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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%

Independent expenditures opposing candidate $160,146 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Independent expenditures supporting candidate $23,171

Spending breakdown by committee

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

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