Benjamin “Sam” Davis - elected

Education Analyst/Parent | Davis for Oakland School Board 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.

For more on Oakland contribution limits and campaign rules, see the Public Ethics Commission Candidate Resources page.

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Voter’s Edge profile

Contributions: $70,468

Expenditures: $70,468

Current balance: $0

Money coming in

Contributions

$70,468

Committee

$12K

$12K

Individual

$49K

$49K

Unitemized

$10K

$10K

See all contributions

Money going out

Expenditures

$70,468

Not Stated

$312

$312

Phone Banks

$595

$595

Contribution

$346

$346

Civic Donations

$360

$360

Office Expenses

$60

$60

Fundraising Events

$258

$258

Campaign Consultants

$23K

$23K

Meetings and Appearances

$263

$263

Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.

$319

$319

Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees

$1.1K

$1.1K

Campaign Literature and Mailings

$16K

$16K

Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services

$24K

$24K

Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)

$2.2K

$2.2K

Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)

$472

$472

Money coming in

Contributions

$70,468

Out of State

11%

11%

Within Oakland

49%

49%

Within California

25%

25%

Money coming in

Where individual contributors work

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

$6.8K

$6.8K

Oakland Unified School District

$2.4K

$2.4K

University of California

$1.1K

$1.1K

Associated Press

$900

$900

City of Oakland

$900

$900

Siegel, Yee, Brunner & Mehta

$900

$900

Troutman Sanders

$900

$900

Twilio

$900

$900

UC San Diego

$900

$900

Brown University

$800

$800

Top occupations

Retired/Not Employed

$6.9K

$6.9K

Attorney

$5.2K

$5.2K

Teacher

$4.1K

$4.1K

Professor

$2.4K

$2.4K

Consultant

$2.1K

$2.1K

psychologist

$1.2K

$1.2K

Educator

$1.0K

$1.0K

Executive Director

$1.0K

$1.0K

City Councilmember

$900

$900

Library Technician

$900

$900

Independent expenditures supporting candidate $63,215

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate

Oakland Education Association Political Action Committee

$62,211

$62K

$62K

See all contributions to this committee

Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics

$1,004

$1.0K

$1.0K

See all contributions to this committee

In opposition of the candidate

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