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RunwayCommitteesNEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECALL, FRIENDS OF JOSH

Committee header

NEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECALL, FRIENDS OF JOSH

Active cycles

2017-20182019-2020

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$6,355,199
Spent
$4,804,106
Net activity
$1,551,093
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
May 2017Feb 2018Nov 2018Dec 2019

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 90.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 38.7% of spending.

Donor count

407

Contributions

749

Median

$1,000

Average

$8,485

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 185

    Share: 90.8%

    Amount: $5,772,297

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 238

    Share: 8.3%

    Amount: $525,706

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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RunwayCommitteesNEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECALL, FRIENDS OF JOSH

Committee header

NEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECALL, FRIENDS OF JOSH

Active cycles

2017-20182019-2020

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$6,355,199
Spent
$4,804,106
Net activity
$1,551,093
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
May 2017Feb 2018Nov 2018Dec 2019

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 90.8% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 38.7% of spending.

Donor count

407

Contributions

749

Median

$1,000

Average

$8,485

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 185

    Share: 90.8%

    Amount: $5,772,297

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 238

    Share: 8.3%

    Amount: $525,706

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 36

Share: 0.3%

Amount: $19,973

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 225

    Share: 0.7%

    Amount: $42,835

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 40

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $2,179

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+185$5,772,29790.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999238$525,7068.3%
    $500 - $99936$19,9730.3%
    $100 - $499225$42,8350.7%
    $1 - $9940$2,1790%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $1,859,608

      Share: 38.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $1,070,237

      Share: 22.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $997,815

      Share: 20.8%

    • Operations

      Amount: $876,445

      Share: 18.2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$1,859,60838.7%
    Consulting$1,070,23722.3%
    Field$997,81520.8%
    Operations$876,44518.2%

    Refunds and adjustments: 13 entries, -$7,791 total.

    Count: 36

    Share: 0.3%

    Amount: $19,973

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 225

    Share: 0.7%

    Amount: $42,835

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 40

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $2,179

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+185$5,772,29790.8%
    $1,000 - $4,999238$525,7068.3%
    $500 - $99936$19,9730.3%
    $100 - $499225$42,8350.7%
    $1 - $9940$2,1790%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $1,859,608

      Share: 38.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $1,070,237

      Share: 22.3%

    • Field

      Amount: $997,815

      Share: 20.8%

    • Operations

      Amount: $876,445

      Share: 18.2%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$1,859,60838.7%
    Consulting$1,070,23722.3%
    Field$997,81520.8%
    Operations$876,44518.2%

    Refunds and adjustments: 13 entries, -$7,791 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$1,287,23920.3%164Feb 19, 2019
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$500,0007.9%3May 22, 2018
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ISSUES PAC$250,0003.9%1Jun 13, 2017
    CALIFORNIANS FOR BETTER COMMUNITIES, OPPOSING THE RECALL OF SEN JOSH NEWMAN$250,0003.9%1Jun 19, 2017
    JOSH NEWMAN FOR SENATE 2020$240,0003.8%12May 18, 2018
    CALIFORNIA WORKS: SENATOR TONI ATKINS BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE$201,8513.2%5Jun 5, 2018
    CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS$190,0003%3Apr 19, 2019
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$160,1042.5%3Mar 20, 2019
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$160,0002.5%2Mar 1, 2019
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR JOBS$150,0002.4%2May 30, 2018
    OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION NO. 12 POLITICAL FUND$105,0001.7%4Feb 14, 2019
    GLAZER FOR SENATE 2020$104,4001.6%2Nov 4, 2018
    CALIFORNIA YIMBY VICTORY FUND$100,0001.6%1May 17, 2018
    CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$100,0001.6%3Apr 20, 2018
    DRIVE COMMITTEE$100,0001.6%1Aug 1, 2017
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$100,0001.6%3Apr 10, 2018
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$100,0001.6%1Apr 24, 2018
    STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC$100,0001.6%1Jun 20, 2017
    NEWMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2016$95,0001.5%1May 17, 2017
    CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION FUND$85,0001.3%3Jun 4, 2018
    OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 3 STATEWIDE PAC$75,0001.2%2May 24, 2018
    SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL (NONPROFIT 501 (C)(5))$75,0001.2%1Apr 26, 2018
    CCPOA PAC$62,5501%3Apr 5, 2019
    CA NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$59,0000.9%6Aug 21, 2018
    CALIFORNIA LABORERS FOR EQUALITY AND PROGRESS$58,8000.9%2Feb 21, 2019
    Showing 25 of 407

    * 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
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$1,287,23920.3%164Feb 19, 2019
    CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$500,0007.9%3May 22, 2018
    CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ISSUES PAC$250,0003.9%1Jun 13, 2017
    CALIFORNIANS FOR BETTER COMMUNITIES, OPPOSING THE RECALL OF SEN JOSH NEWMAN$250,0003.9%1Jun 19, 2017
    JOSH NEWMAN FOR SENATE 2020$240,0003.8%12May 18, 2018
    CALIFORNIA WORKS: SENATOR TONI ATKINS BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE$201,8513.2%5Jun 5, 2018
    CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS$190,0003%3Apr 19, 2019
    SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$160,1042.5%3Mar 20, 2019
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$160,0002.5%2Mar 1, 2019
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR JOBS$150,0002.4%2May 30, 2018
    OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION NO. 12 POLITICAL FUND$105,0001.7%4Feb 14, 2019
    GLAZER FOR SENATE 2020$104,4001.6%2Nov 4, 2018
    CALIFORNIA YIMBY VICTORY FUND$100,0001.6%1May 17, 2018
    CONSUMER ATTORNEYS INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$100,0001.6%3Apr 20, 2018
    DRIVE COMMITTEE$100,0001.6%1Aug 1, 2017
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT PECG-PAC$100,0001.6%3Apr 10, 2018
    STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA PAC$100,0001.6%1Apr 24, 2018
    STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC$100,0001.6%1Jun 20, 2017
    NEWMAN FOR STATE SENATE 2016$95,0001.5%1May 17, 2017
    CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION FUND$85,0001.3%3Jun 4, 2018
    OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 3 STATEWIDE PAC$75,0001.2%2May 24, 2018
    SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL (NONPROFIT 501 (C)(5))$75,0001.2%1Apr 26, 2018
    CCPOA PAC$62,5501%3Apr 5, 2019
    CA NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$59,0000.9%6Aug 21, 2018
    CALIFORNIA LABORERS FOR EQUALITY AND PROGRESS$58,8000.9%2Feb 21, 2019
    Showing 25 of 407

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