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Robert “Bob” Jackson

Robert “Bob” Jackson
Pastor | Bob Jackson 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: $96,540
Expenditures: $97,440
Current balance: ($900)
Money coming in

Contributions

$96,540
Committee
$7.8K
$7.8K
Individual
$76K
$76K
Unitemized
$5.3K
$5.3K
Self Funding
$2.3K
$2.3K
Other (includes Businesses)
$5.0K
$5.0K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$97,440
Print Ads
$21K
$21K
Not Stated
$15K
$15K
Phone Banks
$366
$366
Office Expenses
$11K
$11K
Campaign Consultants
$2.0K
$2.0K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$45K
$45K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$40K
$40K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$5.4K
$5.4K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$13K
$13K
Money coming in

Contributions

$96,540
Out of State
2%
2%
Within Oakland
62%
62%
Within California
29%
29%

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
$7.9K
$7.9K
Acts
$6.1K
$6.1K
Housewife
$2.7K
$2.7K
Oakland Police Department
$1.8K
$1.8K
Kaiser
$1.6K
$1.6K
MOVA
$1.0K
$1.0K
Law Office of George Holland
$950
$950
ABI
$900
$900
IHSS
$900
$900
LifeLong
$900
$900
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$18K
$18K
Owner
$6.1K
$6.1K
Pastor
$4.5K
$4.5K
Housewife
$2.7K
$2.7K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$2.6K
$2.6K
Sr. Pastor
$2.3K
$2.3K
Lawyer
$2.2K
$2.2K
Admin
$2.2K
$2.2K
Director
$2.1K
$2.1K
Consultant
$2.0K
$2.0K

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