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Clifford Thompson

Clifford Thompson
Fifth Grade Teacher | Clifford Thompson for Oakland Unified School District 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. A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Contributions: $19,102
Expenditures: $19,152
Current balance: ($50)
Money coming in

Contributions

$19,102
Committee
$2.8K
$2.8K
Individual
$14K
$14K
Unitemized
$1.9K
$1.9K
Other (includes Businesses)
$650
$650

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Money going out

Expenditures

$19,152
Not Stated
$6.0K
$6.0K
Civic Donations
$1.9K
$1.9K
Office Expenses
$611
$611
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$5.9K
$5.9K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$527
$527
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$2.6K
$2.6K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$602
$602
Money coming in

Contributions

$19,102
Out of State
9%
9%
Within Oakland
46%
46%
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
City of Oakland
$1.0K
$1.0K
Rogers Family Foundation
$900
$900
Urban Economics
$900
$900
PJS of Texas Don Dyer
$896
$896
San Mateo Union High School District
$700
$700
Homemaker
$500
$500
Kos Read Group
$500
$500
Kevin Thompson
$350
$350
Great School Choices
$300
$300
Jenna Stauffer
$250
$250
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$4.6K
$4.6K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$2.1K
$2.1K
Economist
$900
$900
Mayor
$900
$900
Board Member
$700
$700
Education
$525
$525
Consultant
$500
$500
Educator
$500
$500
Homemaker
$500
$500
Education Consultant
$425
$425
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $156,546 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Charter Public Schools Political Action Committee, sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates
$108,840
$109K
$109K
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Families in Action for Justice Fund
$14,491
$14K
$14K
See all contributions to this committee
GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVOCATES Community-Powered Candidate Committee
$33,215
$33K
$33K
See all contributions to this committee
In opposition of the candidate

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