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RunwayCommitteesLICHTBLAU FOR JUDGE 2016; FRIENDS OF SHEILA

Committee header

LICHTBLAU FOR JUDGE 2016; FRIENDS OF SHEILA

Active cycles

2016-20172017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$290,416
Spent
$206,512
Net activity
$83,904
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2016Jul 2016Dec 2016Dec 2017

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 59.2% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 67.8% of spending.

Donor count

360

Contributions

527

Median

$100

Average

$551

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 12

    Share: 59.2%

    Amount: $172,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 26

    Share: 12.4%

    Amount: $36,084

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesLICHTBLAU FOR JUDGE 2016; FRIENDS OF SHEILA

Committee header

LICHTBLAU FOR JUDGE 2016; FRIENDS OF SHEILA

Active cycles

2016-20172017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$290,416
Spent
$206,512
Net activity
$83,904
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2016Jul 2016Dec 2016Dec 2017

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 59.2% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 67.8% of spending.

Donor count

360

Contributions

527

Median

$100

Average

$551

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 12

    Share: 59.2%

    Amount: $172,000

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 26

    Share: 12.4%

    Amount: $36,084

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 43

Share: 8%

Amount: $23,100

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 378

    Share: 20%

    Amount: $58,102

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 23

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $1,130

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+12$172,00059.2%
    $1,000 - $4,99926$36,08412.4%
    $500 - $99943$23,1008%
    $100 - $499378$58,10220%
    $1 - $9923$1,1300.4%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $140,080

      Share: 67.8%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $43,002

      Share: 20.8%

    • Operations

      Amount: $23,322

      Share: 11.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $108

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$140,08067.8%
    Consulting$43,00220.8%
    Operations$23,32211.3%
    Field$1080.1%

    Count: 43

    Share: 8%

    Amount: $23,100

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 378

    Share: 20%

    Amount: $58,102

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 23

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $1,130

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+12$172,00059.2%
    $1,000 - $4,99926$36,08412.4%
    $500 - $99943$23,1008%
    $100 - $499378$58,10220%
    $1 - $9923$1,1300.4%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $140,080

      Share: 67.8%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $43,002

      Share: 20.8%

    • Operations

      Amount: $23,322

      Share: 11.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $108

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$140,08067.8%
    Consulting$43,00220.8%
    Operations$23,32211.3%
    Field$1080.1%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    SHEILA M. LICHTBLAU$111,78338.5%28Dec 1, 2017
    SHEILA S. LICHTBLAU$61,70021.2%31Oct 24, 2016
    MANESH J. SHAH$7,5002.6%2Jul 23, 2016
    JAMES PATRICK DOMINGUEZ$3,0001%2Sep 13, 2016
    ERICH LIGHTBLAU$2,5000.9%1Apr 23, 2016
    TALKOT CAPITAL LLC$2,5000.9%1Sep 14, 2016
    IRWIN M. LICHTBLAU$2,0000.7%2Sep 14, 2016
    JONATHAN FRIEMAN$2,0000.7%2Sep 23, 2016
    LOUDERBACK LAW GROUP$2,0000.7%2Aug 11, 2016
    NEIL J. MORAN$1,7500.6%3Jan 6, 2017
    JAMES C. NIELSEN$1,5000.5%2Aug 20, 2016
    JONATHAN GERTLER$1,5000.5%2Sep 15, 2016
    NAVNEET S. CHUGH$1,5000.5%2Sep 21, 2016
    MORDECHAI WINTER$1,4000.5%4Aug 2, 2016
    CHARLES P. LITCHFIELD$1,3000.4%1Jul 18, 2016
    TERESA JOYCE$1,3000.4%2Aug 20, 2016
    BASIL PLASTIRAS$1,2500.4%2Aug 12, 2016
    VIDHYA PRABHAKARA$1,2500.4%2Sep 16, 2016
    PERRY D. LITCHFIELD$1,2000.4%1Jul 18, 2016
    RASESH SHAH$1,0010.3%1Apr 4, 2016
    CHRISTOPHER D. SULLIVAN$1,0000.3%1Sep 29, 2016
    CLIFF GLEICHER$1,0000.3%2Sep 27, 2016
    KATY ORR$1,0000.3%1Jul 6, 2016
    LYNN DURYEE$1,0000.3%2Sep 20, 2016
    NALINI RAMACHANDRAN$1,0000.3%2Aug 14, 2016
    Showing 25 of 360

    * 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
    SHEILA M. LICHTBLAU$111,78338.5%28Dec 1, 2017
    SHEILA S. LICHTBLAU$61,70021.2%31Oct 24, 2016
    MANESH J. SHAH$7,5002.6%2Jul 23, 2016
    JAMES PATRICK DOMINGUEZ$3,0001%2Sep 13, 2016
    ERICH LIGHTBLAU$2,5000.9%1Apr 23, 2016
    TALKOT CAPITAL LLC$2,5000.9%1Sep 14, 2016
    IRWIN M. LICHTBLAU$2,0000.7%2Sep 14, 2016
    JONATHAN FRIEMAN$2,0000.7%2Sep 23, 2016
    LOUDERBACK LAW GROUP$2,0000.7%2Aug 11, 2016
    NEIL J. MORAN$1,7500.6%3Jan 6, 2017
    JAMES C. NIELSEN$1,5000.5%2Aug 20, 2016
    JONATHAN GERTLER$1,5000.5%2Sep 15, 2016
    NAVNEET S. CHUGH$1,5000.5%2Sep 21, 2016
    MORDECHAI WINTER$1,4000.5%4Aug 2, 2016
    CHARLES P. LITCHFIELD$1,3000.4%1Jul 18, 2016
    TERESA JOYCE$1,3000.4%2Aug 20, 2016
    BASIL PLASTIRAS$1,2500.4%2Aug 12, 2016
    VIDHYA PRABHAKARA$1,2500.4%2Sep 16, 2016
    PERRY D. LITCHFIELD$1,2000.4%1Jul 18, 2016
    RASESH SHAH$1,0010.3%1Apr 4, 2016
    CHRISTOPHER D. SULLIVAN$1,0000.3%1Sep 29, 2016
    CLIFF GLEICHER$1,0000.3%2Sep 27, 2016
    KATY ORR$1,0000.3%1Jul 6, 2016
    LYNN DURYEE$1,0000.3%2Sep 20, 2016
    NALINI RAMACHANDRAN$1,0000.3%2Aug 14, 2016
    Showing 25 of 360

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