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VanCedric Williams

VanCedric Williams
Teacher/Treasurer | Van Cedric Williams for Oakland School Board Seat 3 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: $64,097
Expenditures: $64,686
Current balance: ($590)
Money coming in

Contributions

$64,097
PTY
$1.4K
$1.4K
Committee
$5.8K
$5.8K
Individual
$24K
$24K
Unitemized
$7.6K
$7.6K
Self Funding
$3.6K
$3.6K
Other (includes Businesses)
$22K
$22K

See all contributions

Money going out

Expenditures

$64,686
Print Ads
$1.7K
$1.7K
Phone Banks
$6.5K
$6.5K
Office Expenses
$107
$107
Voter Registration
$1.5K
$1.5K
Campaign Consultants
$12K
$12K
Polling and Survey Research
$3.4K
$3.4K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$18K
$18K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$950
$950
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$20K
$20K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$36
$36
Money coming in

Contributions

$64,097
Out of State
5%
5%
Within Oakland
29%
29%
Within California
52%
52%

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
SFUSD
$4.5K
$4.5K
Oakland USD
$2.4K
$2.4K
LAUSD
$1.5K
$1.5K
Self-Employed
$800
$800
CVS Health
$600
$600
Consultant
$600
$600
Owner
$600
$600
Ca Federation Teachers
$400
$400
California Teachers Association
$400
$400
EGUSD
$400
$400
Top occupations
Teacher
$10K
$10K
Retired/Not Employed
$6.0K
$6.0K
teahcer
$1.5K
$1.5K
Consultant
$750
$750
Customer Service Rep
$600
$600
Educator
$600
$600
Saba poultry
$600
$600
Real Estate
$550
$550
Chief Executive Officer/President
$500
$500
ONGB
$500
$500
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $71,241 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Oakland Education Association Political Action Committee
$70,237
$70K
$70K
See all contributions to this committee
Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$1,004
$1.0K
$1.0K
See all contributions to this committee
In opposition of the candidate

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