The Oakland Transparency Project

A public-interest record

The Oakland Transparency Project

by Siraj Jibicho

Sources and expenditures of political contributions.

Tip: try a candidate name, a PAC, a donor, or a vendor.

Contributions raised, all time
$54,513,444

Money raised by Oakland candidate and committee filers.

Outside spending, all time
$13,042,706

Independent expenditures — separate from, and on top of, contributions raised.

Outside direction
$11.3M
Support
$1.6M
Oppose

Breakdown of outside spending by direction.

Cumulative across all Oakland filings on file. Outside spending is independent of contributions raised — to estimate total money in and around Oakland races, add the two. Data current as of 05/16/2026.

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Races

Every contest, ranked by money.

Candidates

Who's running and what they raised.

Measures

Ballot measures and the money around them.

PACs

Committees and independent spenders.

Donors

Who's writing the checks.

Spending

Where the money goes — vendors and categories.

Most expensive recent races

Where the money is flowing

Ranked by total money in and around the race — contributions raised plus independent outside spending.

All races