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Joseph Tanios

Joseph Tanios
Construction Inspection Supervisor | Joseph Tanios 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: $24,920
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.

$7,463.00
Expenditures: $39,861
Current balance: ($14,941)
Money coming in

Contributions

$24,920
Committee
$1.6K
$1.6K
Individual
$18K
$18K
Unitemized
$1.1K
$1.1K
Other (includes Businesses)
$4.5K
$4.5K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$39,861
Print Ads
$200
$200
Not Stated
$3.5K
$3.5K
Contribution
$1.0K
$1.0K
Civic Donations
$525
$525
Fundraising Events
$402
$402
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$12K
$12K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$188
$188
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$8.0K
$8.0K
Transfer Between Committees of the Same Candidate/sponsor
$12K
$12K
Money coming in

Contributions

$24,920
Out of State
2%
2%
Within Oakland
39%
39%
Within California
53%
53%

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
$3.1K
$3.1K
Abbott Diabetes Care
$800
$800
Apostolou Vasiliki, DDS
$800
$800
Applied Materials & Engineering, Inc.
$800
$800
City of Santa Ana, Department or Public Works
$800
$800
Matson Company
$800
$800
Oasis Food Market
$800
$800
Safeway
$800
$800
San Ramon Valley Unified School District
$800
$800
World Wireless
$800
$800
Top occupations
Chief Executive Officer/President
$2.1K
$2.1K
Owner
$1.6K
$1.6K
Engineer
$1.2K
$1.2K
Retired/Not Employed
$1.2K
$1.2K
Teacher
$900
$900
Dental Assistant
$800
$800
Director of Risk Management
$800
$800
Executive Director
$800
$800
Handyman
$800
$800
Internal Audit Manager
$800
$800

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