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Cherisse Gash

Cherisse Gash
Parent | City Council District 3
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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Voter’s Edge profile
Contributions: $6,225
Expenditures: $1,892
Current balance: $4,333
Money coming in

Contributions

$6,225
Committee
$2.4K
$2.4K
Individual
$3.3K
$3.3K
Unitemized
$580
$580

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Money going out

Expenditures

$1,892
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Money coming in

Contributions

$6,225
Within Oakland
58%
58%
Within California
32%
32%

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
KingMakers of Oakland
$600
$600
Self-Employed
$350
$350
Unempoyed
$200
$200
Annual Reviews
$100
$100
CTP
$100
$100
Catamorphic
$100
$100
Disability Rights California
$100
$100
Khepera consulting
$100
$100
PHI
$100
$100
nla
$100
$100
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$1.6K
$1.6K
Education
$600
$600
Barber stylist
$250
$250
attorney/ consultant
$200
$200
Biologist
$100
$100
Educator
$100
$100
Employment Specialist
$100
$100
Engineering Manager
$100
$100
communications
$100
$100
fundraiser
$100
$100
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $2,183 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
$2,183
$2.2K
$2.2K
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In opposition of the candidate

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