NEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECALL, FRIENDS OF JOSH
California · CA-SOS · 1396225
$9.62M
Direct disbursements
169
Distinct vendors
1,813
Disbursement rows
$410K
Independent expenditures
May 2017 – Dec 2019
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$9.62M direct disbursements · $2K earmarked passthrough routed to recipients (1 rows where this committee acted as a conduit, with the recipient committee/candidate identified in row metadata)
$742Kacross 12 months
People paid by NEWMAN OPPOSED TO THE RECALL, FRIENDS OF JOSH top 20 · $721,561 · 0 of 20 linked to person profile
Individuals who received disbursements from this committee — salaried staff, consultants on personal-name contracts, and reimbursements for travel / mileage / per diem. Includes 20 names identified via state-data name-pattern fallback (entity_tp not populated on state filings).
| Name | Most-common purpose | Payments | Total paid | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Gozzo · | 5 | 18 | $163,393 | Jun 2017 → Jun 2018 |
| Embassy Suites · | 5 | 5 | $123,201 | May 2018 → Jun 2018 |
| Connie Sanders Emerson · | MEAL, GIFT, TRAVE… | 33 | $72,239 | Jul 2017 → Sep 2018 |
| Shallman Communications · | 1 | $70,000 | Dec 2017 | |
| Vincent Kaje Hennerty · | MEAL, GIFT, TRAVE… | 52 | $35,483 | Jun 2017 → Jun 2018 |
| Fox Sports West · | 1 | $32,300 | May 2018 | |
| Internal Revenue Service · | 16 | $31,076 | Jun 2017 → Jun 2018 | |
| Savvy Communications · | ROBO CALLS | 2 | $27,640 | Jun 2017 |
| Mirvat Judeh · | MEAL, GIFT, TRAVE… | 18 | $22,844 | Oct 2017 → Jun 2018 |
| Lina S. Perez · | MEAL, GIFT, TRAVE… | 38 | $20,556 | Jun 2017 → Jun 2018 |
| Christopher Hon · | MEAL, GIFT, TRAVE… | 28 | $18,039 | Sep 2017 → Jun 2018 |
| Calvin Sung · | MEAL, GIFT, TRAVE… | 15 | $16,228 | Sep 2017 → Nov 2017 |
| Michael Soneff · | MEAL, GIFT, TRAVE… | 18 | $14,264 | Jun 2017 → Sep 2017 |
| Alan Beougher · | 8 | $12,873 | May 2017 → Dec 2017 | |
| Abe Froman Productions · | 1 | $12,845 | Apr 2018 | |
| Michele Newman · | TRAVEL EXPENSES | 4 | $10,843 | Apr 2019 → May 2019 |
| Don Wilcox · | GIFT, MEAL, TRAVE… | 9 | $10,307 | Nov 2017 → Jun 2018 |
| Employment Development Department · | 17 | $10,177 | Jul 2017 → Jun 2018 | |
| Card Service Center · | CREDIT CARD PAYME… | 8 | $9,751 | Apr 2018 → Oct 2018 |
| Lzay Dog · | 6 | 1 | $7,503 | Jun 2018 |
Spend by service category
| Category | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $6,194,147 | 672 |
| Media | $903,688 | 7 |
| Digital | $627,857 | 43 |
| Field & Voter Contact | $533,847 | 39 |
| Print & Mail | $410,098 | 86 |
| Travel & Events | $376,603 | 171 |
| Strategy & Research | $264,626 | 30 |
| Fundraising | $111,915 | 699 |
| Contributions & Transfers | $98,299 | 20 |
| Wages & Payroll | $71,495 | 22 |
| Software & Tech | $18,683 | 18 |
| Admin & Office | $2,902 | 5 |
| Legal & Compliance | $2,180 | 1 |
Recent activity showing 20 of 1,813
| Date | Vendor | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2019 | Olson, Hagel & Fishburn, LLP | — | $2,000 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | — | $100,000 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | — | $5,000 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to Recall | — | $8,800 |
| Jul 8, 2019 | OVERLAND STRATEGIES, LLC | — | $7,000 |
| May 28, 2019 | Michele Newman | Travel Expenses- See Sch. G for description | $529 |
| May 28, 2019 | Michele Newman | Travel Expenses- 4/1-4/2/2019. 1 person airfare Long Beach/Sacramento for fundraising meetings | $164 |
| May 28, 2019 | Michele Newman | Trave Expenses- 4/25/2019. 1 person airfare Los Angeles/Sacramento for fundraising meetings | $150 |
| May 28, 2019 | The Sheraton Grand | Travel Expenses- 4/1/2019. Lodging for 1 person in Sacramento for Fundraising meeting | $529 |
| May 23, 2019 | Daniel C. Weitzman, LLC | — | $7,000 |
| May 10, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | Void Check | -$10,000 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | Earmarked Contribution from: CASTELLANOS, GUS | $250 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | Earmarked Contribution from: FINK, LEE | $250 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | Earmarked Contribution from: DRAPER, MARGARET | $4 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | Earmarked Contribution from: FOX, MELISSA | $250 |
| Apr 29, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | 2020 Educational/Non-Federal/Primary | $1,000 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Michele Newman | — | $10,000 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | Debt Relief | $2,500 |
| Apr 22, 2019 | Friends of Josh Newman Opposed to the Recall | — | $10,000 |
| Apr 18, 2019 | Olson, Hagel & Fishburn, LLP | — | $10,000 |