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RunwayCommitteesBEGERT 2024; RETAIN JUDGE MICHAEL

Committee header

BEGERT 2024; RETAIN JUDGE MICHAEL

Active cycles

2023-20242024-2025

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$434,033
Spent
$268,699
Net activity
$165,334
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 2023Jan 2024Mar 2024Jun 2024

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 62% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 70% of spending.

Donor count

402

Contributions

445

Median

$250

Average

$975

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 9

    Share: 62%

    Amount: $268,927

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 50

    Share: 16%

    Amount: $69,614

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesBEGERT 2024; RETAIN JUDGE MICHAEL

Committee header

BEGERT 2024; RETAIN JUDGE MICHAEL

Active cycles

2023-20242024-2025

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$434,033
Spent
$268,699
Net activity
$165,334
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 2023Jan 2024Mar 2024Jun 2024

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 62% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 70% of spending.

Donor count

402

Contributions

445

Median

$250

Average

$975

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 9

    Share: 62%

    Amount: $268,927

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 50

    Share: 16%

    Amount: $69,614

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 102

Share: 11.8%

Amount: $51,241

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 276

    Share: 10.1%

    Amount: $44,011

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 5

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $240

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+9$268,92762%
    $1,000 - $4,99950$69,61416%
    $500 - $999102$51,24111.8%
    $100 - $499276$44,01110.1%
    $1 - $995$2400.1%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $188,041

      Share: 70%

    • Media

      Amount: $42,240

      Share: 15.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $38,417

      Share: 14.3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$188,04170%
    Media$42,24015.7%
    Consulting$38,41714.3%

    Count: 102

    Share: 11.8%

    Amount: $51,241

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 276

    Share: 10.1%

    Amount: $44,011

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 5

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $240

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+9$268,92762%
    $1,000 - $4,99950$69,61416%
    $500 - $999102$51,24111.8%
    $100 - $499276$44,01110.1%
    $1 - $995$2400.1%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $188,041

      Share: 70%

    • Media

      Amount: $42,240

      Share: 15.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $38,417

      Share: 14.3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$188,04170%
    Media$42,24015.7%
    Consulting$38,41714.3%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    MICHAEL BEGERT$175,93240.5%6Jun 11, 2024
    SAFE AND ACCOUNTABLE SAN FRANCISCO SUPPORTING THE RETENTION OF JUDGES MICHAEL ISAKU BEGERT AND PATRICK THOMPSON$67,30915.5%6Feb 25, 2024
    JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE TOGETHER, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION$25,0005.8%1Jan 10, 2024
    CALIFORNIA ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001.2%1Feb 16, 2024
    HAJIME TADA$5,0001.2%2Jan 16, 2024
    AL PFEIFFER$2,5000.6%1Nov 2, 2023
    CHARLOTTE WOOLARD$2,5000.6%1Dec 26, 2023
    CURTIS KARNOW$2,5000.6%1Dec 6, 2023
    HARVEY ANDERSON$2,5000.6%1Oct 15, 2023
    JOAN HARATANI$2,5000.6%1Dec 11, 2023
    NORA CREGAN$2,5000.6%1Nov 13, 2023
    TIMOTHY CLEAR$2,5000.6%1Oct 30, 2023
    JEFFREY ROSS$2,0000.5%1Nov 20, 2023
    RETAIN JUDGE PATRICK THOMPSON 2024$2,0000.5%1Apr 3, 2024
    HAROLD KAHN$1,8000.4%1Nov 15, 2023
    BRENDAN CONROY$1,5000.3%2Feb 17, 2024
    BRUCE CHAN$1,5000.3%2Jan 18, 2024
    PEGGY SAIKA$1,5000.3%1Jan 10, 2024
    WENDY BRODERICK$1,5000.3%2Jan 21, 2024
    AMY METZLER RITTER$1,0000.2%1Jan 9, 2024
    ANDREW CHENG$1,0000.2%1Nov 22, 2023
    ANDREW M ZACKS$1,0000.2%1Jan 27, 2024
    BARRY GOODE$1,0000.2%1Dec 18, 2023
    BECKY LENABURG$1,0000.2%1Jan 7, 2024
    BRIAN FERRALL$1,0000.2%1Nov 9, 2023
    Showing 25 of 402

    * 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
    MICHAEL BEGERT$175,93240.5%6Jun 11, 2024
    SAFE AND ACCOUNTABLE SAN FRANCISCO SUPPORTING THE RETENTION OF JUDGES MICHAEL ISAKU BEGERT AND PATRICK THOMPSON$67,30915.5%6Feb 25, 2024
    JUDICIAL EXCELLENCE TOGETHER, SPONSORED BY THE CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION$25,0005.8%1Jan 10, 2024
    CALIFORNIA ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN JUDGES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001.2%1Feb 16, 2024
    HAJIME TADA$5,0001.2%2Jan 16, 2024
    AL PFEIFFER$2,5000.6%1Nov 2, 2023
    CHARLOTTE WOOLARD$2,5000.6%1Dec 26, 2023
    CURTIS KARNOW$2,5000.6%1Dec 6, 2023
    HARVEY ANDERSON$2,5000.6%1Oct 15, 2023
    JOAN HARATANI$2,5000.6%1Dec 11, 2023
    NORA CREGAN$2,5000.6%1Nov 13, 2023
    TIMOTHY CLEAR$2,5000.6%1Oct 30, 2023
    JEFFREY ROSS$2,0000.5%1Nov 20, 2023
    RETAIN JUDGE PATRICK THOMPSON 2024$2,0000.5%1Apr 3, 2024
    HAROLD KAHN$1,8000.4%1Nov 15, 2023
    BRENDAN CONROY$1,5000.3%2Feb 17, 2024
    BRUCE CHAN$1,5000.3%2Jan 18, 2024
    PEGGY SAIKA$1,5000.3%1Jan 10, 2024
    WENDY BRODERICK$1,5000.3%2Jan 21, 2024
    AMY METZLER RITTER$1,0000.2%1Jan 9, 2024
    ANDREW CHENG$1,0000.2%1Nov 22, 2023
    ANDREW M ZACKS$1,0000.2%1Jan 27, 2024
    BARRY GOODE$1,0000.2%1Dec 18, 2023
    BECKY LENABURG$1,0000.2%1Jan 7, 2024
    BRIAN FERRALL$1,0000.2%1Nov 9, 2023
    Showing 25 of 402

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