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RunwayDonorsFAYE STRAUS

Donor header

FAYE STRAUS

Individual · LAFAYETTE, CA · NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED

$36,700 total given · Largest contribution $5,000

Giving is moderately concentrated across leading recipients.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$36,700

First seen Oct 26, 2012 · Last activity Aug 19, 2024

Contribution footprint

11 recipients

14 contributions · Avg $2,621

Concentration

Top recipient 25.6%

Top 3 53.4%

Top 10 99.7%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2016 · 3 notable contributions
    • CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE · $9,400
    • ERVIN FOR STATE SENATE 2016 · $5,200
    • CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2017; WENDY · $5,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE$9,40025.6%2Nov 2019 - Jul 2020
ERVIN FOR STATE SENATE 2016$5,20014.2%2Feb 2016 - Sep 2016
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2017; WENDY$5,00013.6%2Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
SREEKRISHNAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; TARA$5,00013.6%1Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$5,00013.6%1Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$2,5006.8%1Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
REYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2016, SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR UNIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS; NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR A STRONGER MIDDLE CLASS TO SUPPORT ELOISE$2,0005.4%1May 2016 - May 2016
GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JESSE$1,0002.7%1Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
KAMLAGER FOR SENATE 2021$1,0002.7%1Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
DURAZO DEMOCRAT FOR STATE SENATE 2018; MARIA ELENA$5001.4%1Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
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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%.

RunwayDonorsFAYE STRAUS

Donor header

FAYE STRAUS

Individual · LAFAYETTE, CA · NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED

$36,700 total given · Largest contribution $5,000

Giving is moderately concentrated across leading recipients.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$36,700

First seen Oct 26, 2012 · Last activity Aug 19, 2024

Contribution footprint

11 recipients

14 contributions · Avg $2,621

Concentration

Top recipient 25.6%

Top 3 53.4%

Top 10 99.7%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2016 · 3 notable contributions
    • CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE · $9,400
    • ERVIN FOR STATE SENATE 2016 · $5,200
    • CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2017; WENDY · $5,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE$9,40025.6%2Nov 2019 - Jul 2020
ERVIN FOR STATE SENATE 2016$5,20014.2%2Feb 2016 - Sep 2016
CARRILLO FOR ASSEMBLY 2017; WENDY$5,00013.6%2Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
SREEKRISHNAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; TARA$5,00013.6%1Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$5,00013.6%1Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2018$2,5006.8%1Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
REYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2016, SPONSORED BY A COALITION OF LABOR UNIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS; NEIGHBORS UNITED FOR A STRONGER MIDDLE CLASS TO SUPPORT ELOISE$2,0005.4%1May 2016 - May 2016
GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; JESSE$1,0002.7%1Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
KAMLAGER FOR SENATE 2021$1,0002.7%1Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
DURAZO DEMOCRAT FOR STATE SENATE 2018; MARIA ELENA$5001.4%1Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
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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%.

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points