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SF Ethics Commission
CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT FILING SECOND QUARTER 2004
I. Introduction
In November 1997, San Francisco voters approved the Regulation of Campaign Consultants Ordinance (“Ordinance”), San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Sections 1.500-1.540. The Ordinance requires persons who earn $1,000 or more per year for campaign consultant services to register with the Ethics Commission and file quarterly activity reports.
The second quarter activity reports were due on June 15, 2004 and covered the filing period beginning March 1, 2004 and ending May 31, 2004. Twenty-nine out of thirty-one registered campaign consultants filed with the Ethics Commission in the second quarter of 2004.
II. Comparative Data
The level of campaign consultant activity has fluctuated since the first filing in June 1998 (the second quarter of 1998). The chart on the next page compares data compiled pertaining to campaign consultant activity since implementation of the Ordinance. As indicated, the level of campaign consultant activity generally increases or decreases depending on 1) whether an election is held and 2) the number and type of local items on the ballot.
Reported earnings for the second quarter 2004 do not match those reported in the first quarter 2004, when campaign consultant activity was lower than in the fourth quarter 2003 where there was high activity due to the November 4, 2003 election and the December 9, 2003 Mayoral and District Attorney run-off election.
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Quarter |
Number of Consultants |
Total Payments Promised |
Total Payments Received |
Total Contributions Made |
Second Quarter 1998 |
24 |
$1,560,742 |
$1,432,631 |
$4,100 |
Third Quarter 1998 |
25 |
$341,745 |
$379,859 |
$3,405 |
Fourth Quarter 1998 |
30 |
$638,498 |
$784,507 |
$1,975 |
First Quarter 1999 |
22 |
$71,969 |
$142,355 |
$550 |
Second Quarter 1999 |
28 |
$201,983 |
$485,071 |
$1,500 |
Third Quarter 1999 |
34 |
$395,440 |
$1,168,597 |
$4,150 |
Fourth Quarter 1999 |
38 |
$1,343,362 |
$2,489,276 |
$3,800 |
First Quarter 2000 |
17 |
$904,891 |
$1,293,901 |
$2,750 |
Second Quarter 2000 |
17 |
$169,599 |
$186,663 |
$1,275 |
Third Quarter 2000 |
20 |
$293,110 |
$467,379 |
$18,900 |
Fourth Quarter 2000 |
25 |
$2,437,695 |
$2,332,401 |
$26,348 |
First Quarter 2001 |
17 |
$216,952 |
$236,785 |
$800 |
Second Quarter 2001 |
15 |
$6,500 |
$6,500 |
$100 |
Third Quarter 2001 |
18 |
$137,751 |
$58,560 |
$5,550 |
Fourth Quarter 2001 |
23 |
$640,589 |
$690,272 |
$12,825 |
First Quarter 2002 |
22 |
$242,752 |
$259,357 |
$1,100 |
Second Quarter 2002 |
23 |
$121,413 |
$311,663 |
$2,100 |
Third Quarter 2002 |
40 |
$320, 373 |
$345,325 |
$2,200 |
Fourth Quarter 2002 |
50 |
$3,002,128 |
$3,243,997 |
$8,003 |
First Quarter 2003 |
42 |
$368,102 |
$331,328 |
$3,850 |
Second Quarter 2003 |
51 |
$486,555 |
$530,434 |
$3,250 |
Third Quarter 2003 |
64 |
$618,346 |
$749,332 |
$2,805 |
Fourth Quarter 2003 |
64 |
$1,112,506 |
$1,367,183 |
$10,125 |
First Quarter 2004 |
36 |
$352,837 |
$243,578 |
$1,600 |
Second Quarter 2004 |
$180,947 |
$136,950 |
$1,650 |
All campaign consultants are sent pre-deadline notices. Non-filers are subject to late fines. Two registered campaign consultants, David Looman and Sueanne McNeil, failed to file a second quarter 2004 report as of the date of issuance of this report.
