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RunwayCommitteesCHOU 2012, CITIZENS TO RETAIN JUDGE JAMES

Committee header

CHOU 2012, CITIZENS TO RETAIN JUDGE JAMES

Active cycles

2012-2013

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$86,650
Spent
$82,381
Net activity
$4,269
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2012May 2012Aug 2012Dec 2012

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$100 - $499 is the largest bucket at 50.7% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 42.4% of spending.

Donor count

348

Contributions

362

Median

$100

Average

$239

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1

    Share: 5.8%

    Amount: $5,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 16

    Share: 24.2%

    Amount: $21,000

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesCHOU 2012, CITIZENS TO RETAIN JUDGE JAMES

Committee header

CHOU 2012, CITIZENS TO RETAIN JUDGE JAMES

Active cycles

2012-2013

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$86,650
Spent
$82,381
Net activity
$4,269
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2012May 2012Aug 2012Dec 2012

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$100 - $499 is the largest bucket at 50.7% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 42.4% of spending.

Donor count

348

Contributions

362

Median

$100

Average

$239

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1

    Share: 5.8%

    Amount: $5,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 16

    Share: 24.2%

    Amount: $21,000

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 33

Share: 19.3%

Amount: $16,750

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 306

    Share: 50.7%

    Amount: $43,900

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1$5,0005.8%
    $1,000 - $4,99916$21,00024.2%
    $500 - $99933$16,75019.3%
    $100 - $499306$43,90050.7%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $34,931

      Share: 42.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $28,786

      Share: 34.9%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $18,665

      Share: 22.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$34,93142.4%
    Operations$28,78634.9%
    Consulting$18,66522.7%

    Count: 33

    Share: 19.3%

    Amount: $16,750

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 306

    Share: 50.7%

    Amount: $43,900

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1$5,0005.8%
    $1,000 - $4,99916$21,00024.2%
    $500 - $99933$16,75019.3%
    $100 - $499306$43,90050.7%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $34,931

      Share: 42.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $28,786

      Share: 34.9%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $18,665

      Share: 22.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$34,93142.4%
    Operations$28,78634.9%
    Consulting$18,66522.7%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    JAMES CHOU$5,5006.3%8Feb 15, 2012
    PERRY LITCHFIELD$2,5002.9%1May 25, 2012
    SEILER EPSTEIN ZIEGLER & APPLEGATE LLP$2,5002.9%1Mar 12, 2012
    ANDREW WU$2,0002.3%1Apr 18, 2012
    FREITAS MCCARTHY MACMAHON & KEATING LLP$2,0002.3%1Feb 28, 2012
    ANDREW SWEET$1,0001.2%1Mar 21, 2012
    ELIZABETH LEE$1,0001.2%1Mar 21, 2012
    JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE TOGETHER, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION$1,0001.2%1May 15, 2012
    KEITH PETRAK$1,0001.2%1Mar 7, 2012
    LEE LEE CHAU$1,0001.2%1Mar 7, 2012
    MARK STOUT$1,0001.2%1Mar 22, 2012
    PAUL HAAKENSON$1,0001.2%1Feb 27, 2012
    ROBERT EDINGTON$1,0001.2%1Apr 4, 2012
    SAN FRANCISCO FIRE FIGHTERS PAC$1,0001.2%1Apr 20, 2012
    SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC$1,0001.2%1May 23, 2012
    SANDRA DREDGE$1,0001.2%1Mar 6, 2012
    VERNA ADAMS$1,0001.2%1Mar 17, 2012
    KELLY SIMMONS$7500.9%1Apr 2, 2012
    ANDREW MC LAUGHLIN$5000.6%1Apr 17, 2012
    BURGLIN LAW OFFICES PC$5000.6%1Apr 2, 2012
    CHARLIE DRESOW$5000.6%2Apr 20, 2012
    CLIC - EXIS EYEWEAR - CLIC GOGGLES$5000.6%1Mar 23, 2012
    DAVID ANDERSON$5000.6%1Mar 21, 2012
    ERIC STERNBERGER$5000.6%1Mar 3, 2012
    FOR YOUR GARDENS' NEEDS$5000.6%1Apr 2, 2012
    Showing 25 of 348

    * 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
    JAMES CHOU$5,5006.3%8Feb 15, 2012
    PERRY LITCHFIELD$2,5002.9%1May 25, 2012
    SEILER EPSTEIN ZIEGLER & APPLEGATE LLP$2,5002.9%1Mar 12, 2012
    ANDREW WU$2,0002.3%1Apr 18, 2012
    FREITAS MCCARTHY MACMAHON & KEATING LLP$2,0002.3%1Feb 28, 2012
    ANDREW SWEET$1,0001.2%1Mar 21, 2012
    ELIZABETH LEE$1,0001.2%1Mar 21, 2012
    JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE TOGETHER, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION$1,0001.2%1May 15, 2012
    KEITH PETRAK$1,0001.2%1Mar 7, 2012
    LEE LEE CHAU$1,0001.2%1Mar 7, 2012
    MARK STOUT$1,0001.2%1Mar 22, 2012
    PAUL HAAKENSON$1,0001.2%1Feb 27, 2012
    ROBERT EDINGTON$1,0001.2%1Apr 4, 2012
    SAN FRANCISCO FIRE FIGHTERS PAC$1,0001.2%1Apr 20, 2012
    SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC$1,0001.2%1May 23, 2012
    SANDRA DREDGE$1,0001.2%1Mar 6, 2012
    VERNA ADAMS$1,0001.2%1Mar 17, 2012
    KELLY SIMMONS$7500.9%1Apr 2, 2012
    ANDREW MC LAUGHLIN$5000.6%1Apr 17, 2012
    BURGLIN LAW OFFICES PC$5000.6%1Apr 2, 2012
    CHARLIE DRESOW$5000.6%2Apr 20, 2012
    CLIC - EXIS EYEWEAR - CLIC GOGGLES$5000.6%1Mar 23, 2012
    DAVID ANDERSON$5000.6%1Mar 21, 2012
    ERIC STERNBERGER$5000.6%1Mar 3, 2012
    FOR YOUR GARDENS' NEEDS$5000.6%1Apr 2, 2012
    Showing 25 of 348

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