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RunwayCommitteesBIGELOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, FRIENDS OF FRANK

Committee header

BIGELOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, FRIENDS OF FRANK

Active cycles

2011-20122013-20142015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$904,934
Spent
$839,820
Net activity
$65,114
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 2011Jun 2012Jan 2013Feb 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 76.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 60% of spending.

Donor count

524

Contributions

780

Median

$800

Average

$1,160

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 7

    Share: 10.7%

    Amount: $96,800

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 373

    Share: 76.8%

    Amount: $694,818

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesBIGELOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, FRIENDS OF FRANK

Committee header

BIGELOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2012, FRIENDS OF FRANK

Active cycles

2011-20122013-20142015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$904,934
Spent
$839,820
Net activity
$65,114
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 2011Jun 2012Jan 2013Feb 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 76.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 60% of spending.

Donor count

524

Contributions

780

Median

$800

Average

$1,160

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 7

    Share: 10.7%

    Amount: $96,800

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 373

    Share: 76.8%

    Amount: $694,818

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 101

Share: 6.3%

Amount: $56,684

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 275

    Share: 6.2%

    Amount: $56,047

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 9

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $585

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+7$96,80010.7%
    $1,000 - $4,999373$694,81876.8%
    $500 - $999101$56,6846.3%
    $100 - $499275$56,0476.2%
    $1 - $999$5850.1%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $504,246

      Share: 60%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $273,134

      Share: 32.5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $57,472

      Share: 6.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $4,969

      Share: 0.6%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$504,24660%
    Consulting$273,13432.5%
    Operations$57,4726.8%
    Field$4,9690.6%

    Count: 101

    Share: 6.3%

    Amount: $56,684

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 275

    Share: 6.2%

    Amount: $56,047

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 9

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $585

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+7$96,80010.7%
    $1,000 - $4,999373$694,81876.8%
    $500 - $999101$56,6846.3%
    $100 - $499275$56,0476.2%
    $1 - $999$5850.1%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $504,246

      Share: 60%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $273,134

      Share: 32.5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $57,472

      Share: 6.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $4,969

      Share: 0.6%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$504,24660%
    Consulting$273,13432.5%
    Operations$57,4726.8%
    Field$4,9690.6%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    FRANKLIN 'FRANK' E. BIGELOW$50,0005.5%16Nov 8, 2011
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$15,6001.7%2Sep 24, 2012
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$15,6001.7%2Sep 12, 2012
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$7,8000.9%1Oct 12, 2012
    B-K LIGHTING, INC.$7,8000.9%2Sep 12, 2012
    BAKMAN WATER COMPANY$7,8000.9%3Jul 27, 2012
    BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS PAC$7,8000.9%3Feb 28, 2015
    CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION PAC (CATTLE-PAC)$7,8000.9%4Oct 18, 2012
    CCPOA PAC$7,8000.9%2Apr 8, 2014
    DALENA FARMS INC.$7,8000.9%2Aug 1, 2012
    DENHAM FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2014$7,8000.9%2Sep 30, 2012
    ELIZABETH LUANNE SILKWOOD$7,8000.9%2Aug 8, 2012
    FARM PAC$7,8000.9%3Sep 21, 2012
    FOOD4LESS$7,8000.9%2Sep 26, 2012
    MARY F. BIGELOW$7,8000.9%2Jul 17, 2012
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$7,8000.9%2Oct 9, 2012
    PG&E CORPORATION$7,8000.9%5Mar 25, 2013
    RIVERVIEW RANCHES$7,8000.9%2Aug 2, 2012
    ROBERT A. MCCAFFREY$7,8000.9%3Oct 24, 2012
    SIERRA TEL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP$7,8000.9%2Aug 10, 2012
    SISKIYOU TELEPHONE$7,8000.9%2Aug 13, 2012
    UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND$7,8000.9%1Oct 16, 2012
    VARCOMM, INC.$7,8000.9%2Sep 10, 2012
    WAGNER & WAGNER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION$7,8000.9%2Aug 27, 2012
    SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RANCH LLC$7,7000.9%3Sep 7, 2012
    Showing 25 of 524

    * 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
    FRANKLIN 'FRANK' E. BIGELOW$50,0005.5%16Nov 8, 2011
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$15,6001.7%2Sep 24, 2012
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$15,6001.7%2Sep 12, 2012
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$7,8000.9%1Oct 12, 2012
    B-K LIGHTING, INC.$7,8000.9%2Sep 12, 2012
    BAKMAN WATER COMPANY$7,8000.9%3Jul 27, 2012
    BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS PAC$7,8000.9%3Feb 28, 2015
    CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION PAC (CATTLE-PAC)$7,8000.9%4Oct 18, 2012
    CCPOA PAC$7,8000.9%2Apr 8, 2014
    DALENA FARMS INC.$7,8000.9%2Aug 1, 2012
    DENHAM FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2014$7,8000.9%2Sep 30, 2012
    ELIZABETH LUANNE SILKWOOD$7,8000.9%2Aug 8, 2012
    FARM PAC$7,8000.9%3Sep 21, 2012
    FOOD4LESS$7,8000.9%2Sep 26, 2012
    MARY F. BIGELOW$7,8000.9%2Jul 17, 2012
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$7,8000.9%2Oct 9, 2012
    PG&E CORPORATION$7,8000.9%5Mar 25, 2013
    RIVERVIEW RANCHES$7,8000.9%2Aug 2, 2012
    ROBERT A. MCCAFFREY$7,8000.9%3Oct 24, 2012
    SIERRA TEL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP$7,8000.9%2Aug 10, 2012
    SISKIYOU TELEPHONE$7,8000.9%2Aug 13, 2012
    UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND$7,8000.9%1Oct 16, 2012
    VARCOMM, INC.$7,8000.9%2Sep 10, 2012
    WAGNER & WAGNER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION$7,8000.9%2Aug 27, 2012
    SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RANCH LLC$7,7000.9%3Sep 7, 2012
    Showing 25 of 524

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