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RunwayCommitteesBENOIT, FRIENDS OF JOHN J.

Committee header

BENOIT, FRIENDS OF JOHN J.

Active cycles

2006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-2011

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,223,698
Spent
$1,159,852
Net activity
$63,846
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Dec 2006Jan 2008Feb 2009Sep 2010

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 77.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 84.2% of spending.

Donor count

892

Contributions

1,305

Median

$500

Average

$938

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 6

    Share: 6.8%

    Amount: $82,800

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 558

    Share: 77.6%

    Amount: $950,192

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesBENOIT, FRIENDS OF JOHN J.

Committee header

BENOIT, FRIENDS OF JOHN J.

Active cycles

2006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-2011

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,223,698
Spent
$1,159,852
Net activity
$63,846
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Dec 2006Jan 2008Feb 2009Sep 2010

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 77.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 84.2% of spending.

Donor count

892

Contributions

1,305

Median

$500

Average

$938

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 6

    Share: 6.8%

    Amount: $82,800

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 558

    Share: 77.6%

    Amount: $950,192

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 208

Share: 10%

Amount: $121,796

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 426

    Share: 6.3%

    Amount: $77,064

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 30

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $1,596

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+6$82,8006.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999558$950,19277.6%
    $500 - $999208$121,79610%
    $100 - $499426$77,0646.3%
    $1 - $9930$1,5960.1%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $977,062

      Share: 84.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $112,377

      Share: 9.7%

    • Media

      Amount: $62,509

      Share: 5.4%

    • Field

      Amount: $7,904

      Share: 0.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$977,06284.2%
    Consulting$112,3779.7%
    Media$62,5095.4%
    Field$7,9040.7%

    Refunds and adjustments: 6 entries, -$9,750 total.

    Count: 208

    Share: 10%

    Amount: $121,796

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 426

    Share: 6.3%

    Amount: $77,064

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 30

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $1,596

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+6$82,8006.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999558$950,19277.6%
    $500 - $999208$121,79610%
    $100 - $499426$77,0646.3%
    $1 - $9930$1,5960.1%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $977,062

      Share: 84.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $112,377

      Share: 9.7%

    • Media

      Amount: $62,509

      Share: 5.4%

    • Field

      Amount: $7,904

      Share: 0.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$977,06284.2%
    Consulting$112,3779.7%
    Media$62,5095.4%
    Field$7,9040.7%

    Refunds and adjustments: 6 entries, -$9,750 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    JOHN BENOIT$55,0004.5%15May 29, 2008
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$13,4001.1%5Oct 9, 2008
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$10,7000.9%4Oct 30, 2008
    LINCOLN CLUB OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY$7,9500.6%3Sep 3, 2008
    BOB DOYLE FOR SHERIFF CAMPAIGN$7,2000.6%2Oct 1, 2008
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC$7,2000.6%2Feb 7, 2008
    CALIFORNIA PAWNBROKERS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,2000.6%9Mar 6, 2009
    CCPOA PAC$7,2000.6%5Oct 30, 2008
    FARMERS EMPLOYEES & AGENTS PAC$7,2000.6%2Sep 30, 2008
    JOAN BENOIT$7,2000.6%14Aug 2, 2010
    LINCOLN CLUB OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY$7,2000.6%2Jul 23, 2008
    MARY SUE SHANNON$7,2000.6%2Mar 5, 2008
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$7,2000.6%1Jun 1, 2008
    VILLINES FOR ASSEMBLY 2008$7,2000.6%2Jun 28, 2007
    INSURANCE BROKERS AND AGENTS CANDIDATE PAC$7,0000.6%3Mar 7, 2008
    BUENA VIDA FARMS$6,6000.5%2Oct 14, 2008
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA PAC$6,6000.5%5May 20, 2008
    CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE PAC$6,5220.5%3Sep 19, 2008
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE & FINANCIAL ADVISORS/CALIFORNIA PAC$6,1000.5%4Oct 16, 2008
    CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$6,0000.5%5Oct 2, 2008
    CASE PAC$5,9000.5%3Oct 18, 2007
    CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,2000.4%8Sep 6, 2008
    HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$5,2000.4%5Sep 8, 2009
    CALIFORNIA LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION PAC$5,1000.4%4Jun 8, 2007
    COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS STATE PAC$5,1000.4%2Aug 22, 2008
    Showing 25 of 892

    * 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
    JOHN BENOIT$55,0004.5%15May 29, 2008
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$13,4001.1%5Oct 9, 2008
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$10,7000.9%4Oct 30, 2008
    LINCOLN CLUB OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY$7,9500.6%3Sep 3, 2008
    BOB DOYLE FOR SHERIFF CAMPAIGN$7,2000.6%2Oct 1, 2008
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC$7,2000.6%2Feb 7, 2008
    CALIFORNIA PAWNBROKERS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,2000.6%9Mar 6, 2009
    CCPOA PAC$7,2000.6%5Oct 30, 2008
    FARMERS EMPLOYEES & AGENTS PAC$7,2000.6%2Sep 30, 2008
    JOAN BENOIT$7,2000.6%14Aug 2, 2010
    LINCOLN CLUB OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY$7,2000.6%2Jul 23, 2008
    MARY SUE SHANNON$7,2000.6%2Mar 5, 2008
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$7,2000.6%1Jun 1, 2008
    VILLINES FOR ASSEMBLY 2008$7,2000.6%2Jun 28, 2007
    INSURANCE BROKERS AND AGENTS CANDIDATE PAC$7,0000.6%3Mar 7, 2008
    BUENA VIDA FARMS$6,6000.5%2Oct 14, 2008
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA PAC$6,6000.5%5May 20, 2008
    CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE PAC$6,5220.5%3Sep 19, 2008
    NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE & FINANCIAL ADVISORS/CALIFORNIA PAC$6,1000.5%4Oct 16, 2008
    CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$6,0000.5%5Oct 2, 2008
    CASE PAC$5,9000.5%3Oct 18, 2007
    CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,2000.4%8Sep 6, 2008
    HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$5,2000.4%5Sep 8, 2009
    CALIFORNIA LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION PAC$5,1000.4%4Jun 8, 2007
    COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS STATE PAC$5,1000.4%2Aug 22, 2008
    Showing 25 of 892

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