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RunwayCommitteesSTERN FOR SENATE 2020

Committee header

STERN FOR SENATE 2020

Active cycles

2015-20162017-20182019-20202021-2022

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,616,144
Spent
$2,006,610
Net activity
-$390,466
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Dec 2016May 2018Oct 2019Mar 2021

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 84% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 92.2% of spending.

Donor count

561

Contributions

954

Median

$1,300

Average

$1,694

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 21

    Share: 10.4%

    Amount: $168,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 686

    Share: 84%

    Amount: $1,357,704

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesSTERN FOR SENATE 2020

Committee header

STERN FOR SENATE 2020

Active cycles

2015-20162017-20182019-20202021-2022

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,616,144
Spent
$2,006,610
Net activity
-$390,466
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Dec 2016May 2018Oct 2019Mar 2021

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 84% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 92.2% of spending.

Donor count

561

Contributions

954

Median

$1,300

Average

$1,694

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 21

    Share: 10.4%

    Amount: $168,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 686

    Share: 84%

    Amount: $1,357,704

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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Count: 104

Share: 4%

Amount: $64,105

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 125

    Share: 1.6%

    Amount: $26,351

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 16

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $934

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+21$168,10010.4%
    $1,000 - $4,999686$1,357,70484%
    $500 - $999104$64,1054%
    $100 - $499125$26,3511.6%
    $1 - $9916$9340.1%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $1,850,352

      Share: 92.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $140,377

      Share: 7%

    • Field

      Amount: $13,461

      Share: 0.7%

    • Media

      Amount: $2,420

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$1,850,35292.2%
    Consulting$140,3777%
    Field$13,4610.7%
    Media$2,4200.1%

    Refunds and adjustments: 2 entries, -$1,050 total.

    Count: 104

    Share: 4%

    Amount: $64,105

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 125

    Share: 1.6%

    Amount: $26,351

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 16

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $934

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+21$168,10010.4%
    $1,000 - $4,999686$1,357,70484%
    $500 - $999104$64,1054%
    $100 - $499125$26,3511.6%
    $1 - $9916$9340.1%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $1,850,352

      Share: 92.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $140,377

      Share: 7%

    • Field

      Amount: $13,461

      Share: 0.7%

    • Media

      Amount: $2,420

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$1,850,35292.2%
    Consulting$140,3777%
    Field$13,4610.7%
    Media$2,4200.1%

    Refunds and adjustments: 2 entries, -$1,050 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC$18,6001.2%2Jun 30, 2020
    CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS$18,6001.2%5Aug 7, 2020
    CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION FUND$18,6001.2%5Jul 20, 2020
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$18,6001.2%3Sep 12, 2020
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$16,0001%11Oct 29, 2020
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$14,1000.9%2Sep 8, 2020
    UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA/UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PAC (UNAC PAC) SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$14,0000.9%2Oct 28, 2020
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$13,9500.9%2Sep 12, 2020
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NO. 11 PAC$13,8000.9%4Jun 30, 2019
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL #16 PAC$13,8000.9%3Jun 4, 2019
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$13,7000.8%3Aug 10, 2020
    CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PAC$12,5000.8%11Oct 19, 2020
    STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO$12,3000.8%2Oct 5, 2020
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$12,1000.7%5Mar 20, 2019
    ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES$9,4000.6%4Feb 25, 2020
    BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$9,4000.6%4Dec 23, 2019
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC$9,4000.6%6Oct 19, 2020
    CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY$9,4000.6%2Oct 8, 2020
    ERIKA D. BRUNSON$9,4000.6%4Feb 26, 2020
    FACEBOOK, INC.$9,4000.6%4Jun 3, 2019
    GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITTEE$9,4000.6%7Dec 26, 2019
    LOS ANGELES POLICE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE PAC$9,4000.6%4Jul 5, 2019
    MARK JASON$9,4000.6%2Sep 30, 2019
    SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$9,4000.6%7Nov 12, 2019
    SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721, CTW, CLC STATE & LOCAL$9,4000.6%2Feb 28, 2020
    Showing 25 of 561

    * 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
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC$18,6001.2%2Jun 30, 2020
    CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS$18,6001.2%5Aug 7, 2020
    CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION FUND$18,6001.2%5Jul 20, 2020
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$18,6001.2%3Sep 12, 2020
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$16,0001%11Oct 29, 2020
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$14,1000.9%2Sep 8, 2020
    UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA/UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PAC (UNAC PAC) SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$14,0000.9%2Oct 28, 2020
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$13,9500.9%2Sep 12, 2020
    INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NO. 11 PAC$13,8000.9%4Jun 30, 2019
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL #16 PAC$13,8000.9%3Jun 4, 2019
    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - CA PEOPLE$13,7000.8%3Aug 10, 2020
    CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS PAC$12,5000.8%11Oct 19, 2020
    STANDING COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, AFL-CIO$12,3000.8%2Oct 5, 2020
    CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CDA PAC)$12,1000.7%5Mar 20, 2019
    ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES$9,4000.6%4Feb 25, 2020
    BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$9,4000.6%4Dec 23, 2019
    CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC$9,4000.6%6Oct 19, 2020
    CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY$9,4000.6%2Oct 8, 2020
    ERIKA D. BRUNSON$9,4000.6%4Feb 26, 2020
    FACEBOOK, INC.$9,4000.6%4Jun 3, 2019
    GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA COURAGE COMMITTEE$9,4000.6%7Dec 26, 2019
    LOS ANGELES POLICE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE PAC$9,4000.6%4Jul 5, 2019
    MARK JASON$9,4000.6%2Sep 30, 2019
    SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS$9,4000.6%7Nov 12, 2019
    SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721, CTW, CLC STATE & LOCAL$9,4000.6%2Feb 28, 2020
    Showing 25 of 561

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