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SF Ethics Commission
FOURTH QUARTER 2006 SUMMARY OF EARNINGS AND ACTIVITY OF CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS REGISTERED WITH THE CITY
September 1, 2006 through November 30, 2006
Emi Gusukuma, Chairperson
John St. Croix, Executive Director
Report prepared by:
Richard Mo, Chief Enforcement Officer
Date Issued: January 5, 2007
CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT FILING
FOURTH QUARTER 2006
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 fourth quarter activity reports were due on December 15, 2006 and covered the filing period beginning September 1, 2006 and ending November 30, 2006. Twenty-one out of twenty-five registered campaign consultants filed with the Ethics Commission in the fourth quarter of 2006.
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.
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Quarter |
Number of Consultants |
Total Payments Promised |
Total Payments Received |
Total Contributions Made |
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Second Quarter 1998 |
24 |
$1,560,742 |
$1,432,631 |
$4,100 |
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Third Quarter 1998 |
25 |
$341,745 |
$379,859 |
$3,405 |
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Fourth Quarter 1998 |
30 |
$638,498 |
$784,507 |
$1,975 |
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First Quarter 1999 |
22 |
$71,969 |
$142,355 |
$550 |
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Second Quarter 1999 |
28 |
$201,983 |
$485,071 |
$1,500 |
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Third Quarter 1999 |
34 |
$395,440 |
$1,168,597 |
$4,150 |
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Fourth Quarter 1999 |
38 |
$1,343,362 |
$2,489,276 |
$3,800 |
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First Quarter 2000 |
17 |
$904,891 |
$1,293,901 |
$2,750 |
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Second Quarter 2000 |
17 |
$169,599 |
$186,663 |
$1,275 |
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Third Quarter 2000 |
20 |
$293,110 |
$467,379 |
$18,900 |
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Fourth Quarter 2000 |
25 |
$2,437,695 |
$2,332,401 |
$26,348 |
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First Quarter 2001 |
17 |
$216,952 |
$236,785 |
$800 |
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Second Quarter 2001 |
15 |
$6,500 |
$6,500 |
$100 |
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Third Quarter 2001 |
18 |
$137,751 |
$58,560 |
$5,550 |
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Fourth Quarter 2001 |
23 |
$640,589 |
$690,272 |
$12,825 |
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First Quarter 2002 |
22 |
$242,752 |
$259,357 |
$1,100 |
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Second Quarter 2002 |
23 |
$121,413 |
$311,663 |
$2,100 |
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Third Quarter 2002 |
40 |
$320, 373 |
$345,325 |
$2,200 |
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Fourth Quarter 2002 |
50 |
$3,002,128 |
$3,243,997 |
$8,003 |
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First Quarter 2003 |
42 |
$368,102 |
$331,328 |
$3,850 |
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Second Quarter 2003 |
51 |
$486,555 |
$530,434 |
$3,250 |
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Third Quarter 2003 |
64 |
$618,346 |
$749,332 |
$2,805 |
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Fourth Quarter 2003 |
64 |
$1,112,506 |
$1,367,183 |
$10,125 |
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First Quarter 2004 |
36 |
$352,837 |
$243,578 |
$1,600 |
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Second Quarter 2004 |
29 |
$180,947 |
$136,950 |
$1,650 |
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Third Quarter 2004 |
45 |
$461,739 |
$405,991 |
$11,050 |
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Fourth Quarter 2004 |
55 |
$620,070 |
$943,214 |
$4,786 |
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First Quarter 2005 |
17 |
$78,578 |
$29,762 |
$1,750 |
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Seccond Quarter 2005 |
17 |
$87,399 |
$93,085 |
$250 |
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Third Quarter 2005 |
20 |
$160,430 |
$102,377 |
$950 |
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Fourth Quarter 2005 |
23 |
$256,254 |
$283,731 |
$1,150 |
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First Quarter 2006 |
9 |
$68,911 |
$72,654 |
$1,900 |
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Second Quarter 2006 |
13 |
$400,328 |
$385,303 |
$1,000 |
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Third Quarter 2006 |
18 |
$279,270 |
$310,077 |
$4,200 |
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Fourth Quarter 2006 |
21 |
$842,765 |
$617,275 |
$12,700 |
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.
