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RunwayCommitteesBUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2015

Committee header

BUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2015

Active cycles

2015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$527,207
Spent
$408,144
Net activity
$119,063
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2015Aug 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 58.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 45.1% of spending.

Donor count

244

Contributions

291

Median

$500

Average

$1,812

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 9

    Share: 58.8%

    Amount: $310,182

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 111

    Share: 34.2%

    Amount: $180,264

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 30

    Share: 3.1%

    Amount: $16,349

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesBUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2015

Committee header

BUCHANAN FOR SENATE 2015

Active cycles

2015-2016

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$527,207
Spent
$408,144
Net activity
$119,063
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2015Aug 2015

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 58.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 45.1% of spending.

Donor count

244

Contributions

291

Median

$500

Average

$1,812

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 9

    Share: 58.8%

    Amount: $310,182

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 111

    Share: 34.2%

    Amount: $180,264

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 30

    Share: 3.1%

    Amount: $16,349

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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  • $100 - $499

    Count: 133

    Share: 3.8%

    Amount: $20,213

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 4

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $200

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+9$310,18258.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999111$180,26434.2%
    $500 - $99930$16,3493.1%
    $100 - $499133$20,2133.8%
    $1 - $994$2000%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $184,060

      Share: 45.1%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $100,001

      Share: 24.5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $71,942

      Share: 17.6%

    • Field

      Amount: $52,141

      Share: 12.8%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$184,06045.1%
    Consulting$100,00124.5%
    Operations$71,94217.6%
    Field$52,14112.8%

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 133

    Share: 3.8%

    Amount: $20,213

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 4

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $200

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+9$310,18258.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999111$180,26434.2%
    $500 - $99930$16,3493.1%
    $100 - $499133$20,2133.8%
    $1 - $994$2000%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $184,060

      Share: 45.1%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $100,001

      Share: 24.5%

    • Operations

      Amount: $71,942

      Share: 17.6%

    • Field

      Amount: $52,141

      Share: 12.8%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$184,06045.1%
    Consulting$100,00124.5%
    Operations$71,94217.6%
    Field$52,14112.8%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    JOAN BUCHANAN$285,98254.2%10Aug 10, 2015
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$8,2001.6%1Feb 2, 2015
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$8,2001.6%1Feb 7, 2015
    CCPOA PAC$8,1001.5%4Feb 26, 2015
    CHEVRON CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES/AFFILIATES$8,1001.5%3Mar 13, 2015
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$7,8001.5%1Jan 23, 2015
    UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$5,0000.9%2Mar 16, 2015
    CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$4,9000.9%3Jan 23, 2015
    PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$4,9000.9%6Jan 23, 2015
    AT&T CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEE PAC$4,2000.8%1Mar 4, 2015
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$4,2000.8%1Feb 20, 2015
    CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY$4,2000.8%1Jan 31, 2015
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 595 PAC$4,2000.8%1Feb 15, 2015
    SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION 104 POLITICAL COMMITTEE$4,2000.8%1Mar 16, 2015
    ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    CHARTER$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    COX COMMUNICATIONS INC.$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    SEMPRA ENERGY$3,9000.7%4Jan 23, 2015
    TIME WARNER CABLE$3,9000.7%2Jan 23, 2015
    ANTHEM BLUE CROSS$3,5000.7%2Mar 16, 2015
    FOSTER INTERSTATE MEDIA INC.$3,4640.7%1Mar 16, 2015
    PACIFIC LIFE$3,0000.6%2Mar 6, 2015
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$3,0000.6%3Mar 3, 2015
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS, INC.$2,5000.5%2Jan 23, 2015
    Showing 25 of 244

    * 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
    JOAN BUCHANAN$285,98254.2%10Aug 10, 2015
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$8,2001.6%1Feb 2, 2015
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$8,2001.6%1Feb 7, 2015
    CCPOA PAC$8,1001.5%4Feb 26, 2015
    CHEVRON CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES/AFFILIATES$8,1001.5%3Mar 13, 2015
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$7,8001.5%1Jan 23, 2015
    UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$5,0000.9%2Mar 16, 2015
    CALIFORNIA CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION PAC$4,9000.9%3Jan 23, 2015
    PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$4,9000.9%6Jan 23, 2015
    AT&T CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEE PAC$4,2000.8%1Mar 4, 2015
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$4,2000.8%1Feb 20, 2015
    CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY$4,2000.8%1Jan 31, 2015
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 595 PAC$4,2000.8%1Feb 15, 2015
    SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION 104 POLITICAL COMMITTEE$4,2000.8%1Mar 16, 2015
    ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS PAC$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    CHARTER$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    COX COMMUNICATIONS INC.$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC$3,9000.7%1Jan 23, 2015
    SEMPRA ENERGY$3,9000.7%4Jan 23, 2015
    TIME WARNER CABLE$3,9000.7%2Jan 23, 2015
    ANTHEM BLUE CROSS$3,5000.7%2Mar 16, 2015
    FOSTER INTERSTATE MEDIA INC.$3,4640.7%1Mar 16, 2015
    PACIFIC LIFE$3,0000.6%2Mar 6, 2015
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$3,0000.6%3Mar 3, 2015
    CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS, INC.$2,5000.5%2Jan 23, 2015
    Showing 25 of 244

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