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Zac Unger

Zac Unger
Firefighter | Zac Unger for Oakland City Council 2024
Contributions: $193,447
Expenditures: $210,986
Current balance: ($17,539)
Money coming in

Contributions

$193,447
Committee
$70K
$70K
Individual
$110K
$110K
Unitemized
$8.4K
$8.4K
Other (includes Businesses)
$4.4K
$4.4K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$210,986
Not Stated
$34K
$34K
Office Expenses
$5.1K
$5.1K
Fundraising Events
$2.3K
$2.3K
Campaign Consultants
$30K
$30K
Meetings and Appearances
$1.6K
$1.6K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$3.3K
$3.3K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.1K
$1.1K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$47K
$47K
Candidate Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$740
$740
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$25K
$25K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$3.7K
$3.7K
Transfer Between Committees of the Same Candidate/sponsor
$57K
$57K
Money coming in

Contributions

$193,447
Out of State
4%
4%
Within Oakland
28%
28%
Within California
63%
63%

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
Oakland Fire Department
$24K
$24K
Self-Employed
$9.3K
$9.3K
City of Oakland
$1.6K
$1.6K
Alameda County Fire Department
$1.2K
$1.2K
Meta
$800
$800
Benchling, Inc.
$750
$750
City of Berkeley
$700
$700
City of Richmond
$650
$650
A Great Good Place for Books, LLC
$600
$600
Annie Wright, LMFT
$600
$600
Top occupations
Firefighter
$21K
$21K
Retired/Not Employed
$16K
$16K
Attorney
$7.3K
$7.3K
Real Estate
$2.5K
$2.5K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$1.8K
$1.8K
Physician
$1.7K
$1.7K
Artist
$1.6K
$1.6K
Retired Firefighter
$1.4K
$1.4K
Sales
$1.1K
$1.1K
Marketing Director
$1.0K
$1.0K
Independent expenditures opposing candidate $55,095 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Independent expenditures supporting candidate $50,527

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
California Workers’ Justice Coalition sponsored by Service Employees International Union Local 1021
$18,585
$19K
$19K
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Empower Oakland Committee
$2,672
$2.7K
$2.7K
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Oakland Citizens for Public Safety, Supporting Zac Unger for City Council 2024
$28,902
$29K
$29K
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Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$368
$368
$368
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In opposition of the candidate
Committee to Elect Ken Houston & Len Raphael and oppose Zac Unger for City Council 2024
$53,804
$54K
$54K
See all contributions to this committee
Foundational Oakland Unites
$1,291
$1.3K
$1.3K
See all contributions to this committee

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