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RunwayDonorsJOHN SAUNDERS

Donor header

JOHN SAUNDERS

Individual · NEWPORT BEACH, CA · SAUNDERS PROPERTY CO. · OWNER

$300,710 total given · Largest contribution $40,000

Giving is broadly distributed with no dominant recipient cluster.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$300,710

First seen Jul 23, 2002 · Last activity Dec 29, 2025

Contribution footprint

81 recipients

172 contributions · Avg $1,748

Concentration

Top recipient 13.3%

Top 3 38.7%

Top 10 70.8%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Jul 2005 · 2 notable contributions
    • GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S CALIFORNIA DREAM TEAM · $40,000
    • CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE · $36,250
  2. 2Oct 2022 · CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION · $40,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION$40,00013.3%1Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S CALIFORNIA DREAM TEAM$40,00013.3%3Feb 2004 - Jul 2005
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE$36,25012.1%4Sep 2002 - Sep 2006
KASHKARI FOR GOVERNOR 2014, NEEL$28,7009.5%2Apr 2014 - Sep 2014
LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY STATE PAC, THE$20,2656.7%9Aug 2011 - Aug 2018
COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN$11,0003.7%2Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021$10,0003.3%1May 2021 - May 2021
ATLAS PAC$10,0003.3%1Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; JANET$8,7002.9%4Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
MANUFACTURED HOUSING EDUCATIONAL TRUST PAC / MHET PAC$8,0482.7%2May 2019 - Oct 2022
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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 SAUNDERS

Donor header

JOHN SAUNDERS

Individual · NEWPORT BEACH, CA · SAUNDERS PROPERTY CO. · OWNER

$300,710 total given · Largest contribution $40,000

Giving is broadly distributed with no dominant recipient cluster.

Active cycles

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

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$300,710

First seen Jul 23, 2002 · Last activity Dec 29, 2025

Contribution footprint

81 recipients

172 contributions · Avg $1,748

Concentration

Top recipient 13.3%

Top 3 38.7%

Top 10 70.8%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Jul 2005 · 2 notable contributions
    • GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S CALIFORNIA DREAM TEAM · $40,000
    • CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE · $36,250
  2. 2Oct 2022 · CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION · $40,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION$40,00013.3%1Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S CALIFORNIA DREAM TEAM$40,00013.3%3Feb 2004 - Jul 2005
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE$36,25012.1%4Sep 2002 - Sep 2006
KASHKARI FOR GOVERNOR 2014, NEEL$28,7009.5%2Apr 2014 - Sep 2014
LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY STATE PAC, THE$20,2656.7%9Aug 2011 - Aug 2018
COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN$11,0003.7%2Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021$10,0003.3%1May 2021 - May 2021
ATLAS PAC$10,0003.3%1Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; JANET$8,7002.9%4Jan 2020 - Oct 2020
MANUFACTURED HOUSING EDUCATIONAL TRUST PAC / MHET PAC$8,0482.7%2May 2019 - Oct 2022
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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