OR
“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 fourth quarter of 2006 in the attached tables. All amounts reported by campaign consultants have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
IV. Description of Quarterly Report Tables
Table 1: Total Reported Activity June 1, 2006 – August 31, 2006
Table 1 summarizes all reported activity by campaign consultants for the fourth quarter of 2006. Filers are listed in alphabetical order. Also reported are the total payments promised by clients and any political contributions or gifts to officeholders made by the filers.
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Table 1 |
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All Reported Activity |
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(Listed in Alphabetical Order) |
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CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT |
TOTAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED |
TOTAL PAYMENTS PROMISED |
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
GIFTS MADE TO OFFICEHOLDERS |
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Barnes Mosher Whitehurst Lauter & Partners |
$10,000 |
$12,500 |
$11,300 |
$0 |
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Bowman, Christopher |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Comstock, Doug |
$12,950 |
$13,700 |
$400 |
$0 |
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Earned Media, LLC |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Feldman, Danielle |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Galbreath, Rick |
$3,000 |
$4,500 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Harcos, Aimee |
$4,400 |
$7,825 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hope Road Consulting, LLC |
$0 |
$7,500 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hsieh, Francisco |
$0 |
$3,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Hsieh & Associates |
$245,217 |
$245,217 |
$0 |
$0 |
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T.T.J. |
$6,750 |
$6,750 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Keys, James |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Lyons, Nichele |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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MSHC Partners, Inc. |
$131,810 |
$159,421 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Randolph, Alexander |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Scott, Brian |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
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SGR |
$22,929 |
$22,929 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Solem & Associates |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,000 |
$0 |
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Stearns Consulting |
$1,655 |
$170,809 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Storefront Political Media |
$17,548 |
$22,548 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Talmus, Laura |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Terris, Barnes and Walters |
$121,891 |
$126,891 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Tourk, Alex |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Wong, Ronald |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Yelich, Nicole |
$10,625 |
$10,625 |
$0 |
$0 |
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TOTAL REPORTED ACTIVITY |
$617,275 |
$842,765 |
$12,700 |
$0 |
Table 2: Client Payment Report
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 2 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 fourth quarter totaled $842,765. The payments received by all filers from clients during the fourth quarter totaled $617,275.
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Table 2 |
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Payments to Campaign Consultants |
| Campaign Consultant | Client(s) | Services Performed | Total Payments Promised | Total Payments Received |
| Barnes Mosher | Bob Twomey for School Board | Street signs | $0 | $10,000 |
| No on C – Save Transbay | Campaign management | $12,500 | $0 | |
| Bowman, Christopher | No reportable activity | No reportable activity | $0 | $0 |
| Comstock, Doug | Ed Jew for Supervisor | Campaign services | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Anita Grier for College Board | Campaign services | $2,700 | $1,950 | |
| Bayard Fong | Campaign services | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| Earned Media, LLC | Rob Black for Supervisor | Media relations & messaging | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| Feldman, Danielle | Rob Black for Supervisor | Campaign management | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Galbreath, Rick | Rosenthal for Supervisor | Campaign management | $4,500 | $3,000 |
| Harcos, Aimee | John Rizzo for College Board | Campaign management | $7,875 | $4,400 |
| Hope Road Consulting | Hydra Mendoza | General campaign consulting services | $7,500 | $0 |
| Hsieh, Francisco | Fiona Ma for Assembly | Fundraising and community outreach | $3,000 | $0 |
| Hsieh & Associates | Fiona Ma for Assembly | Fundraising & campaign management | $46,671 | $46,671 |
