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RunwayDonorsCHERYL SMITH

Donor header

CHERYL SMITH

Individual · SAN JOSE, CA · DH SMITH COMPANY INC · CORPORATE OFFICER

$10,400 total given · Largest contribution $4,700

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

$10,400

First seen Feb 27, 2019 · Last activity May 21, 2023

Contribution footprint

2 recipients

3 contributions · Avg $3,467

Concentration

Top recipient 90.4%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2020 · CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE · $9,400
  2. 2May 2023 · CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE · $1,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE$9,40090.4%2Feb 2019 - Oct 2020
CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE$1,0009.6%1May 2023 - May 2023
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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%.

RunwayDonorsCHERYL SMITH

Donor header

CHERYL SMITH

Individual · SAN JOSE, CA · DH SMITH COMPANY INC · CORPORATE OFFICER

$10,400 total given · Largest contribution $4,700

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

$10,400

First seen Feb 27, 2019 · Last activity May 21, 2023

Contribution footprint

2 recipients

3 contributions · Avg $3,467

Concentration

Top recipient 90.4%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2020 · CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE · $9,400
  2. 2May 2023 · CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE · $1,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CORTESE FOR SENATE 2020; DAVE$9,40090.4%2Feb 2019 - Oct 2020
CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE$1,0009.6%1May 2023 - May 2023
Showing 2 of 2

* 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