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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER GOVERNMENT, A COALITION OF FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, DEPUTY SHERIFFS, TEACHERS, HOME BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS

Committee header

CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER GOVERNMENT, A COALITION OF FIREFIGHTERS, POLIC...

Full name

CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER GOVERNMENT, A COALITION OF FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, DEPUTY SHERIFFS, TEACHERS, HOME BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS

Active cycles

2006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$10,013,254
Spent
$10,013,184
Net activity
$70
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Apr 2006Jul 2007Jun 2009Oct 2011

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 99.9% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 97.8% of spending.

Donor count

12

Contributions

21

Median

$50,000

Average

$476,822

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 19

    Share: 99.9%

    Amount: $10,007,720

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 2

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $5,534

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER GOVERNMENT, A COALITION OF FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, DEPUTY SHERIFFS, TEACHERS, HOME BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS

Committee header

CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER GOVERNMENT, A COALITION OF FIREFIGHTERS, POLIC...

Full name

CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER GOVERNMENT, A COALITION OF FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, DEPUTY SHERIFFS, TEACHERS, HOME BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS

Active cycles

2006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$10,013,254
Spent
$10,013,184
Net activity
$70
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Apr 2006Jul 2007Jun 2009Oct 2011

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 99.9% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 97.8% of spending.

Donor count

12

Contributions

21

Median

$50,000

Average

$476,822

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 19

    Share: 99.9%

    Amount: $10,007,720

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 2

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $5,534

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Contribution bucket
Count
Amount
Share of raised
$5,000+19$10,007,72099.9%
$1,000 - $4,9992$5,5340.1%

Spending categories

  • Media

    Amount: $9,790,219

    Share: 97.8%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $179,820

    Share: 1.8%

  • Operations

    Amount: $43,145

    Share: 0.4%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Media$9,790,21997.8%
Consulting$179,8201.8%
Operations$43,1450.4%
Contribution bucket
Count
Amount
Share of raised
$5,000+19$10,007,72099.9%
$1,000 - $4,9992$5,5340.1%

Spending categories

  • Media

    Amount: $9,790,219

    Share: 97.8%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $179,820

    Share: 1.8%

  • Operations

    Amount: $43,145

    Share: 0.4%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Media$9,790,21997.8%
Consulting$179,8201.8%
Operations$43,1450.4%

Panel 4 • Top donors

Top donors

DonorTotalShare*CountLast
ANGELO K. TSAKOPOULOS$6,130,00061.2%3May 24, 2006
ELENI TSAKOPOULOS-KOUNALAKIS$1,870,00018.7%3May 24, 2006
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$1,000,00010%2May 11, 2006
AKT INVESTMENTS, INC., AN AFFILIATED ENTITY OF ELENI TSAKOPOULOS-KOUNALAKIS$700,0007%1May 18, 2006
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS - C.O.P.E.$100,0001%1May 27, 2006
IBEW LOCAL 18 WATER & POWER DEFENSE LEAGUE$50,0000.5%1May 26, 2006
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NO. 11 PAC$50,0000.5%1May 27, 2006
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PAC$33,2540.3%5May 26, 2006
JOSEPH W. COTCHETT$25,0000.2%1Jun 5, 2006
VICTORIA COTCHETT$25,0000.2%1Jun 5, 2006
MICHAEL D. RAY$20,0000.2%1May 31, 2006
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$10,0000.1%1May 20, 2006
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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
ANGELO K. TSAKOPOULOS$6,130,00061.2%3May 24, 2006
ELENI TSAKOPOULOS-KOUNALAKIS$1,870,00018.7%3May 24, 2006
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$1,000,00010%2May 11, 2006
AKT INVESTMENTS, INC., AN AFFILIATED ENTITY OF ELENI TSAKOPOULOS-KOUNALAKIS$700,0007%1May 18, 2006
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS - C.O.P.E.$100,0001%1May 27, 2006
IBEW LOCAL 18 WATER & POWER DEFENSE LEAGUE$50,0000.5%1May 26, 2006
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NO. 11 PAC$50,0000.5%1May 27, 2006
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PAC$33,2540.3%5May 26, 2006
JOSEPH W. COTCHETT$25,0000.2%1Jun 5, 2006
VICTORIA COTCHETT$25,0000.2%1Jun 5, 2006
MICHAEL D. RAY$20,0000.2%1May 31, 2006
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$10,0000.1%1May 20, 2006
Showing 12 of 12

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