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Derreck B. Johnson

Derreck B. Johnson
Small Business Owner | Derreck Johnson 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

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

Contributions: $268,723
Expenditures: $273,630
Current balance: ($4,907)
Money coming in

Contributions

$268,723
Committee
$4.6K
$4.6K
Individual
$237K
$237K
Unitemized
$12K
$12K
Other (includes Businesses)
$15K
$15K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$273,630
Print Ads
$9.0K
$9.0K
Not Stated
$42K
$42K
Phone Banks
$6.1K
$6.1K
Office Expenses
$2.6K
$2.6K
Fundraising Events
$4.6K
$4.6K
Campaign Consultants
$48K
$48K
Meetings and Appearances
$111
$111
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$20K
$20K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$30K
$30K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$950
$950
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$56K
$56K
Candidate Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$44
$44
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$1.4K
$1.4K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$12K
$12K
T.V. or Cable Airtime and Production Costs
$1.8K
$1.8K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$32K
$32K
Money coming in

Contributions

$268,723
Out of State
7%
7%
Within Oakland
53%
53%
Within California
34%
34%

Independent expenditures opposing candidate $22,992 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

Spending by third parties that advocates the election or defeat of a candidate and is not made in coordination with a candidate or campaign committee is termed an independent expenditure. To learn more, see the FAQ.

Independent expenditures supporting candidate $308,328

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Californians for Independent Work, Sponsored by Lyft, Inc.
$174,628
$175K
$175K
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Committee for an Affordable East Bay
$133,700
$134K
$134K
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In opposition of the candidate
Oakland 2020 Committee to Replace Lynette Gibson McElhaney And Elect Carroll Fife and Rebecca Kaplan to the Oakland City Council, sponsored by Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
$22,992
$23K
$23K
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