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Nikki Fortunato Bas - elected

Nikki Fortunato Bas
Non-profit Executive/Mother | Nikki Fortunato Bas for Oakland City Council 2018
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Contributions: $197,618
Public financing received: A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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$18,354.00
Expenditures: $215,769
Current balance: ($18,152)
Money coming in

Contributions

$197,618
Committee
$44K
$44K
Individual
$123K
$123K
Unitemized
$21K
$21K
Self Funding
$500
$500
Other (includes Businesses)
$9.7K
$9.7K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$215,769
Not Stated
$43K
$43K
Contribution
$300
$300
Civic Donations
$10.0K
$10.0K
Office Expenses
$12K
$12K
Campaign Consultants
$66K
$66K
Meetings and Appearances
$2.1K
$2.1K
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$9.0K
$9.0K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$5.4K
$5.4K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$23K
$23K
Candidate Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$61
$61
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$7.5K
$7.5K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$30K
$30K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$3.2K
$3.2K
Money coming in

Contributions

$197,618
Out of State
9%
9%
Within Oakland
45%
45%
Within California
34%
34%

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
Asian Health Services
$3.1K
$3.1K
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
$3.1K
$3.1K
Public Advocates Inc
$2.6K
$2.6K
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Ec
$2.0K
$2.0K
Chinese Progressive Association
$1.8K
$1.8K
Homemaker
$1.8K
$1.8K
Peggy Saika, Consulting
$1.7K
$1.7K
City of Oakland
$1.6K
$1.6K
Buena Vista Methodist Church
$1.5K
$1.5K
Oakland Unified School District
$1.4K
$1.4K
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$18K
$18K
Director
$10K
$10K
Attorney
$8.7K
$8.7K
Consultant
$8.3K
$8.3K
Executive Director
$6.6K
$6.6K
Organizer
$5.3K
$5.3K
Business Owner
$4.2K
$4.2K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$3.7K
$3.7K
Physician
$2.9K
$2.9K
Professor
$2.3K
$2.3K
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $113,018 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
East Bay Working Families
$113,018
$113K
$113K
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In opposition of the candidate

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