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Shanthi Gonzales - elected

Shanthi Gonzales
Incumbent | Gonzales for School Board 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: $41,273
Expenditures: $37,946
Current balance: $3,327
Money coming in

Contributions

$41,273
Committee
$3.2K
$3.2K
Individual
$32K
$32K
Unitemized
$4.4K
$4.4K
Self Funding
$700
$700
Other (includes Businesses)
$500
$500

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Money going out

Expenditures

$37,946
Contribution
$16K
$16K
Campaign Consultants
$30K
$30K
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$3.4K
$3.4K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$4.2K
$4.2K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$3.2K
$3.2K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$458
$458
Money coming in

Contributions

$41,273
Out of State
18%
18%
Within Oakland
40%
40%
Within California
29%
29%

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
$5.4K
$5.4K
Kaiser Permanente
$900
$900
Oakland Unified School District
$825
$825
Astrea Foundation
$800
$800
City of Oakland
$800
$800
East Bay Asian Youth Center
$800
$800
JSK Fellowships
$800
$800
Partnership for Democracy and Education
$800
$800
Tulum Innovative Engineering
$800
$800
Employer not reported
$640
$640
Top occupations
Attorney
$3.0K
$3.0K
Retired/Not Employed
$2.3K
$2.3K
Educator
$2.2K
$2.2K
Librarian
$1.3K
$1.3K
Principal
$1.2K
$1.2K
Teacher
$975
$975
Executive Director
$925
$925
Social Worker
$925
$925
Consultant
$850
$850
English Coach
$800
$800
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $1,577 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$1,577
$1.6K
$1.6K
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In opposition of the candidate

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