Content last updated Oct. 30, 2026

Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee
Incumbent | Barbara Lee for Oakland Mayor 2026
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Contributions: $400,767
Expenditures: $300,567
Current balance: $100,200
Money coming in

Contributions

$400,767
Committee
$37K
$37K
Individual
$330K
$330K
Unitemized
$20K
$20K
Other (includes Businesses)
$14K
$14K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$300,567
Phone Banks
$4.5K
$4.5K
Office Expenses
$14K
$14K
Fundraising Events
$45K
$45K
Campaign Consultants
$100K
$100K
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$5.8K
$5.8K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$5.5K
$5.5K
Staff/Spouse Travel, Lodging, and Meals
$66
$66
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$164
$164
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$16K
$16K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$36K
$36K
Money coming in

Contributions

$400,767
Out of State
8%
8%
Within Oakland
44%
44%
Within California
42%
42%

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
$5.1K
$5.1K
UC San Francisco
$3.6K
$3.6K
City of Oakland
$2.9K
$2.9K
Kazan McClain et al.
$2.7K
$2.7K
Alameda County
$2.1K
$2.1K
Kapor Enterprises Inc.
$1.8K
$1.8K
Lighthouse Public Affairs LLC
$1.8K
$1.8K
NID Housing Counseling Agency
$1.8K
$1.8K
Change Consulting
$1.5K
$1.5K
UC Berkeley
$1.5K
$1.5K
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$113K
$113K
Attorney
$25K
$25K
Consultant
$16K
$16K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$14K
$14K
Physician
$13K
$13K
Business Owner
$6.8K
$6.8K
Executive Director
$6.0K
$6.0K
Real Estate
$5.4K
$5.4K
Director
$5.0K
$5.0K
Founder
$4.0K
$4.0K
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $20,216 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.

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Citizens For A Brighter Oakland Future - Barbara Lee for Mayor 2025
$13,150
$13K
$13K
See all contributions to this committee
Empower Oakland Committee
$1,285
$1.3K
$1.3K
See all contributions to this committee
Oakland Rising Committee sponsored by Center for Empowered Politics
$5,781
$5.8K
$5.8K
See all contributions to this committee
In opposition of the candidate

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