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RunwayCommitteesBUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2016

Committee header

BUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2016

Active cycles

2013-20142015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$119,071
Spent
$118,209
Net activity
$862
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jun 2013Feb 2014Oct 2014Jun 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 92.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 47% of spending.

Donor count

86

Contributions

108

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,103

Funding distribution

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 71

    Share: 92.5%

    Amount: $110,200

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 8

    Share: 3.9%

    Amount: $4,694

  • $100 - $499

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesBUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2016

Committee header

BUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2016

Active cycles

2013-20142015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$119,071
Spent
$118,209
Net activity
$862
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jun 2013Feb 2014Oct 2014Jun 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 92.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 47% of spending.

Donor count

86

Contributions

108

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,103

Funding distribution

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 71

    Share: 92.5%

    Amount: $110,200

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 8

    Share: 3.9%

    Amount: $4,694

  • $100 - $499

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 29

Share: 3.5%

Amount: $4,176

Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
$1,000 - $4,99971$110,20092.5%
$500 - $9998$4,6943.9%
$100 - $49929$4,1763.5%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $55,612

    Share: 47%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $36,430

    Share: 30.8%

  • Media

    Amount: $26,168

    Share: 22.1%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$55,61247%
Consulting$36,43030.8%
Media$26,16822.1%

Count: 29

Share: 3.5%

Amount: $4,176

Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
$1,000 - $4,99971$110,20092.5%
$500 - $9998$4,6943.9%
$100 - $49929$4,1763.5%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $55,612

    Share: 47%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $36,430

    Share: 30.8%

  • Media

    Amount: $26,168

    Share: 22.1%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$55,61247%
Consulting$36,43030.8%
Media$26,16822.1%

Panel 4 • Top donors

Top donors

DonorTotalShare*CountLast
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC$6,1005.1%3Jan 8, 2015
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS$5,0004.2%2Mar 17, 2014
UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$4,7003.9%3Jul 14, 2014
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC$4,2003.5%3Jun 30, 2014
ANESTHESIA SERVICE MEDICAL GROUP ADVOCACY FUND$4,1003.4%1Jan 28, 2015
CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS & A STRONG ECONOMY$4,1003.4%1Jun 17, 2013
GIBBS & ASSOCIATES$4,1003.4%1Dec 17, 2014
PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP$3,5002.9%2Oct 21, 2013
HALL FOR SENATE 2016$3,0002.5%1Feb 26, 2015
PACIFIC LIFE$3,0002.5%2Jun 16, 2014
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$3,0002.5%3May 14, 2014
BILL GAGEN$2,5002.1%1Dec 24, 2014
BROOKFIELD NORCAL BUILDERS INC.$2,5002.1%1Feb 14, 2015
CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION FUND$2,5002.1%1Jul 8, 2013
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL COMMITTEE$2,5002.1%1Feb 14, 2015
TRACFONE WIRELESS INC.$2,5002.1%2Jul 2, 2014
WESTERN STATES COUNCIL OF SHEET METAL WORKERS PAC$2,5002.1%1Jul 8, 2013
CALIFORNIA ASSISTED LIVING ASSOCIATION PAC$2,0001.7%1Jul 30, 2014
CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$2,0001.7%2Jan 21, 2014
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE PAC$2,0001.7%2Apr 1, 2014
FARM PAC$2,0001.7%1Aug 19, 2013
HEWLETT PACKARD$2,0001.7%1Aug 11, 2014
LUXOTTICA (LENS CRAFTERS)$2,0001.7%1Jan 15, 2014
MOTOR VEHICLE SOFTWARE CORPORATION$2,0001.7%1Mar 28, 2014
POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$2,0001.7%2Aug 20, 2013
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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
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC$6,1005.1%3Jan 8, 2015
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS$5,0004.2%2Mar 17, 2014
UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$4,7003.9%3Jul 14, 2014
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC$4,2003.5%3Jun 30, 2014
ANESTHESIA SERVICE MEDICAL GROUP ADVOCACY FUND$4,1003.4%1Jan 28, 2015
CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS & A STRONG ECONOMY$4,1003.4%1Jun 17, 2013
GIBBS & ASSOCIATES$4,1003.4%1Dec 17, 2014
PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP$3,5002.9%2Oct 21, 2013
HALL FOR SENATE 2016$3,0002.5%1Feb 26, 2015
PACIFIC LIFE$3,0002.5%2Jun 16, 2014
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$3,0002.5%3May 14, 2014
BILL GAGEN$2,5002.1%1Dec 24, 2014
BROOKFIELD NORCAL BUILDERS INC.$2,5002.1%1Feb 14, 2015
CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION FUND$2,5002.1%1Jul 8, 2013
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL COMMITTEE$2,5002.1%1Feb 14, 2015
TRACFONE WIRELESS INC.$2,5002.1%2Jul 2, 2014
WESTERN STATES COUNCIL OF SHEET METAL WORKERS PAC$2,5002.1%1Jul 8, 2013
CALIFORNIA ASSISTED LIVING ASSOCIATION PAC$2,0001.7%1Jul 30, 2014
CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$2,0001.7%2Jan 21, 2014
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE PAC$2,0001.7%2Apr 1, 2014
FARM PAC$2,0001.7%1Aug 19, 2013
HEWLETT PACKARD$2,0001.7%1Aug 11, 2014
LUXOTTICA (LENS CRAFTERS)$2,0001.7%1Jan 15, 2014
MOTOR VEHICLE SOFTWARE CORPORATION$2,0001.7%1Mar 28, 2014
POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$2,0001.7%2Aug 20, 2013
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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%.