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RunwayCommitteesNIELSEN - ASSEMBLY 2008, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Committee header

NIELSEN - ASSEMBLY 2008, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Active cycles

2007-20082009-20102011-20122013-2014

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$693,736
Spent
$673,380
Net activity
$20,356
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jul 2007Aug 2008Aug 2009Mar 2013

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 81.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 53% of spending.

Donor count

598

Contributions

838

Median

$500

Average

$828

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1

    Share: 1%

    Amount: $7,200

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 313

    Share: 81.6%

    Amount: $566,272

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesNIELSEN - ASSEMBLY 2008, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Committee header

NIELSEN - ASSEMBLY 2008, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Active cycles

2007-20082009-20102011-20122013-2014

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$693,736
Spent
$673,380
Net activity
$20,356
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jul 2007Aug 2008Aug 2009Mar 2013

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 81.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 53% of spending.

Donor count

598

Contributions

838

Median

$500

Average

$828

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1

    Share: 1%

    Amount: $7,200

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 313

    Share: 81.6%

    Amount: $566,272

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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Count: 112

Share: 8.1%

Amount: $56,468

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 370

    Share: 9.2%

    Amount: $63,862

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 3

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $160

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1$7,2001%
    $1,000 - $4,999313$566,27281.6%
    $500 - $999112$56,4688.1%
    $100 - $499370$63,8629.2%
    $1 - $993$1600%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $356,766

      Share: 53%

    • Media

      Amount: $163,913

      Share: 24.3%

    • Operations

      Amount: $129,881

      Share: 19.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $22,820

      Share: 3.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$356,76653%
    Media$163,91324.3%
    Operations$129,88119.3%
    Field$22,8203.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 2 entries, -$225 total.

    Count: 112

    Share: 8.1%

    Amount: $56,468

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 370

    Share: 9.2%

    Amount: $63,862

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 3

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $160

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1$7,2001%
    $1,000 - $4,999313$566,27281.6%
    $500 - $999112$56,4688.1%
    $100 - $499370$63,8629.2%
    $1 - $993$1600%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $356,766

      Share: 53%

    • Media

      Amount: $163,913

      Share: 24.3%

    • Operations

      Amount: $129,881

      Share: 19.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $22,820

      Share: 3.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$356,76653%
    Media$163,91324.3%
    Operations$129,88119.3%
    Field$22,8203.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 2 entries, -$225 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$11,1001.6%2Jun 4, 2009
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$9,2001.3%3Jun 30, 2009
    CALIFORNIA RICE PAC$7,2001%2Jun 25, 2009
    CCPOA PAC$7,2001%2Aug 14, 2008
    CITIZENS FOR BRULTE$7,2001%20Mar 10, 2008
    CONAWAY PRESERVATION GROUP, LLC$7,2001%2Aug 21, 2007
    CRIME VICTIMS UNITED PROP 34 PAC$7,2001%3Oct 20, 2008
    DON MCKIM$7,2001%2Jun 27, 2008
    GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY$7,2001%2Oct 18, 2008
    JAMEY MAZZOTTA$7,2001%2Sep 30, 2008
    JEFFREY D. MORGAN$7,2001%2Dec 6, 2007
    JERRY KEENAN$7,2001%2Sep 12, 2008
    MICHAEL GEORGE$7,2001%2Jun 27, 2008
    PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS$7,2001%2Sep 18, 2008
    PG&E CORPORATION$7,2001%5Sep 17, 2008
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$7,2001%2Oct 10, 2008
    SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES$7,2001%3Jul 11, 2008
    SUSAN L. SYAR$7,2001%2Sep 27, 2008
    SYAR INDUSTRIES, INC.$7,2001%2Sep 27, 2008
    THE DOUG LAMALFA COMMITTEE - SENATE 2010$7,2001%14Dec 31, 2007
    WAI YAN SANDY CHAU$7,2001%2Nov 20, 2007
    DON AUGUST SEBASTIANI$6,6001%2May 13, 2009
    KELLIE M. MORGAN$6,4000.9%2Dec 6, 2007
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$6,0000.9%3Jun 1, 2009
    JOHN WHEELER LOGGING, INC.$5,8000.8%2May 19, 2008
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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
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$11,1001.6%2Jun 4, 2009
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$9,2001.3%3Jun 30, 2009
    CALIFORNIA RICE PAC$7,2001%2Jun 25, 2009
    CCPOA PAC$7,2001%2Aug 14, 2008
    CITIZENS FOR BRULTE$7,2001%20Mar 10, 2008
    CONAWAY PRESERVATION GROUP, LLC$7,2001%2Aug 21, 2007
    CRIME VICTIMS UNITED PROP 34 PAC$7,2001%3Oct 20, 2008
    DON MCKIM$7,2001%2Jun 27, 2008
    GOLDEN STATE WATER COMPANY$7,2001%2Oct 18, 2008
    JAMEY MAZZOTTA$7,2001%2Sep 30, 2008
    JEFFREY D. MORGAN$7,2001%2Dec 6, 2007
    JERRY KEENAN$7,2001%2Sep 12, 2008
    MICHAEL GEORGE$7,2001%2Jun 27, 2008
    PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS$7,2001%2Sep 18, 2008
    PG&E CORPORATION$7,2001%5Sep 17, 2008
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$7,2001%2Oct 10, 2008
    SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES$7,2001%3Jul 11, 2008
    SUSAN L. SYAR$7,2001%2Sep 27, 2008
    SYAR INDUSTRIES, INC.$7,2001%2Sep 27, 2008
    THE DOUG LAMALFA COMMITTEE - SENATE 2010$7,2001%14Dec 31, 2007
    WAI YAN SANDY CHAU$7,2001%2Nov 20, 2007
    DON AUGUST SEBASTIANI$6,6001%2May 13, 2009
    KELLIE M. MORGAN$6,4000.9%2Dec 6, 2007
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$6,0000.9%3Jun 1, 2009
    JOHN WHEELER LOGGING, INC.$5,8000.8%2May 19, 2008
    Showing 25 of 598

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