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Noel Gallo

Noel Gallo
Incumbent | ReElect Noel Gallo for Oakland City Council 2016
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Contributions: $48,119
Public financing received: A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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$35,843.75
Expenditures: $83,963
Current balance: ($35,844)
Money coming in

Contributions

$48,119
Committee
$9.2K
$9.2K
Individual
$26K
$26K
Unitemized
$919
$919
Other (includes Businesses)
$12K
$12K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$83,963
Print Ads
$500
$500
Not Stated
$949
$949
Contribution
$550
$550
Civic Donations
$860
$860
Office Expenses
$3.7K
$3.7K
Fundraising Events
$657
$657
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$3.0K
$3.0K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$8.4K
$8.4K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$300
$300
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$43K
$43K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$22K
$22K
Money coming in

Contributions

$48,119
Out of State
4%
4%
Within Oakland
54%
54%
Within California
39%
39%

Money coming in

Where individual contributors work A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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
$11K
$11K
Dreisbach Enterprises
$3.3K
$3.3K
City of Oakland
$1.7K
$1.7K
CCSAC, Inc.
$1.0K
$1.0K
Student
$800
$800
Santa Clara Housing Authority
$700
$700
The Seville Group
$700
$700
barron collection
$700
$700
CW Analytical
$500
$500
Emerald Fund
$350
$350
Top occupations
Real Estate
$3.9K
$3.9K
Retired/Not Employed
$2.3K
$2.3K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$1.8K
$1.8K
Manufacturing
$1.0K
$1.0K
Architect
$800
$800
Student
$800
$800
Accounting
$700
$700
Administrator
$700
$700
Communications Manager
$700
$700
Consultant
$700
$700

Other committees controlled by this candidate

Noel Gallo for Oakland City Council 2012

Independent expenditures opposing candidate $39,316 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
In opposition of the candidate
Oakland Police Officer’s Association - Political Action Committee
$39,316
$39K
$39K
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