Content last updated Oct. 12, 2026

Barbara Lee

Contributions: $580,819
Expenditures: $581,219
Current balance: ($400)
Money coming in

Contributions

$580,819
Committee
$64K
$64K
Individual
$434K
$434K
Unitemized
$56K
$56K
Other (includes Businesses)
$27K
$27K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$581,219
Print Ads
$500
$500
Not Stated
$18K
$18K
Phone Banks
$35K
$35K
Office Expenses
$44K
$44K
Fundraising Events
$43K
$43K
Campaign Consultants
$169K
$169K
Meetings and Appearances
$3.4K
$3.4K
Polling and Survey Research
$30K
$30K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$12K
$12K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$950
$950
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$54K
$54K
Staff/Spouse Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$1.3K
$1.3K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$43K
$43K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$21K
$21K
T.V. or Cable Airtime and Production Costs
$62K
$62K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$41K
$41K
Money coming in

Contributions

$580,819
Out of State
13%
13%
Within Oakland
35%
35%
Within California
40%
40%

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
Kaiser Permanente
$6.9K
$6.9K
University of California, San Francisco
$4.8K
$4.8K
US House of Representatives
$4.4K
$4.4K
State of California
$3.3K
$3.3K
Oakland Unified School District
$2.4K
$2.4K
UC Berkeley
$2.2K
$2.2K
Brotherhood Crusade
$2.0K
$2.0K
Alameda County
$1.6K
$1.6K
Apple
$1.6K
$1.6K
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
$1.6K
$1.6K
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$157K
$157K
Attorney
$22K
$22K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$20K
$20K
Consultant
$14K
$14K
Physician
$10K
$10K
Business Owner
$9.7K
$9.7K
Real Estate
$7.7K
$7.7K
Director
$5.4K
$5.4K
Executive Director
$5.3K
$5.3K
Professor
$4.7K
$4.7K
Independent expenditures opposing candidate $65,500 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 $221,839

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Alliance of California For Community Empowerment Action PAC
$20,000
$20K
$20K
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Citizens For A Brighter Oakland Future - Barbara Lee for Mayor 2025
$69,201
$69K
$69K
See all contributions to this committee
OAK PAC, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
$3,000
$3.0K
$3.0K
See all contributions to this committee
Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$26,639
$27K
$27K
See all contributions to this committee
Supporters of Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor 2025, A Coalition of Business, Labor and Public Safety Organizations for a Better Oakland
$102,999
$103K
$103K
See all contributions to this committee
In opposition of the candidate
Oakland Neighbors, Businesses & Public Safety Advocates for Loren Taylor for Mayor 2025 and against Barbara Lee
$65,500
$66K
$66K
See all contributions to this committee

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