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RunwayCommitteesSIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL

Committee header

SIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL

Active cycles

2001-20022003-20042005-2006

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$44,751,965
Spent
$34,824,189
Net activity
$9,927,776
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2001Jul 2002Dec 2003Feb 2006

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 83.4% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 60.3% of spending.

Donor count

13,887

Contributions

21,370

Median

$100

Average

$2,094

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1,257

    Share: 83.4%

    Amount: $37,301,221

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 3,714

    Share: 12%

    Amount: $5,372,876

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesSIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL

Committee header

SIMON FOR GOVERNOR, BILL

Active cycles

2001-20022003-20042005-2006

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$44,751,965
Spent
$34,824,189
Net activity
$9,927,776
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2001Jul 2002Dec 2003Feb 2006

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 83.4% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 60.3% of spending.

Donor count

13,887

Contributions

21,370

Median

$100

Average

$2,094

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1,257

    Share: 83.4%

    Amount: $37,301,221

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 3,714

    Share: 12%

    Amount: $5,372,876

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 1,620

Share: 1.9%

Amount: $849,084

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 9,352

    Share: 2.9%

    Amount: $1,280,358

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 5,073

    Share: 0.5%

    Amount: $212,975

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1,257$37,301,22183.4%
    $1,000 - $4,9993,714$5,372,87612%
    $500 - $9991,620$849,0841.9%
    $100 - $4999,352$1,280,3582.9%
    $1 - $995,073$212,9750.5%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $21,013,156

      Share: 60.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $5,158,000

      Share: 14.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $5,105,598

      Share: 14.7%

    • Operations

      Amount: $3,547,435

      Share: 10.2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$21,013,15660.3%
    Consulting$5,158,00014.8%
    Field$5,105,59814.7%
    Operations$3,547,43510.2%

    Refunds and adjustments: 124 entries, -$264,549 total.

    Count: 1,620

    Share: 1.9%

    Amount: $849,084

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 9,352

    Share: 2.9%

    Amount: $1,280,358

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 5,073

    Share: 0.5%

    Amount: $212,975

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1,257$37,301,22183.4%
    $1,000 - $4,9993,714$5,372,87612%
    $500 - $9991,620$849,0841.9%
    $100 - $4999,352$1,280,3582.9%
    $1 - $995,073$212,9750.5%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $21,013,156

      Share: 60.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $5,158,000

      Share: 14.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $5,105,598

      Share: 14.7%

    • Operations

      Amount: $3,547,435

      Share: 10.2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$21,013,15660.3%
    Consulting$5,158,00014.8%
    Field$5,105,59814.7%
    Operations$3,547,43510.2%

    Refunds and adjustments: 124 entries, -$264,549 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    WILLIAM E. SIMON, JR.$10,390,10923.2%244Sep 25, 2004
    WILLIAM E. SIMON, JR.$9,256,08120.7%38Feb 3, 2006
    RNC - CALIFORNIA ACCOUNT$1,000,0002.2%3Oct 19, 2002
    A.G. SPANOS$518,1001.2%9Oct 24, 2002
    JOSEPH COORS$323,0000.7%6Oct 8, 2002
    CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY$295,0270.7%19Oct 30, 2002
    FRANK E. BAXTER$280,0740.6%8Oct 21, 2002
    J. PETER SIMON$245,0000.5%7Oct 29, 2002
    RACE INVESTMENTS LLC$236,6860.5%11Nov 5, 2002
    NEW MAJORITY CALIFORNIA PAC$226,9710.5%4Oct 31, 2002
    WILLIAM E. OBERNDORF$207,7100.5%4Aug 28, 2002
    EDMUND BURKE ROSS$200,0000.4%2May 1, 2002
    JERRY PERENCHIO$200,0000.4%4Oct 16, 2002
    THE LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY STATE PAC$200,0000.4%2Sep 25, 2002
    JULIE SIMON MUNRO$192,0000.4%7Sep 27, 2002
    DAVID WEYRICH$150,8010.3%4Nov 5, 2002
    FOSTER FRIESS$135,0000.3%3Oct 30, 2002
    AIMEE S. BLOOM$130,0000.3%5May 2, 2002
    DAVID H. MURDOCK$125,2840.3%4Sep 18, 2002
    SPENCER ENTERPRISES, INC.$110,4500.2%56Nov 20, 2002
    LEIGH S. PORGES$110,0000.2%4May 22, 2002
    MARY SIMON STREEP$110,0000.2%4Oct 29, 2002
    SAMUEL CARDELUCCI$107,1760.2%2Sep 26, 2002
    B. WAYNE HUGHES$100,0000.2%1Apr 20, 2002
    H.F. BOECKMANN$100,0000.2%2May 1, 2002
    Showing 25 of 13887

    * 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
    WILLIAM E. SIMON, JR.$10,390,10923.2%244Sep 25, 2004
    WILLIAM E. SIMON, JR.$9,256,08120.7%38Feb 3, 2006
    RNC - CALIFORNIA ACCOUNT$1,000,0002.2%3Oct 19, 2002
    A.G. SPANOS$518,1001.2%9Oct 24, 2002
    JOSEPH COORS$323,0000.7%6Oct 8, 2002
    CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY$295,0270.7%19Oct 30, 2002
    FRANK E. BAXTER$280,0740.6%8Oct 21, 2002
    J. PETER SIMON$245,0000.5%7Oct 29, 2002
    RACE INVESTMENTS LLC$236,6860.5%11Nov 5, 2002
    NEW MAJORITY CALIFORNIA PAC$226,9710.5%4Oct 31, 2002
    WILLIAM E. OBERNDORF$207,7100.5%4Aug 28, 2002
    EDMUND BURKE ROSS$200,0000.4%2May 1, 2002
    JERRY PERENCHIO$200,0000.4%4Oct 16, 2002
    THE LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY STATE PAC$200,0000.4%2Sep 25, 2002
    JULIE SIMON MUNRO$192,0000.4%7Sep 27, 2002
    DAVID WEYRICH$150,8010.3%4Nov 5, 2002
    FOSTER FRIESS$135,0000.3%3Oct 30, 2002
    AIMEE S. BLOOM$130,0000.3%5May 2, 2002
    DAVID H. MURDOCK$125,2840.3%4Sep 18, 2002
    SPENCER ENTERPRISES, INC.$110,4500.2%56Nov 20, 2002
    LEIGH S. PORGES$110,0000.2%4May 22, 2002
    MARY SIMON STREEP$110,0000.2%4Oct 29, 2002
    SAMUEL CARDELUCCI$107,1760.2%2Sep 26, 2002
    B. WAYNE HUGHES$100,0000.2%1Apr 20, 2002
    H.F. BOECKMANN$100,0000.2%2May 1, 2002
    Showing 25 of 13887

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