CalAccess Runway

Follow committees, donors, candidates, filings, and ballot measure money in one place.

Built around California Secretary of State filings, with entity pages that let you move from one record into the wider money network around it.

Explore homepageRead methodology

Explore

  • Homepage
  • Committees
  • Donors
  • Candidates

More Data

  • Ballot measures
  • Committee filings
  • Top donors
  • Race browse

About The Data

  • Methodology
  • Privacy Policy
Built from California Secretary of State filings. © 2026 PubSys.
CalAccess Runway
HomeCommitteesDonorsCandidatesBallot measuresMethodology
HomeCommitteesDonorsCandidatesBallot measuresMethodology
RunwayDonorsCHESTER J. PIPKIN

Donor header

CHESTER J. PIPKIN

Individual · PLAYA VISTA, CA · BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. · CEO

$51,900 total given · Largest contribution $25,000

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

$51,900

First seen Jun 22, 2011 · Last activity Nov 5, 2018

Contribution footprint

7 recipients

8 contributions · Avg $6,488

Concentration

Top recipient 48.2%

Top 3 86.7%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Feb 2013 · 3 notable contributions
    • EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS PAC · $25,000
    • VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2018, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES; FAMILIES & TEACHERS FOR ANTONIO · $15,000
    • CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE · $5,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS PAC$25,00048.2%1Nov 2018 - Nov 2018
VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2018, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES; FAMILIES & TEACHERS FOR ANTONIO$15,00028.9%1May 2018 - May 2018
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$5,0009.6%1Feb 2013 - Feb 2013
LIEU FOR SENATE 2014, TED$3,9007.5%1Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
MURATSUCHI FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$2,0003.9%2May 2012 - Oct 2012
CHILDREN'S HEALTH, LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CHLD PAC)$5001%1Apr 2014 - Apr 2014
FLETCHER FOR MAYOR 2012$5001%1Jun 2011 - Jun 2011
Showing 7 of 7

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

RunwayDonorsCHESTER J. PIPKIN

Donor header

CHESTER J. PIPKIN

Individual · PLAYA VISTA, CA · BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. · CEO

$51,900 total given · Largest contribution $25,000

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

$51,900

First seen Jun 22, 2011 · Last activity Nov 5, 2018

Contribution footprint

7 recipients

8 contributions · Avg $6,488

Concentration

Top recipient 48.2%

Top 3 86.7%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Feb 2013 · 3 notable contributions
    • EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS PAC · $25,000
    • VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2018, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES; FAMILIES & TEACHERS FOR ANTONIO · $15,000
    • CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE · $5,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS PAC$25,00048.2%1Nov 2018 - Nov 2018
VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2018, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES; FAMILIES & TEACHERS FOR ANTONIO$15,00028.9%1May 2018 - May 2018
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$5,0009.6%1Feb 2013 - Feb 2013
LIEU FOR SENATE 2014, TED$3,9007.5%1Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
MURATSUCHI FOR ASSEMBLY 2012$2,0003.9%2May 2012 - Oct 2012
CHILDREN'S HEALTH, LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CHLD PAC)$5001%1Apr 2014 - Apr 2014
FLETCHER FOR MAYOR 2012$5001%1Jun 2011 - Jun 2011
Showing 7 of 7

* 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