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RunwayCommitteesMELENDEZ FOR SENATE 2020; MELISSA

Committee header

MELENDEZ FOR SENATE 2020; MELISSA

Active cycles

2019-20202021-2022

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$653,586
Spent
$567,987
Net activity
$85,599
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Nov 2019Nov 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 74.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 41.6% of spending.

Donor count

330

Contributions

463

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,412

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 10

    Share: 17.6%

    Amount: $115,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 224

    Share: 74.6%

    Amount: $487,756

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesMELENDEZ FOR SENATE 2020; MELISSA

Committee header

MELENDEZ FOR SENATE 2020; MELISSA

Active cycles

2019-20202021-2022

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$653,586
Spent
$567,987
Net activity
$85,599
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Nov 2019Nov 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 74.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 41.6% of spending.

Donor count

330

Contributions

463

Median

$1,000

Average

$1,412

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 10

    Share: 17.6%

    Amount: $115,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 224

    Share: 74.6%

    Amount: $487,756

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 42

Share: 3.6%

Amount: $23,338

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 169

    Share: 4.3%

    Amount: $27,849

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 16

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $643

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+10$115,10017.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999224$487,75674.6%
    $500 - $99942$23,3383.6%
    $100 - $499169$27,8494.3%
    $1 - $9916$6430.1%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $236,194

      Share: 41.6%

    • Operations

      Amount: $229,725

      Share: 40.4%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $91,722

      Share: 16.1%

    • Field

      Amount: $10,347

      Share: 1.8%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$236,19441.6%
    Operations$229,72540.4%
    Consulting$91,72216.1%
    Field$10,3471.8%

    Refunds and adjustments: 2 entries, -$1,100 total.

    Count: 42

    Share: 3.6%

    Amount: $23,338

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 169

    Share: 4.3%

    Amount: $27,849

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 16

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $643

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+10$115,10017.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999224$487,75674.6%
    $500 - $99942$23,3383.6%
    $100 - $499169$27,8494.3%
    $1 - $9916$6430.1%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $236,194

      Share: 41.6%

    • Operations

      Amount: $229,725

      Share: 40.4%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $91,722

      Share: 16.1%

    • Field

      Amount: $10,347

      Share: 1.8%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$236,19441.6%
    Operations$229,72540.4%
    Consulting$91,72216.1%
    Field$10,3471.8%

    Refunds and adjustments: 2 entries, -$1,100 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY$97,50014.9%9Apr 27, 2020
    ASSOC BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS PAC OF SO CA$9,4001.4%2Apr 28, 2020
    DAVITA, INC.$9,4001.4%2Apr 23, 2020
    HAROLD MATZNER$9,4001.4%2May 12, 2020
    JEFF STONE FOR STATE SENATE 2022$9,4001.4%2Jan 7, 2020
    JUUL LABS, INC.$9,4001.4%2Nov 27, 2019
    KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS$9,4001.4%2Jan 10, 2020
    MIKE MORRELL FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$9,4001.4%2Mar 12, 2020
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$9,4001.4%4Feb 17, 2020
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$9,4001.4%2Jan 22, 2020
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC. (RAI SERVICES COMPANY)$9,4001.4%2Nov 27, 2019
    SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS, LLC$9,4001.4%2Nov 27, 2019
    THE DOCTORS COMPANY PAC$9,4001.4%3Mar 3, 2020
    WILLIAM R. JOHNSON$9,4001.4%3Feb 25, 2020
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$9,3001.4%3Jan 22, 2020
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$9,3001.4%1Feb 27, 2020
    CHAMBERPAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$9,0001.4%3Apr 21, 2020
    EDISON INTERNATIONAL & AFFILIATED ENTITIES$8,7001.3%4Jan 28, 2020
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$7,7001.2%5Jan 22, 2020
    RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND$7,7001.2%3Jan 22, 2020
    CHEVRON CORPORATION$7,6001.2%4Jan 22, 2020
    FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.$7,4001.1%2Feb 6, 2020
    DOWNS ENERGY$7,2001.1%2Mar 4, 2020
    ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES$6,7001%2May 4, 2020
    ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC$6,7001%3Jan 28, 2020
    Showing 25 of 330

    * 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$97,50014.9%9Apr 27, 2020
    ASSOC BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS PAC OF SO CA$9,4001.4%2Apr 28, 2020
    DAVITA, INC.$9,4001.4%2Apr 23, 2020
    HAROLD MATZNER$9,4001.4%2May 12, 2020
    JEFF STONE FOR STATE SENATE 2022$9,4001.4%2Jan 7, 2020
    JUUL LABS, INC.$9,4001.4%2Nov 27, 2019
    KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS$9,4001.4%2Jan 10, 2020
    MIKE MORRELL FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$9,4001.4%2Mar 12, 2020
    PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS$9,4001.4%4Feb 17, 2020
    PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (MADE BY ITS SERVICE COMPANY, ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC. AT THE SAME ADDRESS)$9,4001.4%2Jan 22, 2020
    REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC. (RAI SERVICES COMPANY)$9,4001.4%2Nov 27, 2019
    SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS, LLC$9,4001.4%2Nov 27, 2019
    THE DOCTORS COMPANY PAC$9,4001.4%3Mar 3, 2020
    WILLIAM R. JOHNSON$9,4001.4%3Feb 25, 2020
    CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE PAC$9,3001.4%3Jan 22, 2020
    PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PAC$9,3001.4%1Feb 27, 2020
    CHAMBERPAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE$9,0001.4%3Apr 21, 2020
    EDISON INTERNATIONAL & AFFILIATED ENTITIES$8,7001.3%4Jan 28, 2020
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$7,7001.2%5Jan 22, 2020
    RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND$7,7001.2%3Jan 22, 2020
    CHEVRON CORPORATION$7,6001.2%4Jan 22, 2020
    FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.$7,4001.1%2Feb 6, 2020
    DOWNS ENERGY$7,2001.1%2Mar 4, 2020
    ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES$6,7001%2May 4, 2020
    ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC$6,7001%3Jan 28, 2020
    Showing 25 of 330

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