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Charlie Michelson

Charlie Michelson
Local Business Owner | Charlie Michelson for Oakland City Council 2018
This candidate has agreed to voluntary spending limits. The maximum contribution this candidate can accept is $800 from any individual, business entity, committee or other organization and $1,600 from a qualified broad-based committee. A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Contributions: $95,313
Public financing received: A question mark in circle indicating additional information

Eligible City Council candidates may apply for public funds to reimburse certain campaign expenses. Learn more from the Public Ethics Commission’s Public Financing Program.

$15,288.00
Expenditures: $117,051
Current balance: ($21,738)
Money coming in

Contributions

$95,313
Individual
$77K
$77K
Unitemized
$4.3K
$4.3K
Self Funding
$14K
$14K
Other (includes Businesses)
$500
$500

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Money going out

Expenditures

$117,051
Phone Banks
$175
$175
Contribution
$1.6K
$1.6K
Civic Donations
$36K
$36K
Office Expenses
$150
$150
Fundraising Events
$2.7K
$2.7K
Campaign Consultants
$29K
$29K
Meetings and Appearances
$950
$950
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$7.9K
$7.9K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.1K
$1.1K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$30K
$30K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$12K
$12K
T.V. or Cable Airtime and Production Costs
$150
$150
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$18K
$18K
Money coming in

Contributions

$95,313
Out of State
7%
7%
Within Oakland
62%
62%
Within California
25%
25%

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
$29K
$29K
Kaiser Permanente
$2.0K
$2.0K
Aukum Group
$1.6K
$1.6K
Wrist Ship Supply
$1.4K
$1.4K
Student
$900
$900
UC Berkeley
$900
$900
11 West
$800
$800
Highland Partners
$800
$800
Johnstone Supply
$800
$800
Life Chiropractic
$800
$800
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$15K
$15K
Candidate
$14K
$14K
Real Estate
$6.4K
$6.4K
Attorney
$4.6K
$4.6K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$3.0K
$3.0K
Consultant
$2.7K
$2.7K
Physician
$2.2K
$2.2K
Sales
$2.1K
$2.1K
Manager
$1.7K
$1.7K
Homemaker
$1.4K
$1.4K

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