III. The Campaign Consultant Ordinance
The Ordinance defines “campaign consultant” as a person or entity that receives or is promised $1,000 or more in a calendar year for providing either of the following services:
“Campaign Management,” defined as conducting, coordinating or supervising a campaign to elect, defeat, retain or recall a local candidate, or to adopt or defeat a local ballot measure, including but not limited to:
- Hiring or authorizing the hiring of campaign staff and consultants; or
- Spending or authorizing the expenditure of campaign funds; or
- Directing, supervising or conducting the solicitation of campaign contributions; or
- Selecting or recommending vendors or subvendors of goods or services for the campaign.
“Campaign Strategy,” defined as planning for the election, defeat, retention or recall of a local candidate, or for the adoption or defeat of a local ballot measure, including not but limited to:
- Producing or authorizing the production of campaign literature and print and broadcast advertising; or
- Seeking endorsements of organizations or individuals; or
- Seeking financing; or
- Advising on public policy positions.
Employees of campaign consultants do not themselves qualify as campaign consultants. However, persons and entities that subcontract with a campaign consultant to provide campaign consulting services and that receive or are promised $1,000 or more in a calendar year do qualify as campaign consultants. Similarly, employees of campaigns who engage in campaign management or campaign strategy and are promised or receive $1,000 or more in a calendar year also qualify as campaign consultants.
Campaign consultants are required to report only activity associated with local candidates or local ballot measures. For purposes of the Ordinance, “candidate” means: (1) a person who has taken affirmative action to seek nomination or election to local office, or (2) a local officeholder who has taken affirmative action to seek nomination or election to any elective office, or (3) a local officeholder who is the subject of a recall election.
“Local officeholder” means the following elected officers: Mayor, Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, City Attorney, District Attorney, Treasurer, Sheriff, Assessor, Public Defender, Members of the Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District, and Members of the Governing Board of the San Francisco Community College District.
“Measure” means a local referendum, or a local ballot measure, whether or not it qualifies for the ballot.
The Commission staff has compiled the information filed by campaign consultants for the second quarter of 2004 in the attached tables. All amounts reported by campaign consultants have been rounded off.
IV. Description of Quarterly Report Tables
Table 1: November 4, 2003, December 9, 2003 and March 2, 2004 Ballot Items
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City Elective Offices and Ballot Measures on the November 4, 2003 Ballot |
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Mayor |
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District Attorney |
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Sheriff |
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Prop A: School Maintenance and Improvement - SFUSD |
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Prop B: Retirement Benefits for Safety Employees |
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Prop C: City Services Auditor |
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Prop D: Small Business Commission |
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Prop E: Ethics Reform |
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Prop F: Early Retirement Benefits |
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Prop G: Economic Stabilization Fund |
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Prop H: Police Commission/Office of Citizen Complaints |
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Prop I: Child Care for Low Income Families |
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Prop J: Facilities for the Homeless |
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Prop K: Sales Tax for Transportation |
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Prop L: Minimum Wage |
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Prop M: Aggressive Solicitation Ban |
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Prop N: Taxi Driver Disability |
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City Elective Offices on the December 9, 2003 Ballot |
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Run-off election for Mayor |
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Run-off election for District Attorney |
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Ballot Measures on the March 2, 2004 Ballot |
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Prop A: Deferred Taxation Plan |
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Prop B: Retirement Benefits for Public Defenders, District Attorneys, and Investigators |
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Prop C: Civilian Jobs in the Police Department |
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Prop D: Equal Treatment of Domestic Partners |
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Prop E: Requests for City Records Containing Private Information |
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Prop F: Labor Negotiations with Deputy Sheriffs |
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Prop G: Supplemental Pay for City Employees on Military Duty |
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Prop H: Public Education Fund |
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Prop I: Replacement of Diesel Buses |
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Prop J: Incentives to Build Below-Market-Rate Housing |
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Table 1 sets forth the candidates for City elective office and ballot measures that appeared on the ballot for the November 4, 2004, December 9, 2003 and March 2, 2004 elections.
