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RunwayCommitteesSVONKIN FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2018

Committee header

SVONKIN FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2018

Active cycles

2015-20162017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$686,636
Spent
$634,528
Net activity
$52,108
Broad-base funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2016Nov 2016Oct 2017Sep 2018

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 49.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 65.3% of spending.

Donor count

387

Contributions

538

Median

$500

Average

$1,276

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 39

    Share: 46.8%

    Amount: $321,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 205

    Share: 49.5%

    Amount: $339,800

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesSVONKIN FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2018

Committee header

SVONKIN FOR BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2018

Active cycles

2015-20162017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$686,636
Spent
$634,528
Net activity
$52,108
Broad-base funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2016Nov 2016Oct 2017Sep 2018

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 49.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 65.3% of spending.

Donor count

387

Contributions

538

Median

$500

Average

$1,276

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 39

    Share: 46.8%

    Amount: $321,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 205

    Share: 49.5%

    Amount: $339,800

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 125

Share: 9.3%

Amount: $64,200

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 137

    Share: 4.4%

    Amount: $30,246

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+39$321,10046.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999205$339,80049.5%
    $500 - $999125$64,2009.3%
    $100 - $499137$30,2464.4%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $414,330

      Share: 65.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $146,963

      Share: 23.2%

    • Operations

      Amount: $70,462

      Share: 11.1%

    • Field

      Amount: $2,773

      Share: 0.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$414,33065.3%
    Consulting$146,96323.2%
    Operations$70,46211.1%
    Field$2,7730.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 19 entries, -$68,710 total.

    Count: 125

    Share: 9.3%

    Amount: $64,200

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 137

    Share: 4.4%

    Amount: $30,246

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+39$321,10046.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999205$339,80049.5%
    $500 - $999125$64,2009.3%
    $100 - $499137$30,2464.4%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $414,330

      Share: 65.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $146,963

      Share: 23.2%

    • Operations

      Amount: $70,462

      Share: 11.1%

    • Field

      Amount: $2,773

      Share: 0.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$414,33065.3%
    Consulting$146,96323.2%
    Operations$70,46211.1%
    Field$2,7730.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 19 entries, -$68,710 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    SCOTT SVONKIN$50,4007.3%15Jun 30, 2016
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL #16 PAC$14,8402.2%8Jun 14, 2018
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$14,6002.1%1Apr 3, 2018
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC$14,6002.1%2May 1, 2018
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$14,6002.1%1Feb 5, 2018
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$14,6002.1%1Jan 24, 2018
    LABORERS' LOCAL 300 SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$14,3002.1%4Dec 27, 2017
    STEAMFITTERS & REFRIGERATION U.A. LOCAL 250 PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$13,5002%3Nov 20, 2017
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC$13,0001.9%2Feb 15, 2018
    SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL, TRANSPORTATION WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION (S.M.A.R.T.) LOCAL 105 PAC$11,0001.6%4Jun 7, 2018
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$10,0001.5%4May 31, 2018
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AFFIALIATED WITH AFL-CIO LOCAL 11$9,0001.3%3Dec 21, 2016
    SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST PAC$8,8001.3%1May 23, 2018
    ARCADIS$7,8641.1%5Jun 14, 2018
    OLIVAREZ MADRUGA, LLP$7,5341.1%8Jun 14, 2018
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NO. 11 PAC$7,3521.1%4Jun 14, 2018
    ORBACH HUFF SUAREZ & HENDERSON LLP$7,3241.1%7Jun 14, 2018
    AUTUMN BURKE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$7,3001.1%1Apr 11, 2018
    CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, INC.$7,3001.1%4Apr 30, 2018
    GEORGE PLA$7,3001.1%2Dec 31, 2016
    SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721, CTW, CLC STATE & LOCAL$7,3001.1%1Jan 19, 2018
    VANIR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC.$7,1561%5Jun 14, 2018
    CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS$7,0001%2Mar 24, 2016
    GAFCON, INC.$7,0001%1May 19, 2016
    PACIFICA SERVICES, INC.$7,0001%1Feb 10, 2016
    Showing 25 of 387

    * 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
    SCOTT SVONKIN$50,4007.3%15Jun 30, 2016
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL #16 PAC$14,8402.2%8Jun 14, 2018
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$14,6002.1%1Apr 3, 2018
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC$14,6002.1%2May 1, 2018
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$14,6002.1%1Feb 5, 2018
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$14,6002.1%1Jan 24, 2018
    LABORERS' LOCAL 300 SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$14,3002.1%4Dec 27, 2017
    STEAMFITTERS & REFRIGERATION U.A. LOCAL 250 PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$13,5002%3Nov 20, 2017
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC$13,0001.9%2Feb 15, 2018
    SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL, TRANSPORTATION WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION (S.M.A.R.T.) LOCAL 105 PAC$11,0001.6%4Jun 7, 2018
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$10,0001.5%4May 31, 2018
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AFFIALIATED WITH AFL-CIO LOCAL 11$9,0001.3%3Dec 21, 2016
    SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST PAC$8,8001.3%1May 23, 2018
    ARCADIS$7,8641.1%5Jun 14, 2018
    OLIVAREZ MADRUGA, LLP$7,5341.1%8Jun 14, 2018
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NO. 11 PAC$7,3521.1%4Jun 14, 2018
    ORBACH HUFF SUAREZ & HENDERSON LLP$7,3241.1%7Jun 14, 2018
    AUTUMN BURKE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$7,3001.1%1Apr 11, 2018
    CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, INC.$7,3001.1%4Apr 30, 2018
    GEORGE PLA$7,3001.1%2Dec 31, 2016
    SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721, CTW, CLC STATE & LOCAL$7,3001.1%1Jan 19, 2018
    VANIR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC.$7,1561%5Jun 14, 2018
    CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS$7,0001%2Mar 24, 2016
    GAFCON, INC.$7,0001%1May 19, 2016
    PACIFICA SERVICES, INC.$7,0001%1Feb 10, 2016
    Showing 25 of 387

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