Spending Page

[evanwolf]

probably should be multiple stories

In addition to adding spending info to each candidate's page, we could add a page that breaks out spending overall on this campaign. /spending

• Over time
  • Aggregate weekly spending total vs. money raised (home page chart)
  • Spending over time by category
  • Spending over time by candidate (vs. available war chest vs. debt)
• To Date:
  • Top recipients by category
  • Top recipients by candidate
  • Top recipients of campaign spending in Oakland / Out of Oakland

Sources:

• https://data.oaklandnet.com/dataset/Campaign-Finance-FPPC-Form-460-Schedule-E-Payments/bvfu-nq99
• https://data.oaklandnet.com/dataset/Campaign-Finance-FPPC-Form-460-Schedule-C-Non-Mone/ba44-jqtm

We could paint a few big ideas with data.

• spending triggered by the date absentee voting starts
• timing of office openings
• money spent on professional services (campaign consultants, accountants, lawyers)
• money spent on advertising (and how it's spent: print, online, mail)
• money spent on staff
• money spent on retail campaigning (field offices, non-fundraising events)
• money spent outside of Oakland (and why)

Is there data on non-campaign expenditures filed by PACs etc.?