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Eli Ferran

Eli Ferran
Deputy City Attorney | Elias Ferran for City Attorney 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: $127,237
Expenditures: $127,464
Current balance: ($227)
Money coming in

Contributions

$127,237
Committee
$17K
$17K
Individual
$79K
$79K
Unitemized
$5.7K
$5.7K
Self Funding
$17K
$17K
Other (includes Businesses)
$8.7K
$8.7K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$127,464
Not Stated
$28K
$28K
Phone Banks
$396
$396
Fundraising Events
$3.3K
$3.3K
Campaign Consultants
$15K
$15K
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$29K
$29K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$2.8K
$2.8K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$29K
$29K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$9.7K
$9.7K
T.V. or Cable Airtime and Production Costs
$1.5K
$1.5K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$7.3K
$7.3K
Money coming in

Contributions

$127,237
Out of State
13%
13%
Within Oakland
45%
45%
Within California
36%
36%

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
$21K
$21K
Self-Employed
$3.6K
$3.6K
PCC Logistics
$2.7K
$2.7K
Alameda County
$1.9K
$1.9K
City And County Of San Francisco, CA.
$1.2K
$1.2K
Albert & Mackenzie
$900
$900
Blackhawk Consultant Group
$900
$900
CCA Group LLC
$900
$900
Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc.
$900
$900
Colbert Ball Tax Svc
$900
$900
Top occupations
Attorney
$20K
$20K
Deputy City Attorney
$17K
$17K
Retired/Not Employed
$9.2K
$9.2K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$2.5K
$2.5K
Real Estate
$1.6K
$1.6K
Accountant
$1.5K
$1.5K
Executive
$1.4K
$1.4K
Senior Pastor
$1.3K
$1.3K
Political Consultant
$1.2K
$1.2K
Manager
$1.1K
$1.1K
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $105,552 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.

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FUND (NONPROFIT 527 ORGANIZATION)
$105,552
$106K
$106K
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In opposition of the candidate

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