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RunwayCommitteesBROWN FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, CHERYL

Committee header

BROWN FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, CHERYL

Active cycles

2011-20122013-2014

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$408,059
Spent
$378,700
Net activity
$29,359
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Sep 2011Jun 2012Apr 2013May 2021

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 68.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 49.4% of spending.

Donor count

391

Contributions

455

Median

$250

Average

$897

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 6

    Share: 20.6%

    Amount: $84,079

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 156

    Share: 68.6%

    Amount: $279,829

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesBROWN FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, CHERYL

Committee header

BROWN FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, CHERYL

Active cycles

2011-20122013-2014

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$408,059
Spent
$378,700
Net activity
$29,359
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Sep 2011Jun 2012Apr 2013May 2021

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 68.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 49.4% of spending.

Donor count

391

Contributions

455

Median

$250

Average

$897

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 6

    Share: 20.6%

    Amount: $84,079

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 156

    Share: 68.6%

    Amount: $279,829

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 24

Share: 3.1%

Amount: $12,723

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 150

    Share: 6.3%

    Amount: $25,867

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 115

    Share: 1.4%

    Amount: $5,562

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+6$84,07920.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999156$279,82968.6%
    $500 - $99924$12,7233.1%
    $100 - $499150$25,8676.3%
    $1 - $99115$5,5621.4%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $186,980

      Share: 49.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $86,469

      Share: 22.8%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $56,330

      Share: 14.9%

    • Field

      Amount: $48,922

      Share: 12.9%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$186,98049.4%
    Operations$86,46922.8%
    Consulting$56,33014.9%
    Field$48,92212.9%

    Count: 24

    Share: 3.1%

    Amount: $12,723

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 150

    Share: 6.3%

    Amount: $25,867

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 115

    Share: 1.4%

    Amount: $5,562

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+6$84,07920.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999156$279,82968.6%
    $500 - $99924$12,7233.1%
    $100 - $499150$25,8676.3%
    $1 - $99115$5,5621.4%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $186,980

      Share: 49.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $86,469

      Share: 22.8%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $56,330

      Share: 14.9%

    • Field

      Amount: $48,922

      Share: 12.9%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$186,98049.4%
    Operations$86,46922.8%
    Consulting$56,33014.9%
    Field$48,92212.9%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CHERYL BROWN$50,67912.4%1Dec 31, 2011
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$15,6003.8%2Oct 16, 2012
    PRICE FOR SENATE 2014$9,7002.4%4Aug 27, 2012
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$8,9002.2%2Oct 16, 2012
    HOLLY J. MITCHELL FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$8,8002.2%4Jul 10, 2012
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$7,8001.9%1Apr 17, 2013
    CCPOA PAC$7,8001.9%2Oct 30, 2012
    CITIZENS FOR BRULTE - BOE 2014$7,8001.9%2Oct 9, 2012
    WILMER AMINA CARTER FOR SENATE 2014$7,8001.9%2Sep 4, 2012
    SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$6,8001.7%2Mar 8, 2013
    WOMEN IN POWER (WIP) PAC$6,0001.5%2Sep 20, 2012
    STEVEN BRADFORD FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$5,9001.4%2Aug 20, 2012
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$5,0001.2%1Oct 17, 2012
    HALL FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$4,9001.2%2Sep 14, 2012
    GEORGE SMALL$4,1501%2Oct 8, 2012
    JOSIE GONZALES FOR SUPERVISOR$4,0001%4Oct 8, 2012
    AFSCME LOCAL 2620 PAC$3,9001%1Oct 30, 2012
    ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC$3,9001%1Oct 8, 2012
    BNSF RAILWAY CO$3,9001%1Dec 31, 2012
    CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$3,9001%2Feb 7, 2013
    CALIFORNIA EMILY'S LIST$3,9001%1Sep 13, 2012
    CALIFORNIA JOB DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE$3,9001%1Aug 24, 2012
    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS PAC$3,9001%1May 8, 2012
    CONSUMER ATTORNEY'S PAC$3,9001%1Feb 25, 2013
    L.A. COUNTY PROBATION OFFICERS UNION AFSCME, LOCAL 685$3,9001%1Oct 30, 2012
    Showing 25 of 391

    * 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
    CHERYL BROWN$50,67912.4%1Dec 31, 2011
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$15,6003.8%2Oct 16, 2012
    PRICE FOR SENATE 2014$9,7002.4%4Aug 27, 2012
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$8,9002.2%2Oct 16, 2012
    HOLLY J. MITCHELL FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$8,8002.2%4Jul 10, 2012
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$7,8001.9%1Apr 17, 2013
    CCPOA PAC$7,8001.9%2Oct 30, 2012
    CITIZENS FOR BRULTE - BOE 2014$7,8001.9%2Oct 9, 2012
    WILMER AMINA CARTER FOR SENATE 2014$7,8001.9%2Sep 4, 2012
    SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$6,8001.7%2Mar 8, 2013
    WOMEN IN POWER (WIP) PAC$6,0001.5%2Sep 20, 2012
    STEVEN BRADFORD FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$5,9001.4%2Aug 20, 2012
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$5,0001.2%1Oct 17, 2012
    HALL FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$4,9001.2%2Sep 14, 2012
    GEORGE SMALL$4,1501%2Oct 8, 2012
    JOSIE GONZALES FOR SUPERVISOR$4,0001%4Oct 8, 2012
    AFSCME LOCAL 2620 PAC$3,9001%1Oct 30, 2012
    ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC$3,9001%1Oct 8, 2012
    BNSF RAILWAY CO$3,9001%1Dec 31, 2012
    CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$3,9001%2Feb 7, 2013
    CALIFORNIA EMILY'S LIST$3,9001%1Sep 13, 2012
    CALIFORNIA JOB DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE$3,9001%1Aug 24, 2012
    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS PAC$3,9001%1May 8, 2012
    CONSUMER ATTORNEY'S PAC$3,9001%1Feb 25, 2013
    L.A. COUNTY PROBATION OFFICERS UNION AFSCME, LOCAL 685$3,9001%1Oct 30, 2012
    Showing 25 of 391

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