2018 · Campaign Finance
Santa Monica
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Money in / money out
The main transaction classes reported for 2018. Loans stay separate from contributions. Refunds are shown with contributions rather than as their own headline category.
Money in
Cash contributions
$1,174,381
Refunds / returns: $8,609
Money in
Nonmonetary contributions
$139,315
Reported in-kind / noncash contribution value.
Financing
Loans
$185,450
Reported loan transactions. Reported financing.
Money out
Reported expenditures
$1,665,091
Form 496 independent expenditures included: $0.
Reconciliation queue: Schedule I / miscellaneous increases: $2,503 · Form 496 / 497 reported activity: $1,819,828. These source-reported amounts are preserved, but they are not added to the Money in / Money out cards until they are mapped and checked for duplicate reporting.
Campaign spending
Reported spending by campaigns and committees.
#1 campaign spending
Committee for Safe & Modern Santa Monica Schools - Yes on SMS
$300,197
148 reported expenditure record(s)
#2 campaign spending
Santa Monica Forward, Supporting Kevin McKeown, Greg Morena, and Pam O'Connor for City Council 2018
$249,392
73 reported expenditure record(s)
#3 campaign spending
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
$175,447
712 reported expenditure record(s)
#4 campaign spending
Ashley Powell for Santa Monica City Council 2018
$153,060
120 reported expenditure record(s)
#5 campaign spending
Greg Morena for Santa Monica City Council 2018
$146,110
47 reported expenditure record(s)
#6 campaign spending
Santa Monica Police Officers' Association for a Better Community
$112,808
60 reported expenditure record(s)
Top donors
Ranked by net reported contributions.
#1 donor
Sue L. Himmelrich
$166,051
14 reported transaction(s)
#2 donor
Service Employees International Union Local 99 Independent Expenditure PAC
$58,531
21 reported transaction(s)
#3 donor
Mark Kreher
$41,318
10 reported transaction(s)
#4 donor
Mary Marlow
$32,322
20 reported transaction(s)
#5 donor
Sue . Himmelrich
$15,637
3 reported transaction(s)
#6 donor
Michael Soloff
$12,600
3 reported transaction(s)
Recent filings
| Filed | Filer | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | Greg Morena for Santa Monica City Council 2018 | B1 | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights | I | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Re-Elect Terry O'Day for City Council 2016 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Re-Elect Gleam Davis for City Council 2016 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Jon Kean for School Board 2016 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
More rankings: payees and employers
Top payees
Barbara Grover Inc.
$221,200
302 Communications Group LLC
$85,893
US Postmaster
$59,820
Bullseye Marketing
$59,648