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RunwayDonorsJOHN CRESS

Donor header

JOHN CRESS

Individual · SALINAS, CA · N.A. · RETIRED

$643 total given · Largest contribution $100

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

$643

First seen Aug 6, 2018 · Last activity Sep 12, 2024

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

9 contributions · Avg $71

Concentration

Top recipient 38.9%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Nov 2018 · COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN · $193
  2. 2Nov 2022 · DAHLE FOR GOVERNOR 2022; BRIAN · $250
  3. 3Sep 2024 · EPPERSON FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024 · $200

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
DAHLE FOR GOVERNOR 2022; BRIAN$25038.9%3Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
EPPERSON FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024$20031.1%2May 2024 - Sep 2024
COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN$19330%4Aug 2018 - Nov 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%.

RunwayDonorsJOHN CRESS

Donor header

JOHN CRESS

Individual · SALINAS, CA · N.A. · RETIRED

$643 total given · Largest contribution $100

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

$643

First seen Aug 6, 2018 · Last activity Sep 12, 2024

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

9 contributions · Avg $71

Concentration

Top recipient 38.9%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Nov 2018 · COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN · $193
  2. 2Nov 2022 · DAHLE FOR GOVERNOR 2022; BRIAN · $250
  3. 3Sep 2024 · EPPERSON FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024 · $200

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
DAHLE FOR GOVERNOR 2022; BRIAN$25038.9%3Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
EPPERSON FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024$20031.1%2May 2024 - Sep 2024
COX FOR GOVERNOR 2018; JOHN$19330%4Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
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