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$261,87017.6%20Nov 1, 2000
    CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, PAC$150,00010.1%1Oct 31, 2000
    FRIENDS OF POLANCO$67,0004.5%2Nov 2, 2000
    HASSEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ZIAD ALHASSEN$49,0563.3%3Jul 1, 2000
    CA FRIENDS LATINO PAC$35,4002.4%1Feb 25, 2000
    FRIENDS OF GILBERT CEDILLO$25,0001.7%1Oct 28, 2000
    TELACU INDUSTRIES INC.$20,0001.3%2Dec 28, 2000
    RICHARD MELENDEZ$19,3811.3%3Feb 25, 2000
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$15,0001%1Oct 20, 2000
    A.E.I. ATHEN S. DISPOSAL$10,0000.7%1May 5, 2000
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$10,0000.7%1Oct 20, 2000
    CENTAUR NORTH PRODUCTIONS$6,7620.5%1Feb 3, 2000
    POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$6,1640.4%3Oct 17, 2000
    CLIPPINGER CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE$6,0000.4%2Oct 28, 2000
    A&W BUILDERS INC.$5,0000.3%1Sep 21, 2000
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$5,0000.3%1Nov 3, 2000
    OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION NO. 12 POLITICAL FUND$5,0000.3%1Oct 31, 2000
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$5,0000.3%1Oct 23, 2000
    THE PRIME CUT$5,0000.3%1Sep 21, 2000
    WEST COVINA DODGE ZIAD ALHASSEN$4,0000.3%1Apr 9, 2000
    WEST COVINA FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION LOCAL #3226$3,5000.2%1Oct 3, 2000
    MANUEL REGALA$3,1000.2%1Feb 24, 2000
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$3,0000.2%2Oct 23, 2000
    CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PAC$2,9130.2%2Oct 31, 2000
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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%.