Table 2: Total Reported Activity March 1, 2004 – May 31, 2004
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All Reported Activity |
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(Listed in Descending Order by Amount of Payments Received) |
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CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT |
TOTAL PAYMENTS PROMISED |
TOTAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED |
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
GIFTS MADE TO OFFICEHOLDERS |
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McNeil, Sueanne |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
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Looman, David |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
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Stearns Consulting |
$67,809 |
$53,755 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Ross, James |
$41,068 |
$39,488 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Maverick Media |
$19,500 |
$13,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hsieh and Associates |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Laura Talmus Associates, Inc. |
$0 |
$8,127 |
$150 |
$0 |
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Jaye, Eric (Storefront Political Media) |
$4,609 |
$4,609 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Roumeliotes, Stephanie (SGR Fundraising and Consulting) |
$2,776 |
$2,776 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hope Road Consulting, LLC |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Fiscal, Paula |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
$250 |
$0 |
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Digby, John |
$975 |
$975 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Bowman, Chris |
$220 |
$220 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,250 |
$0 |
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Baughman, Duane |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Clark, Clemetine |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Davis, Jack |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Golinger, Jonathan |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Harrell, Clay |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Henderson, Robert |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hsieh, Francisco |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Edwards, Lloyd (The Lew Edwards Group) |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Malchow Schlackman & Hoppey, Inc. |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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O'Hara, Marc T. |
$4,990 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Price, Terry |
$1,500 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Rivaldo, Jim |
$1,500 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Schafer, Ellie |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Smith, Novella |
$22,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Solem & Associates |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Staton & Hughes |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Terris, Barnes and Walters |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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$180,947 |
$136,950 |
$1,650 |
$0 |
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Table 2 summarizes all reported activity by campaign consultants for the second quarter of 2004. Filers are listed in descending order of the payments received. Also reported are the total payments promised by clients and any political contributions or gifts to officeholders made by the filers.
Table 3: Client Payment Report
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Campaign Consultant |
Client(s) |
Services Performed |
Total Payments Promised |
Total Payments Received |
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Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Baughman, Duane |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Bowman, Christopher |
San Francisco Police Officers Association |
Precinct map on Prop. H in 11/2003 |
$220 |
$220 |
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Clark, Clemetine |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Davis, Jack |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Digby, John |
Jim Siegel |
Consultation, speech writing, press releases, fundraising, policy formation, campaign strategy |
$975 |
$975 |
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Golinger, Jonathan |
Scott McDonald |
Organize support for Prop. I on 03/02/04 ballot |
$0 |
$0 |
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Harrell, Clay |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Henderson, Robert |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hope Road Consulting, LLC |
Phil Ginsburg (Democratic Party County Central Committee) |
General campaign consulting |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
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Hsieh, Francisco |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hsieh and Associates |
Fiona Ma Exploratory Committee |
Development of strategy for exploratory committee |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
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Jaye, Eric (Storefront Political Media) |
Heather Hiles |
General consulting services and media creation |
$4,609 |
$4,609 |
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Lillian Sing |
General consulting services and campaign media |
$0 |
$0 |
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Michela Alioto-Pier |
General consulting services and campaign media |
$0 |
$0 |
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Edwards, Lloyd (The Lew Edwards Group) |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Looman, David |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
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Malchow Schlackman & Hoppey, Inc. |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Maverick Media |
Friends of Tony Hall |
Campaign management, media relations |
$19,500 |
$13,000 |
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McNeil, Sueanne |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
No report filed |
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O'Hara, Marc T. |
Protect our Benefits |
Production of survey and analysis of results |
$4,990 |
$0 |
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Fiscal, Paula |
Pat Lackey |
Campaign strategy, demographic study, media advisement |
$1,500 |
$1,500 |
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Price, Terry |
Protect our Benefits |
Fundraising and membership survey, data analysis |
$1,500 |
$0 |
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Rivaldo, Jim |
Kamala Harris |
Strategy |
$1,500 |
$0 |
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Ross, James |
