Candidate intention statement
Identifies a candidate's intention to seek elected office and is generally filed before campaign fundraising or spending begins
Campaign Transparency
Candidate Finance Filings
Explore the latest official campaign finance filings for candidates running for Santa Barbara Mayor and City Council
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Campaign Finance Basics
What the forms tell you
Different filings document different stages and types of campaign financial activity
Statement of organization
Identifies a recipient committee and provides information about how the campaign committee is organized
Recipient committee campaign statement
Reports contributions received, expenditures made, cash balances and other reportable campaign financial activity
Candidate campaign short form
Used by candidates who do not have a controlled committee and remain below the applicable campaign activity threshold
24-hour independent expenditure report
Reports qualifying independent expenditures that are made separately from spending controlled by a candidate campaign
24-hour contribution report
Reports qualifying contributions during periods when accelerated campaign disclosure requirements apply
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Campaign finance filings provide a public record of reported contributions, expenditures and other campaign activity
Use the candidate filing records above to review the most recent information available through the City of Santa Barbara's official campaign finance system
Official Campaign Finance Filings
Source: City of Santa Barbara / NetFile Public Access Portal
Campaign Finance Basics
Understand the forms
Campaign filings serve different purposes and may appear at different stages of a campaign
Form 501
Candidate Intention Statement
Identifies the candidate's intention to seek office
Form 410
Statement of Organization
Provides information about an organized campaign committee
Form 460
Recipient Committee Campaign Statement
Provides a broader accounting of reported contributions and campaign spending
Form 470
Candidate Campaign Short Form
Used by qualifying candidates with campaign activity below the applicable threshold
Form 496
24-Hour Independent Expenditure Report
Reports qualifying independent campaign expenditures
Form 497
24-Hour Contribution Report
Reports qualifying contributions under accelerated disclosure requirements
Reading the Record
What to look for
Start with the form
The form number tells you what kind of campaign activity is being reported
Check the filing date
More recent filings can reflect activity that occurred after an earlier report
Review multiple filings
Looking across several reports can help show changes in contributions and campaign activity over time
Separate candidate and outside spending
Independent expenditures are separate from spending controlled by a candidate campaign committee
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Each filing displayed here is connected to the official public campaign filing record