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RunwayCommitteesESSAYLI FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Committee header

ESSAYLI FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Active cycles

2017-20182019-2020

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,417,644
Spent
$1,004,089
Net activity
$413,555
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2018Jul 2018Dec 2018Aug 2019

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 63.9% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 86.7% of spending.

Donor count

266

Contributions

399

Median

$1,000

Average

$3,553

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 28

    Share: 63.9%

    Amount: $906,270

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 177

    Share: 32.1%

    Amount: $455,339

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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RunwayCommitteesESSAYLI FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Committee header

ESSAYLI FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Active cycles

2017-20182019-2020

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,417,644
Spent
$1,004,089
Net activity
$413,555
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Feb 2018Jul 2018Dec 2018Aug 2019

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 63.9% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 86.7% of spending.

Donor count

266

Contributions

399

Median

$1,000

Average

$3,553

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 28

    Share: 63.9%

    Amount: $906,270

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 177

    Share: 32.1%

    Amount: $455,339

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 63

Share: 2.3%

Amount: $33,198

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 119

    Share: 1.7%

    Amount: $23,395

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 11

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $442

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+28$906,27063.9%
    $1,000 - $4,999177$455,33932.1%
    $500 - $99963$33,1982.3%
    $100 - $499119$23,3951.7%
    $1 - $9911$4420%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $870,247

      Share: 86.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $73,493

      Share: 7.3%

    • Operations

      Amount: $59,284

      Share: 5.9%

    • Field

      Amount: $1,066

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$870,24786.7%
    Consulting$73,4937.3%
    Operations$59,2845.9%
    Field$1,0660.1%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,000 total.

    Count: 63

    Share: 2.3%

    Amount: $33,198

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 119

    Share: 1.7%

    Amount: $23,395

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 11

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $442

    • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+28$906,27063.9%
    $1,000 - $4,999177$455,33932.1%
    $500 - $99963$33,1982.3%
    $100 - $499119$23,3951.7%
    $1 - $9911$4420%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $870,247

      Share: 86.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $73,493

      Share: 7.3%

    • Operations

      Amount: $59,284

      Share: 5.9%

    • Field

      Amount: $1,066

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$870,24786.7%
    Consulting$73,4937.3%
    Operations$59,2845.9%
    Field$1,0660.1%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,000 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY$581,26841%46Oct 31, 2018
    REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY$295,00020.8%5Oct 23, 2018
    REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY$55,0003.9%2Oct 23, 2018
    HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$17,6001.2%2Oct 2, 2018
    BILL BROUGH STATE ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Aug 30, 2018
    BRIAN DAHLE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Apr 21, 2018
    CHAD MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2016$8,8000.6%2Sep 10, 2018
    CORONA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,8000.6%2Jun 26, 2018
    DAVID HOROWITZ$8,8000.6%2Nov 1, 2018
    EUREKA PAC$8,8000.6%2Apr 10, 2018
    FRIENDS OF FRANK BIGELOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 25, 2018
    GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 26, 2018
    HEATH FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Oct 4, 2018
    JAY OBERNOLTE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 29, 2018
    KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS$8,8000.6%2Apr 5, 2018
    KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS$8,8000.6%2Jun 19, 2018
    MELISSA MELENDEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 28, 2018
    NEW MAJORITY CALIFORNIA PAC$8,8000.6%2Oct 10, 2018
    RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' ASSOCIATION PAC$8,8000.6%2Oct 19, 2018
    RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND$8,8000.6%2Jun 28, 2018
    THE LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY STATE PAC$8,8000.6%3Sep 5, 2018
    VINCE FONG FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%3Jun 19, 2018
    NPG ASPHALT, INC$7,4000.5%2Aug 28, 2018
    WILLIAM R. JOHNSON$5,4000.4%2Aug 3, 2018
    CALIFORNIA TRAILBLAZERS$5,3530.4%9Nov 1, 2018
    Showing 25 of 266

    * 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 REPUBLICAN PARTY$581,26841%46Oct 31, 2018
    REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY$295,00020.8%5Oct 23, 2018
    REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY$55,0003.9%2Oct 23, 2018
    HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$17,6001.2%2Oct 2, 2018
    BILL BROUGH STATE ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Aug 30, 2018
    BRIAN DAHLE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Apr 21, 2018
    CHAD MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2016$8,8000.6%2Sep 10, 2018
    CORONA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,8000.6%2Jun 26, 2018
    DAVID HOROWITZ$8,8000.6%2Nov 1, 2018
    EUREKA PAC$8,8000.6%2Apr 10, 2018
    FRIENDS OF FRANK BIGELOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 25, 2018
    GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 26, 2018
    HEATH FLORA FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Oct 4, 2018
    JAY OBERNOLTE FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 29, 2018
    KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS$8,8000.6%2Apr 5, 2018
    KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS$8,8000.6%2Jun 19, 2018
    MELISSA MELENDEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%2Jun 28, 2018
    NEW MAJORITY CALIFORNIA PAC$8,8000.6%2Oct 10, 2018
    RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' ASSOCIATION PAC$8,8000.6%2Oct 19, 2018
    RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND$8,8000.6%2Jun 28, 2018
    THE LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY STATE PAC$8,8000.6%3Sep 5, 2018
    VINCE FONG FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$8,8000.6%3Jun 19, 2018
    NPG ASPHALT, INC$7,4000.5%2Aug 28, 2018
    WILLIAM R. JOHNSON$5,4000.4%2Aug 3, 2018
    CALIFORNIA TRAILBLAZERS$5,3530.4%9Nov 1, 2018
    Showing 25 of 266

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