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RunwayCommitteesNIELSEN - SENATE 2012, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Committee header

NIELSEN - SENATE 2012, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Active cycles

2011-20122013-20142015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$559,788
Spent
$556,770
Net activity
$3,018
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Sep 2012Dec 2012Apr 2013Jan 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 84.3% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 62.6% of spending.

Donor count

404

Contributions

533

Median

$900

Average

$1,050

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 2

    Share: 2.3%

    Amount: $12,800

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 261

    Share: 84.3%

    Amount: $471,807

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesNIELSEN - SENATE 2012, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Committee header

NIELSEN - SENATE 2012, TAXPAYERS FOR JIM

Active cycles

2011-20122013-20142015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$559,788
Spent
$556,770
Net activity
$3,018
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Sep 2012Dec 2012Apr 2013Jan 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 84.3% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 62.6% of spending.

Donor count

404

Contributions

533

Median

$900

Average

$1,050

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 2

    Share: 2.3%

    Amount: $12,800

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 261

    Share: 84.3%

    Amount: $471,807

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 78

Share: 7.6%

Amount: $42,566

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 176

    Share: 5.7%

    Amount: $31,910

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 12

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $705

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+2$12,8002.3%
    $1,000 - $4,999261$471,80784.3%
    $500 - $99978$42,5667.6%
    $100 - $499176$31,9105.7%
    $1 - $9912$7050.1%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $348,672

      Share: 62.6%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $111,481

      Share: 20%

    • Operations

      Amount: $85,610

      Share: 15.4%

    • Field

      Amount: $11,007

      Share: 2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$348,67262.6%
    Consulting$111,48120%
    Operations$85,61015.4%
    Field$11,0072%

    Count: 78

    Share: 7.6%

    Amount: $42,566

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 176

    Share: 5.7%

    Amount: $31,910

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 12

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $705

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+2$12,8002.3%
    $1,000 - $4,999261$471,80784.3%
    $500 - $99978$42,5667.6%
    $100 - $499176$31,9105.7%
    $1 - $9912$7050.1%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $348,672

      Share: 62.6%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $111,481

      Share: 20%

    • Operations

      Amount: $85,610

      Share: 15.4%

    • Field

      Amount: $11,007

      Share: 2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$348,67262.6%
    Consulting$111,48120%
    Operations$85,61015.4%
    Field$11,0072%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$15,6002.8%3Dec 17, 2012
    CDF FIREFIGHTERS SMALL CONTRIBUTOR PAC$10,6001.9%3Oct 27, 2012
    C.C. YIN$7,8001.4%2Oct 1, 2012
    PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION$7,8001.4%3Apr 19, 2013
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$7,8001.4%3Dec 22, 2012
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$7,8001.4%2Jun 29, 2013
    TAXPAYERS FOR BOB HUFF FOR SENATE 2012$7,8001.4%2Oct 24, 2012
    COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS STATE PAC$6,4001.1%5Dec 11, 2012
    THE DOCTORS COMPANY PAC$6,4001.1%3Feb 19, 2013
    AT&T INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$6,3001.1%4Oct 22, 2012
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC. (RAI SERVICES COMPANY)$6,0001.1%4Oct 15, 2012
    BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS PAC$5,9001.1%3Dec 11, 2012
    CHEVRON CORPORATION$5,9001.1%3Jan 8, 2013
    FARM PAC$5,9001.1%3Mar 29, 2013
    POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF CCAA$5,6501%4Jan 11, 2013
    PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS$5,6401%2Jun 21, 2013
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$5,4001%4Feb 19, 2013
    WALGREENS CO.$5,3000.9%2Oct 27, 2012
    CALIFORNIA RICE PAC$5,0000.9%2Mar 29, 2013
    KEN LAGRANDE$5,0000.9%3Nov 1, 2012
    CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE PAC$4,9000.9%5Dec 11, 2012
    FIELDSTEAD & COMPANY$4,9000.9%2Dec 22, 2012
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN PAC$4,5000.8%3Oct 27, 2012
    SAN FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS PAC$4,1000.7%2Apr 12, 2013
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC$4,0000.7%2Dec 21, 2012
    Showing 25 of 404

    * 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 REAL ESTATE PAC$15,6002.8%3Dec 17, 2012
    CDF FIREFIGHTERS SMALL CONTRIBUTOR PAC$10,6001.9%3Oct 27, 2012
    C.C. YIN$7,8001.4%2Oct 1, 2012
    PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION$7,8001.4%3Apr 19, 2013
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$7,8001.4%3Dec 22, 2012
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$7,8001.4%2Jun 29, 2013
    TAXPAYERS FOR BOB HUFF FOR SENATE 2012$7,8001.4%2Oct 24, 2012
    COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS STATE PAC$6,4001.1%5Dec 11, 2012
    THE DOCTORS COMPANY PAC$6,4001.1%3Feb 19, 2013
    AT&T INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$6,3001.1%4Oct 22, 2012
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC. (RAI SERVICES COMPANY)$6,0001.1%4Oct 15, 2012
    BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS PAC$5,9001.1%3Dec 11, 2012
    CHEVRON CORPORATION$5,9001.1%3Jan 8, 2013
    FARM PAC$5,9001.1%3Mar 29, 2013
    POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF CCAA$5,6501%4Jan 11, 2013
    PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS$5,6401%2Jun 21, 2013
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$5,4001%4Feb 19, 2013
    WALGREENS CO.$5,3000.9%2Oct 27, 2012
    CALIFORNIA RICE PAC$5,0000.9%2Mar 29, 2013
    KEN LAGRANDE$5,0000.9%3Nov 1, 2012
    CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE PAC$4,9000.9%5Dec 11, 2012
    FIELDSTEAD & COMPANY$4,9000.9%2Dec 22, 2012
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN PAC$4,5000.8%3Oct 27, 2012
    SAN FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS PAC$4,1000.7%2Apr 12, 2013
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC$4,0000.7%2Dec 21, 2012
    Showing 25 of 404

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