2020 · Campaign Finance
Santa Monica
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Money in / money out
The main transaction classes reported for 2020. Loans stay separate from contributions. Refunds are shown with contributions rather than as their own headline category.
Money in
Cash contributions
$1,071,396
Refunds / returns: $30
Money in
Nonmonetary contributions
$27,211
Reported in-kind / noncash contribution value.
Financing
Loans
$87,725
Reported loan transactions. Reported financing.
Money out
Reported expenditures
$1,796,435
Form 496 independent expenditures included: $0.
Reconciliation queue: Schedule I / miscellaneous increases: $12,641 · Form 496 / 497 reported activity: $2,089,920. 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
Santa Monica Forward Supporting Gleam Davis, Ana Jara, Kristin McCowan, Terry O'Day, and Ted Winterer for City Council 2020
$575,458
196 reported expenditure record(s)
#2 campaign spending
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
$167,687
492 reported expenditure record(s)
#3 campaign spending
SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
$139,139
72 reported expenditure record(s)
#4 campaign spending
Coalition of Santa Monica City Employees PAC
$127,700
48 reported expenditure record(s)
#5 campaign spending
Santa Monica Police Officers' Association for a Better Community
$103,626
16 reported expenditure record(s)
#6 campaign spending
Santa Monicans For Change 2020 in support of Christine Parra, Mario Fonda-Bonardi, Phil Brock and Oscar De La Torre for City Council
$72,850
63 reported expenditure record(s)
Top donors
Ranked by net reported contributions.
#1 donor
The Santa Monica College Foundation
$100,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#2 donor
SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
$62,105
5 reported transaction(s)
#3 donor
Santa Monica Police Officers' Association for a Better Community
$45,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#4 donor
Madison Partners
$25,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#5 donor
Gleam Davis
$21,254
13 reported transaction(s)
#6 donor
Service Employees International Union Local 99 Independent Expenditure PAC
$17,523
7 reported transaction(s)
Recent filings
| Filed | Filer | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2020 | ANASTASIA FOSTER FOR RENT CONTROL BOARD 2020 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 31, 2020 | ANASTASIA FOSTER FOR RENT CONTROL BOARD 2020 | D | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Re-Elect Laurie Lieberman for School Board 2018 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Re-Elect Laurie Lieberman for School Board 2018 | D | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Christine Parra running for Santa Monica City Council 2020 | B1 | View filing PDF ↗ |