Content last updated Oct. 25, 2026

Benjamin Salop

Benjamin Salop
Civil Engineering Student | Benjamin Salop for Oakland School Board District 1
Contributions: $8,033
Expenditures: $8,033
Current balance: $0
Money coming in

Contributions

$8,033
Committee
$1.2K
$1.2K
Individual
$5.5K
$5.5K
Unitemized
$225
$225
Self Funding
$600
$600
Other (includes Businesses)
$600
$600

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Money going out

Expenditures

$8,033
Not Stated
$480
$480
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$294
$294
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$3.0K
$3.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$10K
$10K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$4.7K
$4.7K
Money coming in

Contributions

$8,033
Out of State
1%
1%
Within Oakland
70%
70%
Within California
26%
26%

Money coming in

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Top employers
University of California, Berkeley
$1.3K
$1.3K
Self-Employed
$1.2K
$1.2K
Seneca Family of Agencies, Just Advocates
$600
$600
CSUEB
$500
$500
HKIT Architects
$300
$300
Zaru Sustems
$200
$200
Contra Costa County
$150
$150
Peralta
$108
$108
ConnectEd
$100
$100
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
$100
$100
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$1.4K
$1.4K
Professor
$700
$700
Economist
$600
$600
Nonprofit Founder
$600
$600
Student/Research Assistant
$600
$600
Consultant
$500
$500
Relations
$500
$500
Architect
$300
$300
Entrepreneur
$200
$200
Sustainability Coordinator
$150
$150
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $3,963 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Empower Oakland Committee
$2,672
$2.7K
$2.7K
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Foundational Oakland Unites
$1,291
$1.3K
$1.3K
See all contributions to this committee
In opposition of the candidate

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