Content last updated Sep. 25, 2026

Richard Santos Raya

Contributions: $32,263
Public financing received: A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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$20,535.00
Expenditures: $55,734
Loans: $1,000
Current balance: ($24,471)
Money coming in

Contributions

$32,263
Committee
$2.1K
$2.1K
Individual
$22K
$22K
Unitemized
$7.3K
$7.3K
Other (includes Businesses)
$100
$100

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Money going out

Expenditures

$55,734
Print Ads
$9.5K
$9.5K
Not Stated
$327
$327
Office Expenses
$210
$210
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$4.9K
$4.9K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$8.5K
$8.5K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$14K
$14K
Candidate Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$348
$348
Staff/Spouse Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$380
$380
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$17K
$17K
Money coming in

Contributions

$32,263
Out of State
6%
6%
Within Oakland
34%
34%
Within California
33%
33%

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
Self-Employed
$1.3K
$1.3K
Kong Inc
$900
$900
Bank of America
$800
$800
Trader Joe's
$800
$800
UC Berkeley
$756
$756
Comal
$750
$750
Mission Economic Development Agency
$600
$600
Campfire Firm
$500
$500
Exponent Partners
$500
$500
SF Tots
$500
$500
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$4.2K
$4.2K
Software Engineer
$1.3K
$1.3K
Director
$1.0K
$1.0K
Novelist
$850
$850
Crew Member
$800
$800
Loan Officer
$800
$800
Marketing Manager
$779
$779
Bagger
$750
$750
Attorney
$650
$650
Consultant
$650
$650

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