Myrna Lim for Supervisor |
Campaign strategy, message development, production of materials |
$11,338 |
$9,758 |
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Tony Hall for Supervisor |
Campaign strategy, materials production, message, and direction of campaign staff |
$24,229 |
$24,229 |
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Heller for Supervisor |
Campaign strategy, message development, production of materials |
$5,501 |
$5,501 |
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Roumeliotes, Stephanie (SGR Fundraising and Consulting) |
Friends of Tony Hall |
Fundraising for re-election campaign |
$2,776 |
$2,776 |
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Schafer, Ellie |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Smith, Novella |
Lisa Feldstein |
Campaign strategy |
$22,000 |
$0 |
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Solem & Associates |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Staton & Hughes |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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Stearns Consulting |
Kamala Harris for District Attorney |
Political consulting |
$67,809 |
$51,244 |
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Affordable Housing Alliance PAC |
Political consulting |
$0 |
$1,398 |
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Re-Elect Aaron Peskin |
Political consulting |
$0 |
$179 |
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Coaltion for Clean and Reliable MUNI |
Consulting for Prop. I |
$0 |
$934 |
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Laura Talmus Associates, Inc. |
Kamala Harris for District Attorney |
Fundraising |
$0 |
$8,127 |
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Terris, Barnes and Walters |
No reportable activity during this period |
None |
$0 |
$0 |
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TOTAL PAYMENTS PROMISED TO AND RECEIVED BY CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS |
$180,947 |
$136,950 |
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Filers are required to report “economic consideration” promised by or received from clients in exchange for campaign consulting services during the applicable reporting period. Economic consideration includes payments, fees, commissions, and reimbursements for expenses, gifts or anything else of value. Table 3 lists the name of the filer in alphabetical order, the filer’s clients, the services performed for that client, the payment promised by the client in the reporting period, and the payment actually received. The table also indicates the total payments promised or received by all filers. The payments promised by all clients to filers during the second quarter totaled$180,947. The payments received by all filers from clients during the second quarter totaled $136,950.
Table 4: Political Contributions
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Campaign Consultant |
Candidates/Committees |
Contribution |
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Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst |
Susan Leal for Mayor |
$500 |
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Fiona Ma Exploratory Committee |
$500 |
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Herrera for City Attorney |
$250 |
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Paula Fiscal |
Fiona Ma Exploratory Committee |
$250 |
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Laura Talamus |
Aaron Peskin for Supervisor |
$150 |
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TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
$1,650 |
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Filers must report each political contribution of $100 or more to a candidate for local office, a committee controlled by a local officeholder or a candidate for local office, or a ballot measure committee whether or not the committee is controlled by a local officeholder or a candidate for local office. Filers must report contributions of $100 or more made or delivered by the filer, or made by the filer’s client at the filer’s behest, or for which the filer acted as an agent or intermediary during the reporting period. This chart indicates the political contributions made by campaign consultants during the reporting period. The total reported amount of political contributions made by filers during the third quarter was $1,650.
Table 5: Vendor/Subvendor Payment Report
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Campaign Consultant |
Vendors |
Payments Promised |
Payments Received
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Paula Fiscal |
Craft Press |
$0 |
$280 |
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Total Payments Promised/Received From Vendors or Subvendors |
$0 |
$280 |
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Each filer must report economic consideration promised to or received by the filer during the reporting period from vendors and subvendors who provide campaign-related goods or services to the filer’s current clients. The payments received by all filers from vendors/subvendors during the second quarter totaled $280.
Each filer must report any gifts promised or made by the filer to a local officeholder during the reporting period which in the aggregate total $50 or more. No filer reported any gifts promised or made to a local officeholder during this reporting period.
Employment of Local Officeholders and City Employees
If the filer employs a local officeholder or City employee during the reporting period, the filer must report the name of the officeholder or City employee and describe the nature of the employment by the filer. In addition, if a client of the filer employs a local officeholder or City employee at the behest of the filer during the reporting period, the filer must report the name of the client, the name of each officeholder or City employee hired by the client, and the nature of the employment by the client. No filer reported activity in this category.
City Contracts Obtained During the Reporting Period
If the filer obtains a City contract during the reporting period and the contract is approved by a local officeholder who is the filer’s client, the filer must report the contract, the date the contract was obtained, and the name of the officeholder who approved the contract. No filer reported obtaining a City contract during the reporting period.
Appointment to Public Office
If the filer is appointed to public office during the reporting period and the appointment is made by a local officeholder who is the filer’s client, the filer must report the public office to which the filer was appointed, the date of the appointment, and the name of the officeholder who appointed the filer. No filer reported appointment to public office during the reporting period.
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