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Loren Taylor - elected

Loren Taylor
Entrepreneur/Non-Profit Boardmember | Loren Taylor 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: $152,465
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.

$18,345.00
Expenditures: $159,890
Current balance: ($7,425)
Money coming in

Contributions

$152,465
Individual
$137K
$137K
Unitemized
$10K
$10K
Self Funding
$1.0K
$1.0K
Other (includes Businesses)
$3.7K
$3.7K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$159,890
Print Ads
$20K
$20K
Not Stated
$1.5K
$1.5K
Phone Banks
$1.7K
$1.7K
Contribution
$2.6K
$2.6K
Office Expenses
$294
$294
Fundraising Events
$1.2K
$1.2K
Campaign Consultants
$32K
$32K
Meetings and Appearances
$2.3K
$2.3K
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$390
$390
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$9.8K
$9.8K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$78K
$78K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$653
$653
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$4.8K
$4.8K
Money coming in

Contributions

$152,465
Out of State
5%
5%
Within Oakland
59%
59%
Within California
27%
27%

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
$16K
$16K
Genentech
$4.1K
$4.1K
PwC
$3.8K
$3.8K
Kaiser Permanente
$2.9K
$2.9K
Employer not reported
$1.7K
$1.7K
City of Oakland
$1.4K
$1.4K
Homemaker
$1.1K
$1.1K
Artthaus Studios
$1.0K
$1.0K
Custom Taylored Solutions
$1.0K
$1.0K
11 West Partners
$800
$800
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$24K
$24K
Attorney
$11K
$11K
Real Estate
$5.4K
$5.4K
Consultant
$4.7K
$4.7K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$4.1K
$4.1K
Executive
$3.7K
$3.7K
Physician
$3.4K
$3.4K
investor
$2.1K
$2.1K
Management Consultant
$1.9K
$1.9K
Partner
$1.9K
$1.9K

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