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Libby Schaaf - elected

Libby Schaaf
Incumbent | Libby Schaaf for Mayor 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: $615,687
Expenditures: $620,650
Current balance: ($4,964)
Money coming in

Contributions

$615,687
Committee
$26K
$26K
Individual
$545K
$545K
Unitemized
$8.7K
$8.7K
Other (includes Businesses)
$36K
$36K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$620,650
Print Ads
$4.0K
$4.0K
Not Stated
$40K
$40K
Contribution
$1.8K
$1.8K
Civic Donations
$7.0K
$7.0K
Office Expenses
$52K
$52K
Fundraising Events
$5.0K
$5.0K
Campaign Consultants
$64K
$64K
Returned Contributions
$7.0K
$7.0K
Meetings and Appearances
$76K
$76K
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$21K
$21K
Polling and Survey Research
$15K
$15K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$7.0K
$7.0K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.1K
$1.1K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$84K
$84K
Staff/Spouse Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$14
$14
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$51K
$51K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$65K
$65K
T.V. or Cable Airtime and Production Costs
$103K
$103K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$12K
$12K
Money coming in

Contributions

$615,687
Out of State
2%
2%
Within Oakland
46%
46%
Within California
48%
48%

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
Homemaker
$7.2K
$7.2K
Volkswagen of Oakland
$5.6K
$5.6K
Carmel Partners
$5.5K
$5.5K
Pet Food Express
$4.9K
$4.9K
Kaiser Permanente
$4.6K
$4.6K
Dreisbach Enterprises
$4.2K
$4.2K
40th Street Apartments LLC
$3.4K
$3.4K
Northbrae Properties
$3.4K
$3.4K
O'Reilly Media
$3.4K
$3.4K
Port of Oakland
$3.4K
$3.4K
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$98K
$98K
Attorney
$54K
$54K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$45K
$45K
Real Estate
$37K
$37K
Owner
$16K
$16K
Executive
$13K
$13K
Investor
$11K
$11K
Consultant
$11K
$11K
Executive Director
$11K
$11K
Manager
$7.2K
$7.2K

Other committees controlled by this candidate

Libby Schaaf For Council 2010

Mayor Libby Schaaf for Oakland

Independent expenditures supporting candidate $7,672 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.

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
OUTFRONT MEDIA LLC
$7,672
$7.7K
$7.7K
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In opposition of the candidate

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