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RunwayDonorsJOHN T. CHAMBERS

Donor header

JOHN T. CHAMBERS

Individual · LOS ALTOS, CA · CISCO SYSTEMS · PRESIDENT/CEO

$1,151,708 total given · Largest contribution $250,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$1,151,708

First seen Mar 2, 2000 · Last activity Jul 31, 2012

Contribution footprint

13 recipients

42 contributions · Avg $27,422

Concentration

Top recipient 45.2%

Top 3 81.6%

Top 10 99.4%

Total givingReference baseline
1
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2000 · 3 notable contributions
    • TAXPAYERS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY & BETTER SCHOOLS (TABS), YES ON PROP. 39 A COALITION OF TEACHERS, PARENTS, SENIORS, TAXPAYERS & BUSINESS · $520,000
    • CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE · $320,000
    • REDISTRICT CALIFORNIA - YES ON 77, WITH MAJOR FUNDING PROVIDED BY STEVE POIZNER, POIZNER FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER & CALBUSPAC · $100,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
TAXPAYERS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY & BETTER SCHOOLS (TABS), YES ON PROP. 39 A COALITION OF TEACHERS, PARENTS, SENIORS, TAXPAYERS & BUSINESS$520,00045.2%3May 2000 - Oct 2000
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE$320,00027.8%10Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
REDISTRICT CALIFORNIA - YES ON 77, WITH MAJOR FUNDING PROVIDED BY STEVE POIZNER, POIZNER FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER & CALBUSPAC$100,0008.7%1Oct 2005 - Oct 2005
DAVIS COMMITTEE, THE GOVERNOR GRAY$100,0008.7%4Mar 2000 - Oct 2002
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (TECHNET) CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$73,3006.4%10Jun 2000 - Oct 2011
LINCOLN CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PAC$12,2081.1%7Oct 2000 - Jun 2006
MC PHERSON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE$5,6000.5%1Dec 2005 - Dec 2005
O'CONNELL 2006$5,0000.4%1May 2006 - May 2006
JACKSON FOR ASSEMBLY, SUE$5,0000.4%1Oct 2000 - Oct 2000
GORDON FOR CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY 2010$3,9000.3%1Sep 2010 - Sep 2010
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* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

RunwayDonorsJOHN T. CHAMBERS

Donor header

JOHN T. CHAMBERS

Individual · LOS ALTOS, CA · CISCO SYSTEMS · PRESIDENT/CEO

$1,151,708 total given · Largest contribution $250,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$1,151,708

First seen Mar 2, 2000 · Last activity Jul 31, 2012

Contribution footprint

13 recipients

42 contributions · Avg $27,422

Concentration

Top recipient 45.2%

Top 3 81.6%

Top 10 99.4%

Total givingReference baseline
1
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2000 · 3 notable contributions
    • TAXPAYERS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY & BETTER SCHOOLS (TABS), YES ON PROP. 39 A COALITION OF TEACHERS, PARENTS, SENIORS, TAXPAYERS & BUSINESS · $520,000
    • CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE · $320,000
    • REDISTRICT CALIFORNIA - YES ON 77, WITH MAJOR FUNDING PROVIDED BY STEVE POIZNER, POIZNER FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER & CALBUSPAC · $100,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
TAXPAYERS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY & BETTER SCHOOLS (TABS), YES ON PROP. 39 A COALITION OF TEACHERS, PARENTS, SENIORS, TAXPAYERS & BUSINESS$520,00045.2%3May 2000 - Oct 2000
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE$320,00027.8%10Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
REDISTRICT CALIFORNIA - YES ON 77, WITH MAJOR FUNDING PROVIDED BY STEVE POIZNER, POIZNER FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER & CALBUSPAC$100,0008.7%1Oct 2005 - Oct 2005
DAVIS COMMITTEE, THE GOVERNOR GRAY$100,0008.7%4Mar 2000 - Oct 2002
TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (TECHNET) CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$73,3006.4%10Jun 2000 - Oct 2011
LINCOLN CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PAC$12,2081.1%7Oct 2000 - Jun 2006
MC PHERSON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE$5,6000.5%1Dec 2005 - Dec 2005
O'CONNELL 2006$5,0000.4%1May 2006 - May 2006
JACKSON FOR ASSEMBLY, SUE$5,0000.4%1Oct 2000 - Oct 2000
GORDON FOR CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY 2010$3,9000.3%1Sep 2010 - Sep 2010
Showing 10 of 13

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

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points