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Lynette Gibson McElhaney

Lynette Gibson McElhaney
Incumbent | Re-Elect McElhaney for City Council 2016
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Contributions: $128,457
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$6,807.33
Expenditures: $141,892
Current balance: ($13,435)
Money coming in

Contributions

$128,457
Committee
$16K
$16K
Individual
$82K
$82K
Unitemized
$3.2K
$3.2K
Other (includes Businesses)
$28K
$28K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$141,892
Print Ads
$1.0K
$1.0K
Not Stated
$17K
$17K
Contribution
$750
$750
Civic Donations
$5.3K
$5.3K
Office Expenses
$7.6K
$7.6K
Fundraising Events
$920
$920
Campaign Consultants
$29K
$29K
Meetings and Appearances
$2.0K
$2.0K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$3.9K
$3.9K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$250
$250
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$37K
$37K
Candidate Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$91
$91
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$29K
$29K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$4.9K
$4.9K
Money coming in

Contributions

$128,457
Out of State
1%
1%
Within Oakland
40%
40%
Within California
55%
55%

Money coming in

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Based on the employer and occupation that individual contributors report on itemized contributions. Different spellings of the same employer or occupation are grouped together. Some similar reported occupations are grouped together. E.g. Realtor, Real Estate Broker, etc. Contributions reporting neither an employer nor an occupation are not shown. Retired people often put Not Employed so we group those together.

Top employers
Self-Employed
$2.9K
$2.9K
Homemaker
$2.7K
$2.7K
TMG Partners
$2.5K
$2.5K
Dreisbach Enterprises
$2.1K
$2.1K
Branagh Development
$1.4K
$1.4K
Strada Investment Group
$1.4K
$1.4K
Telegraph Health Center
$1.4K
$1.4K
Colliers International
$1.1K
$1.1K
Carol H. Williams Association
$1.0K
$1.0K
SCI Consulting Group
$713
$713
Top occupations
Owner
$11K
$11K
Real Estate
$9.5K
$9.5K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$8.8K
$8.8K
Retired/Not Employed
$5.3K
$5.3K
Principal
$2.8K
$2.8K
Homemaker
$2.7K
$2.7K
Attorney
$2.3K
$2.3K
Executive Director
$1.8K
$1.8K
Developer
$1.7K
$1.7K
Vice President
$1.6K
$1.6K

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