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Aaron Clay

Aaron Clay
Small Business Owner | Aaron Clay for Oakland City Council 2020
This candidate has agreed to voluntary spending limits. The maximum contribution this candidate can accept is $900 from any individual, business entity, committee or other organization and $1,700 from a qualified broad-based committee. If the candidate does not accept spending limits then: The maximum contribution this candidate can accept is $200 from any individual, business entity, committee or other organization and $400 from a qualified broad-based committee. A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Contributions: $71,518
Expenditures: $87,366
Current balance: ($15,848)
Money coming in

Contributions

$71,518
Individual
$56K
$56K
Unitemized
$3.3K
$3.3K
Self Funding
$13K
$13K
Other (includes Businesses)
$100
$100

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Money going out

Expenditures

$87,366
Office Expenses
$2.3K
$2.3K
Campaign Consultants
$12K
$12K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$37K
$37K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$4.7K
$4.7K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$30K
$30K
Money coming in

Contributions

$71,518
Out of State
19%
19%
Within Oakland
31%
31%
Within California
43%
43%

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
Sunswarm Community Solar
$13K
$13K
Self-Employed
$5.2K
$5.2K
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency
$900
$900
Camelot Illinois
$900
$900
Dorsey & Whitney
$900
$900
Forrell/Elsesser Engineers Inc.
$900
$900
Global Policy Solutions
$900
$900
Great Place To Work
$900
$900
Holland
$900
$900
Kazan McClain Satterley & Greenwood
$900
$900
Top occupations
Chief Executive Officer/President
$15K
$15K
Retired/Not Employed
$13K
$13K
Attorney
$6.6K
$6.6K
Real Estate
$3.3K
$3.3K
Self-Employed
$2.4K
$2.4K
Analyst
$1.6K
$1.6K
Consultant
$1.6K
$1.6K
Owner
$1.5K
$1.5K
Executive Director
$1.4K
$1.4K
Physician
$1.1K
$1.1K

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