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RunwayCommitteesNICKEL FOR SENATE

Committee header

NICKEL FOR SENATE

Active cycles

2005-20062007-2008

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$708,252
Spent
$512,562
Net activity
$195,691
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Dec 2005Jul 2006Dec 2006Dec 2007

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 51% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 51.3% of spending.

Donor count

455

Contributions

693

Median

$200

Average

$1,022

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 18

    Share: 51%

    Amount: $361,355

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 114

    Share: 34.2%

    Amount: $242,348

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesNICKEL FOR SENATE

Committee header

NICKEL FOR SENATE

Active cycles

2005-20062007-2008

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$708,252
Spent
$512,562
Net activity
$195,691
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Dec 2005Jul 2006Dec 2006Dec 2007

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 51% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 51.3% of spending.

Donor count

455

Contributions

693

Median

$200

Average

$1,022

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 18

    Share: 51%

    Amount: $361,355

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 114

    Share: 34.2%

    Amount: $242,348

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 80

Share: 6%

Amount: $42,224

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 356

    Share: 8.2%

    Amount: $58,178

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 88

    Share: 0.6%

    Amount: $4,348

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+18$361,35551%
    $1,000 - $4,999114$242,34834.2%
    $500 - $99980$42,2246%
    $100 - $499356$58,1788.2%
    $1 - $9988$4,3480.6%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $263,119

      Share: 51.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $120,258

      Share: 23.5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $68,116

      Share: 13.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $61,068

      Share: 11.9%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$263,11951.3%
    Consulting$120,25823.5%
    Operations$68,11613.3%
    Field$61,06811.9%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$200 total.

    Count: 80

    Share: 6%

    Amount: $42,224

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 356

    Share: 8.2%

    Amount: $58,178

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 88

    Share: 0.6%

    Amount: $4,348

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+18$361,35551%
    $1,000 - $4,999114$242,34834.2%
    $500 - $99980$42,2246%
    $100 - $499356$58,1788.2%
    $1 - $9988$4,3480.6%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $263,119

      Share: 51.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $120,258

      Share: 23.5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $68,116

      Share: 13.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $61,068

      Share: 11.9%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$263,11951.3%
    Consulting$120,25823.5%
    Operations$68,11613.3%
    Field$61,06811.9%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$200 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    GEORGE W NICKEL$249,90035.3%24May 9, 2006
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$83,87111.8%17Oct 31, 2006
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$7,2001%3Sep 1, 2006
    GEORGE W NICKEL$6,7501%14Dec 31, 2006
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$6,7000.9%1Oct 21, 2006
    PLUMBERS, STEAMFITTERS & REFRIGERATION FITTERS LOCAL 393 POLITICAL ACTION FUND$6,7000.9%1Oct 23, 2006
    POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$6,7000.9%2Sep 11, 2006
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$6,7000.9%1Oct 13, 2006
    SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1000 CANDIDATE PAC$6,7000.9%1Sep 27, 2006
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$6,7000.9%1Jul 14, 2006
    BOWLES FARMING COMPANY, INC.$6,6000.9%2Aug 2, 2006
    CAROLINE E. EDWARDS$6,6000.9%2Jul 24, 2006
    DAVID GOTTLIEB$6,6000.9%2Oct 13, 2006
    GLORIA ROMERO FOR SENATE 2006$6,6000.9%3Oct 28, 2006
    LELAND YEE FOR SENATE$6,6000.9%2Oct 18, 2006
    LYNNE JACKSON$6,6000.9%2Sep 4, 2006
    STEINBERG FOR SENATE 2006$6,6000.9%2Oct 25, 2006
    TORLAKSON FOR SENATE$6,6000.9%2Nov 6, 2006
    ADELE R. NICKEL$5,3000.7%2Sep 30, 2006
    NICKEL FAMILY LLC$4,8000.7%3Nov 3, 2006
    KATHI NICKEL$3,6500.5%5Nov 2, 2006
    ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR STATE SENATE$3,3000.5%1Sep 29, 2006
    BURTON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION$3,3000.5%1Sep 7, 2006
    CA STATE EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION MEMBER ACTION COMMITTEE$3,3000.5%1Sep 8, 2006
    COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT GLORIA NEGRETE MCLEOD 2004$3,3000.5%1Aug 2, 2006
    Showing 25 of 455

    * 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
    GEORGE W NICKEL$249,90035.3%24May 9, 2006
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$83,87111.8%17Oct 31, 2006
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$7,2001%3Sep 1, 2006
    GEORGE W NICKEL$6,7501%14Dec 31, 2006
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$6,7000.9%1Oct 21, 2006
    PLUMBERS, STEAMFITTERS & REFRIGERATION FITTERS LOCAL 393 POLITICAL ACTION FUND$6,7000.9%1Oct 23, 2006
    POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$6,7000.9%2Sep 11, 2006
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$6,7000.9%1Oct 13, 2006
    SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1000 CANDIDATE PAC$6,7000.9%1Sep 27, 2006
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$6,7000.9%1Jul 14, 2006
    BOWLES FARMING COMPANY, INC.$6,6000.9%2Aug 2, 2006
    CAROLINE E. EDWARDS$6,6000.9%2Jul 24, 2006
    DAVID GOTTLIEB$6,6000.9%2Oct 13, 2006
    GLORIA ROMERO FOR SENATE 2006$6,6000.9%3Oct 28, 2006
    LELAND YEE FOR SENATE$6,6000.9%2Oct 18, 2006
    LYNNE JACKSON$6,6000.9%2Sep 4, 2006
    STEINBERG FOR SENATE 2006$6,6000.9%2Oct 25, 2006
    TORLAKSON FOR SENATE$6,6000.9%2Nov 6, 2006
    ADELE R. NICKEL$5,3000.7%2Sep 30, 2006
    NICKEL FAMILY LLC$4,8000.7%3Nov 3, 2006
    KATHI NICKEL$3,6500.5%5Nov 2, 2006
    ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR STATE SENATE$3,3000.5%1Sep 29, 2006
    BURTON FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION$3,3000.5%1Sep 7, 2006
    CA STATE EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION MEMBER ACTION COMMITTEE$3,3000.5%1Sep 8, 2006
    COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT GLORIA NEGRETE MCLEOD 2004$3,3000.5%1Aug 2, 2006
    Showing 25 of 455

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