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LeAna Powell

LeAna Powell
Policy Advocate / Parent Leader | LeAna Powell for Oakland School Board 2026
This candidate has agreed to voluntary spending limits. A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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This candidate filed contributions with the employers and occupations switched.

Contributions: $29,314
Expenditures: $28,026
Current balance: $1,288
Money coming in

Contributions

$29,314
Committee
$3.7K
$3.7K
Individual
$21K
$21K
Unitemized
$3.3K
$3.3K
Self Funding
$250
$250
Other (includes Businesses)
$900
$900

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Money going out

Expenditures

$28,026
Civic Donations
$100
$100
Fundraising Events
$328
$328
Campaign Consultants
$1.5K
$1.5K
Meetings and Appearances
$625
$625
Campaign Paraphernalia/Misc.
$3.7K
$3.7K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$1.0K
$1.0K
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$4.7K
$4.7K
Postage, Delivery and Messenger Services
$8.0K
$8.0K
Professional Services (Legal, Accounting)
$5.9K
$5.9K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$786
$786
Money coming in

Contributions

$29,314
Out of State
4%
4%
Within Oakland
56%
56%
Within California
27%
27%

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
Chief Executive Officer/President
$1.0K
$1.0K
Arrow Impact
$900
$900
Data Systems Manager
$900
$900
Economist
$900
$900
Head of Operations
$900
$900
Self-Employed
$900
$900
Attorney
$850
$850
Teacher
$700
$700
Pediatrics
$500
$500
University of California
$500
$500
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$5.3K
$5.3K
Self-Employed
$1.1K
$1.1K
Counselor
$900
$900
Executive Director
$900
$900
Lighthouse
$900
$900
Maven
$900
$900
UC Office of the President
$900
$900
City & County of San Francisco
$750
$750
Budget analyst
$500
$500
Clemente Course
$500
$500
Independent expenditures supporting candidate $31,678 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Empower Oakland Committee
$31,678
$32K
$32K
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In opposition of the candidate

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