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Janani Ramachandran

Janani Ramachandran
Public Interest Attorney | Janani Ramachandran for Oakland City Council, District 4
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Contributions: $181,043
Expenditures: $196,458
Loans: $5,000
Current balance: ($20,415)
Money coming in

Contributions

$181,043
Committee
$32K
$32K
Individual
$130K
$130K
Unitemized
$11K
$11K
Self Funding
$900
$900
Other (includes Businesses)
$2.5K
$2.5K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$196,458
Not Stated
$10K
$10K
Phone Banks
$16K
$16K
Contribution
$100
$100
Office Expenses
$5.8K
$5.8K
Fundraising Events
$466
$466
Campaign Consultants
$20K
$20K
Meetings and Appearances
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Workers' Salaries
$9.5K
$9.5K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$14K
$14K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.4K
$1.4K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$64K
$64K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$21K
$21K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$32K
$32K
Transfer Between Committees of the Same Candidate/sponsor
$100
$100
Money coming in

Contributions

$181,043
Out of State
12%
12%
Within Oakland
30%
30%
Within California
48%
48%

Independent expenditures supporting candidate $3,152 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Bay Area Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$1,038
$1.0K
$1.0K
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Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$2,114
$2.1K
$2.1K
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In opposition of the candidate

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