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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

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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
47 payment record(s)
302 Communications Group LLC
$85,893
18 payment record(s)
Service Mailers & Fulfillment
$69,295
21 payment record(s)
US Postmaster
$59,820
14 payment record(s)
Bullseye Marketing
$59,648
14 payment record(s)

Top reported employers

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