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RunwayDonorsDONALD COWLES

Donor header

DONALD COWLES

Individual · LOS ANGELES, CA · RETIRED · RETIRED

$3,800 total given · Largest contribution $2,300

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

$3,800

First seen Sep 8, 2011 · Last activity Feb 14, 2018

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

3 contributions · Avg $1,267

Concentration

Top recipient 60.5%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2011 · 3 notable contributions
    • ORTEGA FOR LT GOVERNOR 2018; LYDIA · $2,300
    • KASHKARI FOR GOVERNOR 2014, NEEL · $1,000
    • REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE WINE · $500

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
ORTEGA FOR LT GOVERNOR 2018; LYDIA$2,30060.5%1Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
KASHKARI FOR GOVERNOR 2014, NEEL$1,00026.3%1Sep 2014 - Sep 2014
REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE WINE$50013.2%1Sep 2011 - Sep 2011
Showing 3 of 3

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

RunwayDonorsDONALD COWLES

Donor header

DONALD COWLES

Individual · LOS ANGELES, CA · RETIRED · RETIRED

$3,800 total given · Largest contribution $2,300

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

$3,800

First seen Sep 8, 2011 · Last activity Feb 14, 2018

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

3 contributions · Avg $1,267

Concentration

Top recipient 60.5%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2011 · 3 notable contributions
    • ORTEGA FOR LT GOVERNOR 2018; LYDIA · $2,300
    • KASHKARI FOR GOVERNOR 2014, NEEL · $1,000
    • REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE WINE · $500

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
ORTEGA FOR LT GOVERNOR 2018; LYDIA$2,30060.5%1Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
KASHKARI FOR GOVERNOR 2014, NEEL$1,00026.3%1Sep 2014 - Sep 2014
REGULATE MARIJUANA LIKE WINE$50013.2%1Sep 2011 - Sep 2011
Showing 3 of 3

* 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