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Desley Brooks

Desley Brooks
Incumbent | Desley Brooks for 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: $105,825
Expenditures: $128,402
Loans: $100
Current balance: ($22,677)
Money coming in

Contributions

$105,825
Committee
$8.3K
$8.3K
Individual
$88K
$88K
Unitemized
$1.8K
$1.8K
Other (includes Businesses)
$7.6K
$7.6K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$128,402
Not Stated
$1.6K
$1.6K
Phone Banks
$7.0K
$7.0K
Civic Donations
$6.0K
$6.0K
Office Expenses
$13K
$13K
Fundraising Events
$1.3K
$1.3K
Campaign Consultants
$34K
$34K
Meetings and Appearances
$2.3K
$2.3K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$5.0K
$5.0K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$22K
$22K
Candidate Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$1.3K
$1.3K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$16K
$16K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$6.9K
$6.9K
T.V. or Cable Airtime and Production Costs
$1.0K
$1.0K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$7.4K
$7.4K
Money coming in

Contributions

$105,825
Out of State
2%
2%
Within Oakland
53%
53%
Within California
42%
42%

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
$43K
$43K
Homemaker
$5.1K
$5.1K
Eclipse Electric
$3.2K
$3.2K
CECG
$2.4K
$2.4K
YCAT-C
$2.4K
$2.4K
First AME Church
$2.1K
$2.1K
LT Liquors
$1.6K
$1.6K
GGSV
$1.4K
$1.4K
Gray, Greer, Shelby & Vaughn
$1.4K
$1.4K
Everett & Jones
$1.3K
$1.3K
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$18K
$18K
Business Owner
$14K
$14K
Attorney
$7.4K
$7.4K
Consultant
$5.8K
$5.8K
Homemaker
$5.8K
$5.8K
Pastor
$5.6K
$5.6K
Real Estate
$5.1K
$5.1K
Contractor
$4.8K
$4.8K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$4.6K
$4.6K
Retail
$4.2K
$4.2K
Independent expenditures opposing candidate $160,146 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

Spending by third parties that advocates the election or defeat of a candidate and is not made in coordination with a candidate or campaign committee is termed an independent expenditure. To learn more, see the FAQ.

Independent expenditures supporting candidate $23,171

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
East Bay Working Families
$22,999
$23K
$23K
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Oaklanders for Responsible Leadership, Opposing Desley Brooks for Oakland City Council 2018
$172
$172
$172
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In opposition of the candidate
Citizens for a United Oakland, Opposing Desley Brooks for City Council
$31,230
$31K
$31K
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Oaklanders for Responsible Leadership, Opposing Desley Brooks for Oakland City Council 2018
$128,915
$129K
$129K
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