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Sheng Thao

Sheng Thao
Oakland City Councilmember | Sheng Thao for Oakland Mayor 2022
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Contributions: $476,079
Expenditures: $472,835
Loans: $500
Current balance: $2,744
Money coming in

Contributions

$476,079
Committee
$73K
$73K
Individual
$356K
$356K
Unitemized
$21K
$21K
Other (includes Businesses)
$32K
$32K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$472,835
Print Ads
$500
$500
Not Stated
$5.9K
$5.9K
Phone Banks
$126
$126
Contribution
$5.5K
$5.5K
Office Expenses
$11K
$11K
Fundraising Events
$46K
$46K
Campaign Consultants
$205K
$205K
Meetings and Appearances
$2.7K
$2.7K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$53K
$53K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$2.1K
$2.1K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$242K
$242K
Candidate Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$8.8K
$8.8K
Staff/Spouse Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$6.0K
$6.0K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$36K
$36K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$4.9K
$4.9K
T.V. or Cable Airtime and Production Costs
$93K
$93K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$21K
$21K
Transfer Between Committees of the Same Candidate/sponsor
$3.6K
$3.6K
Money coming in

Contributions

$476,079
Out of State
9%
9%
Within Oakland
25%
25%
Within California
61%
61%

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
$54K
$54K
Becker Boards
$4.5K
$4.5K
City of Oakland
$3.8K
$3.8K
State of California
$2.8K
$2.8K
Kaiser Permanente
$2.4K
$2.4K
University of California Berkeley
$2.4K
$2.4K
student
$2.1K
$2.1K
Sutter Health
$1.8K
$1.8K
Townsend Public Affairs
$1.8K
$1.8K
Western Gravel & Roofing Supply
$1.8K
$1.8K
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$40K
$40K
Consultant
$18K
$18K
Owner
$15K
$15K
Attorney
$15K
$15K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$13K
$13K
Real Estate
$11K
$11K
Manager
$5.9K
$5.9K
Director
$5.8K
$5.8K
Self-Employed
$5.5K
$5.5K
Physician
$5.1K
$5.1K

Other committees controlled by this candidate

Sheng Thao for Oakland City Council 2022

Independent expenditures opposing candidate $3,521 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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 $747,111

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
East and South Bay Working Families United sponsored by labor organizations
$173,701
$174K
$174K
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Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$2,799
$2.8K
$2.8K
See all contributions to this committee
Working Families for a Better Oakland supporting Sheng Thao for Oakland Mayor 2022
$570,611
$571K
$571K
See all contributions to this committee
In opposition of the candidate
Californians for Safer Streets Supporting Ignacio De La Fuente for Mayor of Oakland 2022
$3,521
$3.5K
$3.5K
See all contributions to this committee

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