Lynette Gibson McElhaney

Incumbent | Re-Elect Lynette Gibson-McElhaney for 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.

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Contributions: $238,154

Public financing received:

Eligible City Council candidates may apply for public funds to reimburse certain campaign expenses. Learn more from the Public Ethics Commission’s Public Financing Program.

$21,857.00

Expenditures: $260,148

Current balance: ($21,994)

Money coming in

Contributions

$238,154

Committee

$19K

$19K

Individual

$144K

$144K

Unitemized

$48K

$48K

Self Funding

$900

$900

Other (includes Businesses)

$27K

$27K

See all contributions

Money going out

Expenditures

$260,148

Not Stated

$20K

$20K

Phone Banks

$6.1K

$6.1K

Civic Donations

$2.2K

$2.2K

Office Expenses

$370

$370

Fundraising Events

$6.3K

$6.3K

Campaign Consultants

$10K

$10K

Meetings and Appearances

$379

$379

Campaign Workers' Salaries

$18K

$18K

Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.

$53K

$53K

Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees

$1.0K

$1.0K

Campaign Literature and Mailings

$75K

$75K

Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)

$17K

$17K

Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)

$50K

$50K

Money coming in

Contributions

$238,154

Out of State

1%

1%

Within Oakland

46%

46%

Within California

32%

32%

Money coming in

Where individual contributors work

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

Self-Employed

$9.5K

$9.5K

City Of Oakland

$4.0K

$4.0K

EverCharge

$2.8K

$2.8K

Lighthouse Public Affairs

$2.7K

$2.7K

PCC Logistics

$2.7K

$2.7K

The Martin Group Of Companies, LLC

$2.3K

$2.3K

Kaiser Permanente

$2.1K

$2.1K

Milo Group of California

$1.8K

$1.8K

Axis Development Group

$1.2K

$1.2K

Ellis Partners

$1.2K

$1.2K

Top occupations

Retired/Not Employed

$16K

$16K

Real Estate

$14K

$14K

Owner

$13K

$13K

Chief Executive Officer/President

$9.7K

$9.7K

Attorney

$5.8K

$5.8K

Pastor

$4.7K

$4.7K

Engineer

$3.8K

$3.8K

Partner

$3.1K

$3.1K

Public Affairs Consultant

$2.7K

$2.7K

Principal

$2.6K

$2.6K

Independent expenditures opposing candidate $41,640

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 $91,171

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate

OAK PAC, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

$91,171

$91K

$91K

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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

$41,640

$42K

$42K

See all contributions to this committee

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