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RunwayCommitteesPODESTO FOR SENATE

Committee header

PODESTO FOR SENATE

Active cycles

2003-20042005-2006

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$4,807,158
Spent
$3,829,440
Net activity
$977,717
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Aug 2003Apr 2004Jan 2005Jan 2006

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 72.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 100% of spending.

Donor count

902

Contributions

1,362

Median

$700

Average

$3,529

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 53

    Share: 72.6%

    Amount: $3,490,758

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 611

    Share: 24.3%

    Amount: $1,167,779

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesPODESTO FOR SENATE

Committee header

PODESTO FOR SENATE

Active cycles

2003-20042005-2006

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$4,807,158
Spent
$3,829,440
Net activity
$977,717
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Aug 2003Apr 2004Jan 2005Jan 2006

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 72.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 100% of spending.

Donor count

902

Contributions

1,362

Median

$700

Average

$3,529

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 53

    Share: 72.6%

    Amount: $3,490,758

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 611

    Share: 24.3%

    Amount: $1,167,779

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 226

Share: 2.5%

Amount: $120,369

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 416

    Share: 1.6%

    Amount: $77,965

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 27

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $1,137

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+53$3,490,75872.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999611$1,167,77924.3%
    $500 - $999226$120,3692.5%
    $100 - $499416$77,9651.6%
    $1 - $9927$1,1370%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $3,829,440

      Share: 100%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$3,829,440100%

    Refunds and adjustments: 18 entries, -$50,850 total.

    Count: 226

    Share: 2.5%

    Amount: $120,369

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 416

    Share: 1.6%

    Amount: $77,965

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 27

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $1,137

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+53$3,490,75872.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999611$1,167,77924.3%
    $500 - $999226$120,3692.5%
    $100 - $499416$77,9651.6%
    $1 - $9927$1,1370%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $3,829,440

      Share: 100%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$3,829,440100%

    Refunds and adjustments: 18 entries, -$50,850 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY$2,474,25651.5%82Apr 7, 2005
    SACRAMENTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$372,6507.8%12Nov 14, 2005
    SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$245,0005.1%4Oct 29, 2004
    GARY PODESTO$100,6892.1%6Jun 30, 2004
    PLACER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$98,2002%4Nov 1, 2004
    STANISLAUS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$76,8001.6%3Oct 28, 2004
    SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$46,5001%1Nov 2, 2004
    NEVADA COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$26,6000.6%1Oct 9, 2004
    STANISLAUS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$26,6000.6%2Oct 22, 2004
    MERCED COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$16,9380.4%3Oct 25, 2004
    COLUSA COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$13,5000.3%2Oct 22, 2004
    AGHAZARIAN 2004$6,4000.1%2Jun 25, 2004
    ALEX SPANOS$6,4000.1%2May 14, 2004
    ALEXIS RUHL$6,4000.1%2May 17, 2004
    ANTHONY SOUZA$6,4000.1%2May 20, 2004
    BECK PROPERTIES, INC.$6,4000.1%2Apr 15, 2004
    BOB DUTTON FOR STATE SENATE$6,4000.1%2Jun 30, 2004
    CALIFORNIA AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC$6,4000.1%2Oct 16, 2004
    CHARLES FERRELL$6,4000.1%2Oct 15, 2004
    CITIZENS FOR ANDAL$6,4000.1%3Apr 15, 2004
    COMMITTEE TO ELECT WILLIAM J. 'PETE' KNIGHT$6,4000.1%2May 7, 2004
    DEA BERBERIAN$6,4000.1%2May 17, 2004
    DEAN CORTOPASSI$6,4000.1%3Jul 15, 2004
    DEAN SPANOS$6,4000.1%2May 21, 2004
    DICK ACKERMAN FOR SENATE 2004$6,4000.1%2May 21, 2004
    Showing 25 of 902

    * 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 REPUBLICAN PARTY$2,474,25651.5%82Apr 7, 2005
    SACRAMENTO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$372,6507.8%12Nov 14, 2005
    SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$245,0005.1%4Oct 29, 2004
    GARY PODESTO$100,6892.1%6Jun 30, 2004
    PLACER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$98,2002%4Nov 1, 2004
    STANISLAUS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$76,8001.6%3Oct 28, 2004
    SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$46,5001%1Nov 2, 2004
    NEVADA COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$26,6000.6%1Oct 9, 2004
    STANISLAUS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$26,6000.6%2Oct 22, 2004
    MERCED COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$16,9380.4%3Oct 25, 2004
    COLUSA COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$13,5000.3%2Oct 22, 2004
    AGHAZARIAN 2004$6,4000.1%2Jun 25, 2004
    ALEX SPANOS$6,4000.1%2May 14, 2004
    ALEXIS RUHL$6,4000.1%2May 17, 2004
    ANTHONY SOUZA$6,4000.1%2May 20, 2004
    BECK PROPERTIES, INC.$6,4000.1%2Apr 15, 2004
    BOB DUTTON FOR STATE SENATE$6,4000.1%2Jun 30, 2004
    CALIFORNIA AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC$6,4000.1%2Oct 16, 2004
    CHARLES FERRELL$6,4000.1%2Oct 15, 2004
    CITIZENS FOR ANDAL$6,4000.1%3Apr 15, 2004
    COMMITTEE TO ELECT WILLIAM J. 'PETE' KNIGHT$6,4000.1%2May 7, 2004
    DEA BERBERIAN$6,4000.1%2May 17, 2004
    DEAN CORTOPASSI$6,4000.1%3Jul 15, 2004
    DEAN SPANOS$6,4000.1%2May 21, 2004
    DICK ACKERMAN FOR SENATE 2004$6,4000.1%2May 21, 2004
    Showing 25 of 902

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