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Tom A. Torlakson

Superintendent Tom A. Torlakson's Campaign Finances

Full Name: Tom A. Torlakson
Office: Superintendent of Public Instruction (CA), Non-partisan
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mae; 2 Children: Tiffany, Tamara
Birth Date: 07/19/1941
Birth Place: San Francisco, CA
Home City: Concord, CA
Religion: Catholic

Top Sectors

Labor $73,325.00
Uncoded $39,390.00
Lawyers & Lobbyists $10,600.00
General Business $9,388.00
Government Agencies/Education/Other $6,000.00
Communications & Electronics $3,000.00
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $2,500.00
Health $2,500.00
Agriculture $1,000.00
Construction $1,000.00
Unitemized Contributions $817.00
Candidate Contributions $0.00
Cycle: 2010
Data provided by FollowTheMoney.org

Top Industries

General Trade Unions $50,100.00
Uncoded $39,390.00
Public Sector Unions $18,775.00
Lawyers & Lobbyists $10,600.00
Food & Beverage $6,500.00
Transportation Unions $4,450.00
Tribal Governments $3,500.00
TV & Movie Production/Distribution $3,000.00
Business Services $2,500.00
Pharmaceuticals & Health Products $2,500.00
Education $2,500.00
Commercial Banks $1,500.00
Home Builders $1,000.00
Credit Unions $1,000.00
Food Processing & Sales $1,000.00
Unitemized Contributions $817.00
Miscellaneous Manufacturing & Distributing $388.00
Candidate Self-finance $0.00

Top Contributors

PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 467 $13,000.00
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 302 $13,000.00
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION $8,000.00
RIORDAN, RICHARD J $7,600.00
YIN, CHEI C (CC) $6,500.00
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS $6,500.00
PIPKIN, CHESTER J $6,500.00
STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA $5,000.00
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN $5,000.00
BAXTER, FRANK $3,500.00
PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO MISSION INDIANS $3,500.00
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS $3,000.00
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS $3,000.00
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 $3,000.00
BAYER HEALTHCARE $2,500.00
BRADDOCK & LOGAN SERVICES INC $2,500.00
MARKOFF, STEVEN $2,500.00
THINKTANK LEARNING INC $2,500.00
FOSTER INTERSTATE MEDIA $2,500.00
PREFAST CONCRETE WALL SYSTEMS INC $2,500.00
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER $2,500.00
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 595 $2,500.00
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP CALIFORNIA CMTE FOR EFECTIVE GOV INC $2,000.00
TELACU $1,780.00
WELLS FARGO $1,500.00
SHAPELL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA $1,500.00
PLUMBERS LOCAL 78 $1,000.00
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 332 $1,000.00
PARAMOUNT PICTURES GROUP $1,000.00
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 $1,000.00
PEPSICO $1,000.00
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 315 $1,000.00
CHAIKEN, DONALD $1,000.00
NBC UNIVERSAL $1,000.00
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 1 $1,000.00
DAVIDON HOMES $1,000.00
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CARPENTERS REGIONAL COUNCIL $1,000.00
CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE $1,000.00
LABORERS LOCAL 324 $1,000.00
PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES $1,000.00
SHEA HOMES $1,000.00
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS $1,000.00
LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL $1,000.00
MARINE FIREMENS UNION POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,000.00
CORWIN, BRUCE C $1,000.00
RYAN, JOHN $1,000.00
WALT DISNEY $1,000.00
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PLASTERERS & CEMENT MASONS NDC PAC $1,000.00
LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE SERGEANTS & LIEUTENANTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000.00
CITATION NORTHERN INC $500.00
UPPER VALLEY DISPOSAL SERVICES $500.00
DEL TERRA REAL ESTATE SVC INC $500.00
SCRANTON, MICHAEL C $500.00
BAY AREA UNION LABOR PARTY $500.00
SCHOLASTIC MEDIA INC $500.00
PELLEGRINI, LOUIS $500.00
GARDEN CITY SANITATION INC $500.00
TURLOCK RECYCLING CO $500.00
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION/NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING CMTE $500.00
SPRINKLER FITTERS LOCAL 709 $500.00
FLETCHER, WARREN W $500.00
OLSON HAGEL & FISHBURN LLP $460.00
CALIFORNIA REFUSE RECYCLING COUNCIL $388.00
CLEVELAND, BETTY $275.00
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1555 $250.00
GAGLIARDI, MARK $250.00
MARTIN, RALPH H $250.00
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION $250.00
ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL 8 $250.00
FRIENDS OF BETTE BOATMUN $250.00
UNITED ASSOCIATION LOCAL 342 PAC FUND $250.00
BISIO & DUNIVAN $250.00
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 6 $250.00
AFSCME LOCAL 2428 $250.00
PJF COMMUNICATIONS $250.00
THE GLEN PRICE GROUP $250.00
NICOLAUS, DANNY $250.00
NETBINDER LLC $200.00
MORAN, NANCY A $200.00
MARINE CLERKS LOCAL 63 $200.00
COFFEY, MILA $150.00
JOHANNES, KEITH $100.00
LARIVIERE, OFELIA $100.00
LOUIE, DEXTER $100.00
ALBERS, MONTE $100.00
HEAT & FROST INSULATORS & ABSESTOS WORKERS LOCAL 16 $100.00
BERNSTEIN, NORMAN $100.00
HOLZHAUER, BETSY $100.00
TORLAKSON, TOM $0.00
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