| Doug Chan for Supervisor | Fundraising & campaign management | $198,546 | $198,546 | |
| T.T.J. | Jaynry Mak for Supervisor | Campaign management | $6,750 | $6,750 |
| Keys, James | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lyons, Nichele | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| MSHC Partners, Inc. | California Urban Issues Project | Website design; hosting; ad campaign | $46,889 | $32,309 |
| Committee on Jobs | Online ad campaign | $0 | $0 | |
| Comm. to Re-elect Alioto-Pier | Online ad campaign | $112,532 | $99,501 | |
| Randolph, Alexander | Bevan Dufty | Campaign management | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| Scott, Brian | Rob Black for Supervisor | Campaign management | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| SGR | Friends of Phil Ting | Political fundraising | $12,852 | $12,852 |
| Comm. to Re-elect Alioto-Pier | Political fundraising | $10,077 | $10,077 | |
| Solem & Associates | No reportable activity | No reportable activity | $0 | $0 |
| Stearns Consulting | Re-Elect Sophie Maxwell | Political consulting | $0 | $41,605 |
| Kamala Harris for DA | Political consulting | $0 | $1,655 | |
| Jaynry Mak for Supervisor | Political consulting | $0 | $127,549 | |
| Storefront Political Media | Phil Ting | Campaign consulting; media prod. | $22,548 | $17,548 |
| Gavin Newsom | Campaign consulting; media prod. | $0 | $0 | |
| Laura Talmus & Assoc. | Re-Elect D.A. Harris | Fundraising | $0 | $0 |
| Terris, Barnes & Walters | Fiona Ma for Assembly | Election consulting | $75,000 | $70,000 |
| Lawrence Wong for College Bd | Election consulting; direct mail design & production | $51,891 | $51,891 | |
| Tourk, Alex | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wong, Ronald | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yelich, Nicole | Doug Chan for Supervisor | Campaign management | $5,515 | $5,515 |
| Fiona Ma for Assembly | Campaign management & fundraising | $4,750 | $4,750 | |
| TOTAL: | $842,765 | $617,275 |
Table 3: Political Contributions
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. Filers reported a total of $12,700 in political contributions during the fourth quarter.
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Table 3 |
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Political Contributions |
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Campaign Consultant |
Candidates/Committees |
Contribution |
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Barnes Mosher Whitehurst & Lauter |
Fiona Ma for Assembly |
$3,300 |
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John Whitehurst |
Fiona Ma for Assembly |
$500 |
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Mark Mosher |
Doug Chan for District 4 Supervisor |
$500 |
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John Whitehurst |
Doug Chan for District 4 Supervisor |
$500 |
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Sam Lauter |
Doug Chan for District 4 Supervisor |
$500 |
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Mark Mosher |
Rob Black for District 6 Supervisor |
$500 |
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John Whitehurst |
Rob Black for District 6 Supervisor |
$500 |
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Sam Lauter |
Rob Black for District 6 Supervisor |
$500 |
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Mark Mosher |
Johnnie Carter for School Board |
$500 |
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John Whitehurst |
Johnnie Carter for School Board |
$500 |
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Sam Lauter |
Johnnie Carter for School Board |
$500 |
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Mark Mosher |
Lawrence Wong for School Board |
$500 |
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John Whitehurst |
Lawrence Wong for School Board |
$500 |
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Sam Lauter |
Lawrence Wong for School Board |
$500 |
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Mark Mosher |
Committee to Re-Elect Michela Alioto-Pier |
$500 |
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John Whitehurst |
Committee to Re-Elect Michela Alioto-Pier |
$500 |
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Sam Lauter |
Committee to Re-Elect Michela Alioto-Pier |
$500 |
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Comstock, Doug |
Defend Bayview-Hunter’s Point |
$400 |
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Solem & Associates |
No on Proposition E |
$1,000 |
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TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
$12,700 |
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Vendor/Subvendor Payments
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. No filer reported any payments to or from any vendors or subvendors during this reporting period.
Gifts to Local Officeholders
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 ContractsObtained 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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