A Buyers Guide to
Gainesville City Commission District 2

Contributions Reported through April 11, 2002 : $ 19,124.73
Candidate: John Barrow

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General Reports: Detailed Lists:

Note: this report was updated after the election to relect an amendment filed by Mr. Barrow to correct the zip code and city that had been incorrectly listed for two of his contributors. This correction changed the percentages of his contributions coming from Gainesville and outside of Gainesville. Mr. Barrow was not only timely in the disclosure of all his contributions, but he voluntarily submitted electronic copies of his contributions to better facilitate the disclosure.


The zip code listed for each contribution was used to determine the whether the contribution came from Gainesville. This report errs on the side of local Gainesville contributions. Some zip codes include areas within and outside the Gainesville city limits. If a zip code includes Gainesville residents, all contributions from that zip code are considered as coming from within Gainesville.

Amount of contributions received from zip codes in Gainesville or elsewhere:

Amount Percent
elsewhere $ 1,300.00 6.80
Gainesville 17,824.73 93.20

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Amount of contributions received from Florida or outside Florida:

Amount Percent
out-of-state contributions $ 50.00 0.26
in-state contributions 19,074.73 99.74


Amount of contributions received from special interest groups
[Political Action Committees and Committees of Continuous Existence]:

Amount Percent
contributions from PAC/CCEs $0.000.0
contributions not from PAC/CCEs $ 19,124.73 100.00

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Candidates may contribute any amount of their own money toward their own campaign. Party Executive Committees (such as the Democratic Party or Republican Party) may not contribute more than $50,000 total to any one candidate during any one election. Campaign contributions from any other individual or entity, including PACs and CCEs, may not exceed $500 total per election period. There are two election periods in this race, therefore the maximum allowed total donation is $1,000 from these sources.

Average contribution: $ 82.43

Number of contributions by size:

Number Percent
under $100 158 68.10
$100-$250 65 28.02
$251-$499 2 0.86
$500 (maximum) 6 2.59
over $500 1 0.43

Note: because this candidate had multiple contributions that appeared to come from the same source, this report also includes the following alternate breakdown of contributions that results from my attempt to combine what appear to be multiple contributions made by the same individual into a single contribution.

Average contribution: $ 94.21

Number of contributions by size:

Number Percent
under $100 134 66.01
$100-$250 59 29.06
$251-$499 3 1.48
$500 (maximum) 5 2.46
over $500 2 0.99

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Amount of contributions by type:

Amount Percent
Cash/Check $ 16,873.00 88.23
In-kind 2,251.73 11.77
Loan 0.00 0.00
Refund 0.00 0.00

Note: Campaign contributions listed as loans are not required to be paid back. Contributions of type refund with a positive amount are added to the contribution total; refunds with a negative amount are deducted from the total.


The above reports were derived from campaign contribution data retrieved from the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections web site or office on the date I obtained it. Although much care was given to provide accurate statistics, I can provide no guarantee that the information reported above is accurate. You can always run the numbers yourself and compare them to my reports. -Susan Wright



Last updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2002