The main firms and organizations who provided paid consulting services to California 2010 ballot propositions.
Examples of consulting services a firm might provide are:
- Public opinion research
- Communications strategy
- Signature collectionto qualify a proposition for the ballot
- Legal work
Some firms are major players in the area of providing paid services to ballot proposition campaigns. In 2010, four firms (Goddard Clausen Strategic Advocacy, National Petition Management, Nielsen, Merksamer and Olson, Hagel) each worked for at least four different campaigns. 9 additional firms worked on 3 campaigns and 10 firms worked on 2 campaigns.
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1 or more campaigns
Charts credit to Ballotpedia,
In this chart, and the charts below it, a green background indicates that the firm was working for the side that advocated a "yes" vote, while a red background indicates that the firm was working for the side that advocated a "no" vote.
| Vendor/consultant
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14
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15
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16
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17
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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| AC Public Affairs
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$147,500
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| Acosta Salazar
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$38,325
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$67,192
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| Amplified Strategies
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$357,059
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| Apex Strategies
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$67,500
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| Arno
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$2,199,794
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| Barger & Wolen
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$64,712
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| Baselice
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$162,214
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$104,190
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| Bayside Communications
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$30,000
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| Bedrock Strategies
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$80,000
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| Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP
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$23,053
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$155,772
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| The Better World
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$120,000
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| Bicker, Castillo
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$390,000
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$455,555
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$308,065
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| Capital Campaigns
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$100,000
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| Carpenter Hawkins
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$90,000
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| Clean Economy Network
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$120,000
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| Conservation Strategy
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$206,000
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$200,000
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| Croce, Renee
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$137,500
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| David Binder Research
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$45,300
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$98,500
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$60,700
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| Discovery Data
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$111,000
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| Dumbrille, Philip
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$153,978
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| Fabiani, Mark
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$225,000
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| Fairbank, Maslin
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$107,750
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$126,665
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$241,000
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| Fiona Hutton
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$446,719
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| Forward Observer
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$240,000
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| Gateway Media
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$41,590
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| GC Strategic Advocacy
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$40,000
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| Goddard Clausen
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$549,667
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$549,470
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$230,000
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$290,000
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$158,750
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| Goldberg, Lenny
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$30,000
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| Goodwin Simon
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$27,700
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$34,350
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$75,000
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| Grassroots LAB
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$27,500
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$15,000
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| Independent Campaigns
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$43,055
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| JPM&M
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$72,528
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| Kaufman Campaigns
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$48,000
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$77,500
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$50,000
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| Kimball Petitions
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$1,587,364
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$2,626,808
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$3,031,085
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| KP Public Affairs
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$70,000
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| Larsen Cazanis
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$325,000
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| Lombardo
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$27,500
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$55,000
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| M4 Strategies
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$84,500
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| Maviglio, Steven
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$105,000
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| Masterson & Wright
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$984,250
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$1,144,515
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| Mercury Public Affairs
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$300,000
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$138,000
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$170,000
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| Meredian Pacific
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$107,500
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$217,743
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$75,000
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| Moore Methods
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$64,500
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$423,250
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| The Murray Group
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$25,000
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| National Petition
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$2,273,745
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$1,937,380
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$2,222,312
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$2,341,023
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| Next Generation
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$22,500
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| Nielsen, Merksamer
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$649,101
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$1,326,627
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$472,087
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$385,321
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$13,231
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$484,070
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$210,522
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$343,025
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| Olson, Hagel
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$29,884
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$88,944
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$16,758
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$98,871
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$19,662
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$132,318
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$6,240
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| Paschal/Roth
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$72,500
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| Pence, Robert
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$122,500
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| Peter D. Hart Research
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$193,889
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| Progressive Campaigns
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$1,646,596
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| Public Opinion
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$167,000
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$96,000
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| Resources Law
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$52,500
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| Rose Institute
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$90,000
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| Sipple Strategic
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$100,000
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| SK Impact
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$30,000
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| SmithJohnson Research
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| Strumwasser & Woocher
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$79,103
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| Swanson Communications
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$95,000
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| Townsend, Raimundo
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$325,000
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$940,638
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| Voter/Consumer Research
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$115,100
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| The Wayne Johnson Agency
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$135,588
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| Warfield, Wendy
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$30,420
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$120,000
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$55,500
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| Winner & Mandabach
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$250,352
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$405,000
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$362,596
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| Woodward & McDowell
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$405,000
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$290,000
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Two campaigns
| Vendor/consultant
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19
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20
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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| Baselice
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$162,214
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$104,190
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| Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, LLP
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$23,053
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$155,772
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| Conservation Strategy
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$206,000
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$200,000
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| Grassroots LAB
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$27,500
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$15,000
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| Lombardo
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$27,500
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$55,000
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| Masterson & Wright
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$984,250
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$1,144,515
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| Moore Methods
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$64,500
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$423,250
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| Public Opinion
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$167,000
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$96,000
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| Townsend, Raimundo
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$325,000
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$940,638
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| Woodward & McDowell
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$405,000
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$290,000
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Three campaigns
| Vendor/consultant
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14
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15
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16
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17
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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| Bicker, Castillo
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$390,000
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$455,555
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$308,065
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| Fairbank, Maslin
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$107,750
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$126,665
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$241,000
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| Goodwin Simon
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$27,700
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$34,350
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$75,000
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| Kaufman Campaigns
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$48,000
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$77,500
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$50,000
|
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| Kimball Petitions
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$1,587,364
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$2,626,808
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$3,031,085
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| Mercury Public Affairs
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$300,000
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$138,000
|
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$170,000
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| Meredian Pacific
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$107,500
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$217,743
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$75,000
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| Warfield, Wendy
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$30,420
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$120,000
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$55,500
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| Winner & Mandabach
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$250,352
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$405,000
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$362,596
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Four campaigns
| Vendor/consultant
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15
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16
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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| National Petition
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$2,273,745
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$1,937,380
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$2,222,312
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$2,341,023
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Five campaigns
| Vendor/consultant
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15
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16
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17
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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| Goddard Clausen
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$549,667
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$549,470
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$230,000
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$290,000
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$158,750
|
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Seven campaigns
| Vendor/consultant
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15
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17
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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| Olson, Hagel
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$29,884
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$88,944
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$16,758
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$98,871
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$19,662
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$132,318
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$6,240
|
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Eight campaigns
| Vendor/consultant
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14
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15
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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| Nielsen, Merksamer
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$649,101
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$1,326,627
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$472,087
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$385,321
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$13,231
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$484,070
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$210,522
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$343,025
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