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RunwayCommitteesGAINES FOR BOE 2018; TAXPAYERS FOR

Committee header

GAINES FOR BOE 2018; TAXPAYERS FOR

Active cycles

2015-20162017-20182019-2020

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$867,225
Spent
$826,083
Net activity
$41,142
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Aug 2015Jan 2017Apr 2018Jun 2019

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 74.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 53.2% of spending.

Donor count

317

Contributions

534

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,624

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 20

    Share: 20.4%

    Amount: $177,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 387

    Share: 74.8%

    Amount: $648,615

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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RunwayCommitteesGAINES FOR BOE 2018; TAXPAYERS FOR

Committee header

GAINES FOR BOE 2018; TAXPAYERS FOR

Active cycles

2015-20162017-20182019-2020

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$867,225
Spent
$826,083
Net activity
$41,142
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Aug 2015Jan 2017Apr 2018Jun 2019

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 74.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 53.2% of spending.

Donor count

317

Contributions

534

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,624

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 20

    Share: 20.4%

    Amount: $177,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 387

    Share: 74.8%

    Amount: $648,615

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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Count: 45

Share: 2.9%

Amount: $25,300

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 79

    Share: 1.9%

    Amount: $16,250

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 2

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $60

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+20$177,00020.4%
    $1,000 - $4,999387$648,61574.8%
    $500 - $99945$25,3002.9%
    $100 - $49979$16,2501.9%
    $1 - $992$600%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $439,465

      Share: 53.2%

    • Operations

      Amount: $231,877

      Share: 28.1%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $147,438

      Share: 17.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $7,303

      Share: 0.9%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$439,46553.2%
    Operations$231,87728.1%
    Consulting$147,43817.8%
    Field$7,3030.9%

    Count: 45

    Share: 2.9%

    Amount: $25,300

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 79

    Share: 1.9%

    Amount: $16,250

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 2

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $60

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+20$177,00020.4%
    $1,000 - $4,999387$648,61574.8%
    $500 - $99945$25,3002.9%
    $100 - $49979$16,2501.9%
    $1 - $992$600%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $439,465

      Share: 53.2%

    • Operations

      Amount: $231,877

      Share: 28.1%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $147,438

      Share: 17.8%

    • Field

      Amount: $7,303

      Share: 0.9%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$439,46553.2%
    Operations$231,87728.1%
    Consulting$147,43817.8%
    Field$7,3030.9%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    GAINES FOR SENATE 2016$64,0007.4%3May 25, 2018
    MARTIN A. HARMON AND AUBURN MANOR HOLDING CORPORATION$14,6001.7%5Jul 31, 2018
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$14,4001.7%6Oct 30, 2017
    BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY$14,0001.6%7Sep 11, 2018
    PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY STATE & LOCAL PAC$12,3001.4%3Oct 22, 2018
    ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.$11,6001.3%4Sep 14, 2018
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$11,4001.3%3May 4, 2017
    PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. , MADE BY ALTRIA CORPORATE SERVICES INC.$11,4001.3%3Jun 14, 2017
    MOTOR VEHICLE SOFTWARE CORPORATION$11,0001.3%3Oct 17, 2018
    AT&T INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$10,8001.2%2Sep 21, 2018
    SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND MIWOK INDIANS$10,7001.2%6Sep 10, 2018
    SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS INC.$10,5001.2%3Apr 3, 2017
    NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS & FIRE FIGHTERS BENEFIT ASSN TRUST$10,0001.2%8Aug 18, 2018
    GOLDEN BEAR INSURANCE COMPANY$9,8001.1%2Oct 12, 2018
    USAA$9,6001.1%3Oct 17, 2018
    PACIFIC LIFE$9,5001.1%7Feb 12, 2018
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC.$9,5001.1%4Sep 17, 2018
    INSURANCE BROKERS AND AGENTS CANDIDATE PAC$9,3001.1%6Aug 23, 2018
    UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE AUBURN RANCHERIA$9,3001.1%2Aug 15, 2018
    BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$9,0001%5Jun 20, 2017
    JEAN FULLER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8001%4Mar 5, 2018
    BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$8,6001%3Sep 11, 2018
    PACIFIC COAST COMPANIES, INC.$8,5001%3Oct 30, 2017
    ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY$8,4001%3May 15, 2018
    CYNTHIA GALLAHER$7,3000.8%1Oct 2, 2018
    Showing 25 of 317

    * 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
    GAINES FOR SENATE 2016$64,0007.4%3May 25, 2018
    MARTIN A. HARMON AND AUBURN MANOR HOLDING CORPORATION$14,6001.7%5Jul 31, 2018
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$14,4001.7%6Oct 30, 2017
    BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY$14,0001.6%7Sep 11, 2018
    PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY STATE & LOCAL PAC$12,3001.4%3Oct 22, 2018
    ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.$11,6001.3%4Sep 14, 2018
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$11,4001.3%3May 4, 2017
    PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. , MADE BY ALTRIA CORPORATE SERVICES INC.$11,4001.3%3Jun 14, 2017
    MOTOR VEHICLE SOFTWARE CORPORATION$11,0001.3%3Oct 17, 2018
    AT&T INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$10,8001.2%2Sep 21, 2018
    SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND MIWOK INDIANS$10,7001.2%6Sep 10, 2018
    SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS INC.$10,5001.2%3Apr 3, 2017
    NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS & FIRE FIGHTERS BENEFIT ASSN TRUST$10,0001.2%8Aug 18, 2018
    GOLDEN BEAR INSURANCE COMPANY$9,8001.1%2Oct 12, 2018
    USAA$9,6001.1%3Oct 17, 2018
    PACIFIC LIFE$9,5001.1%7Feb 12, 2018
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC.$9,5001.1%4Sep 17, 2018
    INSURANCE BROKERS AND AGENTS CANDIDATE PAC$9,3001.1%6Aug 23, 2018
    UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE AUBURN RANCHERIA$9,3001.1%2Aug 15, 2018
    BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$9,0001%5Jun 20, 2017
    JEAN FULLER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8001%4Mar 5, 2018
    BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$8,6001%3Sep 11, 2018
    PACIFIC COAST COMPANIES, INC.$8,5001%3Oct 30, 2017
    ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY$8,4001%3May 15, 2018
    CYNTHIA GALLAHER$7,3000.8%1Oct 2, 2018
    Showing 25 of 317

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