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Leroy Gaines

Leroy Gaines
Non-profit Director | Leroy Gaines 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. A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Contributions: $48,672
Expenditures: $50,172
Current balance: ($1,500)
Money coming in

Contributions

$48,672
Committee
$700
$700
Individual
$41K
$41K
Unitemized
$4.9K
$4.9K
Other (includes Businesses)
$1.9K
$1.9K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$50,172
Print Ads
$600
$600
Phone Banks
$3.0K
$3.0K
Civic Donations
$345
$345
Office Expenses
$384
$384
Campaign Consultants
$1.9K
$1.9K
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$11K
$11K
Polling and Survey Research
$1.8K
$1.8K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$4.4K
$4.4K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$24K
$24K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$525
$525
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$1.2K
$1.2K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$450
$450
Money coming in

Contributions

$48,672
Out of State
12%
12%
Within Oakland
47%
47%
Within California
30%
30%

Independent expenditures supporting candidate $155,285 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Families in Action for Justice Fund
$17,489
$17K
$17K
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GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVOCATES Community-Powered Candidate Committee
$137,796
$138K
$138K
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In opposition of the candidate

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