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RunwayCommitteesMELENDEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; MELISSA

Committee header

MELENDEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; MELISSA

Active cycles

2017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$316,562
Spent
$420,473
Net activity
-$103,911
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2017Sep 2017Apr 2018Dec 2018

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 90% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 68.2% of spending.

Donor count

186

Contributions

292

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,084

Funding distribution

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 177

    Share: 90%

    Amount: $285,050

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 44

    Share: 7.3%

    Amount: $23,200

  • $100 - $499

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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RunwayCommitteesMELENDEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; MELISSA

Committee header

MELENDEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; MELISSA

Active cycles

2017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$316,562
Spent
$420,473
Net activity
-$103,911
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2017Sep 2017Apr 2018Dec 2018

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 90% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 68.2% of spending.

Donor count

186

Contributions

292

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,084

Funding distribution

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 177

    Share: 90%

    Amount: $285,050

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 44

    Share: 7.3%

    Amount: $23,200

  • $100 - $499

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 50

Share: 2.9%

Amount: $9,162

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 20

    Share: 0.2%

    Amount: $650

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $1,000 - $4,999177$285,05090%
    $500 - $99944$23,2007.3%
    $100 - $49950$9,1622.9%
    $1 - $9920$6500.2%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $286,724

      Share: 68.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $89,063

      Share: 21.2%

    • Media

      Amount: $30,511

      Share: 7.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $14,175

      Share: 3.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$286,72468.2%
    Consulting$89,06321.2%
    Media$30,5117.3%
    Field$14,1753.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,500 total.

    Count: 50

    Share: 2.9%

    Amount: $9,162

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 20

    Share: 0.2%

    Amount: $650

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $1,000 - $4,999177$285,05090%
    $500 - $99944$23,2007.3%
    $100 - $49950$9,1622.9%
    $1 - $9920$6500.2%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $286,724

      Share: 68.2%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $89,063

      Share: 21.2%

    • Media

      Amount: $30,511

      Share: 7.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $14,175

      Share: 3.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$286,72468.2%
    Consulting$89,06321.2%
    Media$30,5117.3%
    Field$14,1753.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,500 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    AT&T INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$8,8002.8%6Aug 31, 2018
    CHEVRON CORPORATION$8,8002.8%4Oct 15, 2018
    DENNIS A. TROESH$8,8002.8%2Jun 18, 2018
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$8,8002.8%3May 11, 2018
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$8,8002.8%2Mar 13, 2018
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC. (RAI SERVICES COMPANY)$5,9001.9%3Sep 18, 2018
    CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION - CRC SERVICES, LLC$5,0001.6%3Mar 16, 2018
    VALERO SERVICES, INC.$5,0001.6%3Apr 16, 2018
    CALIFORNIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION STATE PAC$4,5001.4%5May 14, 2018
    CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$4,5001.4%3Aug 20, 2018
    DART CONTAINER CORPORATION$4,5001.4%3Sep 27, 2018
    THE CLOROX COMPANY$4,5001.4%3Jun 14, 2018
    THE DOCTORS COMPANY PAC$4,5001.4%2Aug 24, 2018
    BURRTEC WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.$4,4001.4%3Jun 7, 2018
    JOHNSON MACHINERY, CO.$4,4001.4%1Mar 16, 2017
    SEMPRA ENERGY$4,4001.4%3Mar 8, 2018
    STEVEN L. CRAIG$4,4001.4%1May 15, 2017
    WERNER CORPORATION DBA FOSTER SAND AND GRAVEL CO.$4,4001.4%2Jun 7, 2018
    ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY$4,4001.4%1May 9, 2017
    DAVITA - TOTAL RENAL CARE, INC.$4,0001.3%3Jul 5, 2018
    UPSPAC - CALIFORNIA$4,0001.3%2Oct 25, 2018
    CCPOA PAC$3,7001.2%2Mar 9, 2018
    ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC$3,5001.1%3Jul 3, 2018
    CA REFUSE RECYCLING COUNCIL SOUTH PAC$3,5001.1%5Aug 27, 2018
    PAUL HOFER$3,5001.1%3Aug 21, 2018
    Showing 25 of 186

    * 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
    AT&T INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$8,8002.8%6Aug 31, 2018
    CHEVRON CORPORATION$8,8002.8%4Oct 15, 2018
    DENNIS A. TROESH$8,8002.8%2Jun 18, 2018
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$8,8002.8%3May 11, 2018
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$8,8002.8%2Mar 13, 2018
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC. (RAI SERVICES COMPANY)$5,9001.9%3Sep 18, 2018
    CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION - CRC SERVICES, LLC$5,0001.6%3Mar 16, 2018
    VALERO SERVICES, INC.$5,0001.6%3Apr 16, 2018
    CALIFORNIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION STATE PAC$4,5001.4%5May 14, 2018
    CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC$4,5001.4%3Aug 20, 2018
    DART CONTAINER CORPORATION$4,5001.4%3Sep 27, 2018
    THE CLOROX COMPANY$4,5001.4%3Jun 14, 2018
    THE DOCTORS COMPANY PAC$4,5001.4%2Aug 24, 2018
    BURRTEC WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC.$4,4001.4%3Jun 7, 2018
    JOHNSON MACHINERY, CO.$4,4001.4%1Mar 16, 2017
    SEMPRA ENERGY$4,4001.4%3Mar 8, 2018
    STEVEN L. CRAIG$4,4001.4%1May 15, 2017
    WERNER CORPORATION DBA FOSTER SAND AND GRAVEL CO.$4,4001.4%2Jun 7, 2018
    ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY$4,4001.4%1May 9, 2017
    DAVITA - TOTAL RENAL CARE, INC.$4,0001.3%3Jul 5, 2018
    UPSPAC - CALIFORNIA$4,0001.3%2Oct 25, 2018
    CCPOA PAC$3,7001.2%2Mar 9, 2018
    ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC$3,5001.1%3Jul 3, 2018
    CA REFUSE RECYCLING COUNCIL SOUTH PAC$3,5001.1%5Aug 27, 2018
    PAUL HOFER$3,5001.1%3Aug 21, 2018
    Showing 25 of 186

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