Content last updated Oct. 30, 2026

Valarie Bachelor

Valarie Bachelor
Incumbent | Coaltion to Re-Elect Valarie Bachelor for Oakland School Board 2026
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Contributions: $64,953
Expenditures: $33,125
Current balance: $31,828
Money coming in

Contributions

$64,953
Committee
$24K
$24K
Individual
$35K
$35K
Unitemized
$4.4K
$4.4K
Other (includes Businesses)
$1.1K
$1.1K

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Money going out

Expenditures

$33,125
Contribution
$500
$500
Office Expenses
$2.7K
$2.7K
Fundraising Events
$4.3K
$4.3K
Campaign Consultants
$18K
$18K
Candidate Filing/Ballot Fees
$950
$950
Campaign Literature and Mailings
$4.0K
$4.0K
Information Technology Costs (Internet, E-mail)
$1.8K
$1.8K
Money coming in

Contributions

$64,953
Out of State
4%
4%
Within Oakland
55%
55%
Within California
33%
33%

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 Unified School District
$3.8K
$3.8K
Center for Biological Diversity
$900
$900
Google
$900
$900
Marin Health
$900
$900
Tulum Systems
$900
$900
City of Oakland
$650
$650
Innovative Building Inc
$650
$650
Ala Costa Centers
$500
$500
Benjamin Fife
$500
$500
San Diego Unified School District
$500
$500
Top occupations
Retired/Not Employed
$13K
$13K
Teacher
$3.4K
$3.4K
Software Engineer
$1.7K
$1.7K
Attorney
$1.0K
$1.0K
Chief Executive Officer/President
$1.0K
$1.0K
California Climate Organizing Director
$900
$900
Nurse Midwife
$900
$900
Community Organizer
$700
$700
Construction
$650
$650
Organizer
$600
$600
Independent expenditures opposing candidate $17,958 A question mark in circle indicating additional information

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Independent expenditures supporting candidate $83,616

Spending breakdown by committee

In support of the candidate
Oakland Education Association Political Action Committee
$77,835
$78K
$78K
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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
Empower Oakland Committee
$17,958
$18K
$18K
See all contributions to this committee

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