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RunwayCommitteesGORE FOR STATE SENATE 2026; FRIENDS OF JAMES

Committee header

GORE FOR STATE SENATE 2026; FRIENDS OF JAMES

Active cycles

2023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: Last 12 months

Raised
$409,454
Spent
$308,485
Net activity
$100,970
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in Last 12 months.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Mar 2024Oct 2024May 2025Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 55.4% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 48.5% of spending.

Donor count

271

Contributions

327

Median

$500

Average

$1,252

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 41

    Share: 55.4%

    Amount: $226,903

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 85

    Share: 40.6%

    Amount: $166,116

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesGORE FOR STATE SENATE 2026; FRIENDS OF JAMES

Committee header

GORE FOR STATE SENATE 2026; FRIENDS OF JAMES

Active cycles

2023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: Last 12 months

Raised
$409,454
Spent
$308,485
Net activity
$100,970
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in Last 12 months.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Mar 2024Oct 2024May 2025Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 55.4% of total raised.

Dominant category: Consulting at 48.5% of spending.

Donor count

271

Contributions

327

Median

$500

Average

$1,252

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 41

    Share: 55.4%

    Amount: $226,903

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 85

    Share: 40.6%

    Amount: $166,116

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 48

Share: 5.9%

Amount: $24,000

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 127

    Share: 5.5%

    Amount: $22,453

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 13

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $485

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+41$226,90355.4%
    $1,000 - $4,99985$166,11640.6%
    $500 - $99948$24,0005.9%
    $100 - $499127$22,4535.5%
    $1 - $9913$4850.1%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $149,627

      Share: 48.5%

    • Field

      Amount: $81,089

      Share: 26.3%

    • Operations

      Amount: $68,659

      Share: 22.3%

    • Media

      Amount: $9,110

      Share: 3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$149,62748.5%
    Field$81,08926.3%
    Operations$68,65922.3%
    Media$9,1103%

    Refunds and adjustments: 13 entries, -$30,502 total.

    Count: 48

    Share: 5.9%

    Amount: $24,000

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 127

    Share: 5.5%

    Amount: $22,453

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 13

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $485

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+41$226,90355.4%
    $1,000 - $4,99985$166,11640.6%
    $500 - $99948$24,0005.9%
    $100 - $499127$22,4535.5%
    $1 - $9913$4850.1%

    Spending categories

    • Consulting

      Amount: $149,627

      Share: 48.5%

    • Field

      Amount: $81,089

      Share: 26.3%

    • Operations

      Amount: $68,659

      Share: 22.3%

    • Media

      Amount: $9,110

      Share: 3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Consulting$149,62748.5%
    Field$81,08926.3%
    Operations$68,65922.3%
    Media$9,1103%

    Refunds and adjustments: 13 entries, -$30,502 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    BALLETTO VINEYARDS$10,2112.5%3Jun 5, 2025
    ALAN PRESTON$5,9001.4%1Jul 4, 2025
    EDISON INTERNATIONAL AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES$5,9001.4%1Aug 11, 2025
    JIM BAILEY$5,9001.4%1Jun 4, 2025
    JULIA JACKSON$5,9001.4%1Jun 27, 2025
    LAWRENCE R. STIDHAM$5,9001.4%2Jun 27, 2025
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$5,9001.4%1Apr 28, 2025
    ROGER BURCH$5,9001.4%2Oct 3, 2025
    SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES$5,9001.4%1Oct 8, 2025
    SUSAN PRESTON$5,9001.4%1Jul 4, 2025
    TRISTAN STIDHAM$5,9001.4%1Jun 23, 2025
    VICTOR S. TRIONE$5,5001.3%5Nov 13, 2025
    CHUBB-NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING AGGREGATED CONTRIBUTIONS$5,0001.2%1May 8, 2025
    MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION & AFFILIATES$5,0001.2%1May 5, 2025
    CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY$4,9001.2%1Aug 14, 2025
    FRED EUPHRAT$3,0000.7%2Jun 3, 2025
    CARLA RODRIGUEZ$2,6000.6%2Jun 5, 2025
    MICHELE BURCH$2,5000.6%1Jun 23, 2025
    PETE SEGHESIO$2,5000.6%1Jun 3, 2025
    SONOMA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION PAC$2,5000.6%1Aug 7, 2025
    ALBERT EADDY$2,0000.5%1May 27, 2025
    AT&T SERVICES INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$2,0000.5%1Oct 7, 2025
    DONNA LUCAS$2,0000.5%1Jun 4, 2025
    JOANNA REES$2,0000.5%2Jun 4, 2025
    MUELRATH PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC.$2,0000.5%1Jul 1, 2025
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    * 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
    BALLETTO VINEYARDS$10,2112.5%3Jun 5, 2025
    ALAN PRESTON$5,9001.4%1Jul 4, 2025
    EDISON INTERNATIONAL AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES$5,9001.4%1Aug 11, 2025
    JIM BAILEY$5,9001.4%1Jun 4, 2025
    JULIA JACKSON$5,9001.4%1Jun 27, 2025
    LAWRENCE R. STIDHAM$5,9001.4%2Jun 27, 2025
    PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA AGENTS & EMPLOYEES PAC$5,9001.4%1Apr 28, 2025
    ROGER BURCH$5,9001.4%2Oct 3, 2025
    SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES$5,9001.4%1Oct 8, 2025
    SUSAN PRESTON$5,9001.4%1Jul 4, 2025
    TRISTAN STIDHAM$5,9001.4%1Jun 23, 2025
    VICTOR S. TRIONE$5,5001.3%5Nov 13, 2025
    CHUBB-NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING AGGREGATED CONTRIBUTIONS$5,0001.2%1May 8, 2025
    MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION & AFFILIATES$5,0001.2%1May 5, 2025
    CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY$4,9001.2%1Aug 14, 2025
    FRED EUPHRAT$3,0000.7%2Jun 3, 2025
    CARLA RODRIGUEZ$2,6000.6%2Jun 5, 2025
    MICHELE BURCH$2,5000.6%1Jun 23, 2025
    PETE SEGHESIO$2,5000.6%1Jun 3, 2025
    SONOMA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION PAC$2,5000.6%1Aug 7, 2025
    ALBERT EADDY$2,0000.5%1May 27, 2025
    AT&T SERVICES INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES$2,0000.5%1Oct 7, 2025
    DONNA LUCAS$2,0000.5%1Jun 4, 2025
    JOANNA REES$2,0000.5%2Jun 4, 2025
    MUELRATH PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC.$2,0000.5%1Jul 1, 2025
    Showing 25 of 129

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