For the 2018 campaign audit cycle, pursuant to its authority under San Francisco Charter Section C3-699-11(4) and San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Code (“SF C&GCC”) Section 1.150, the Ethics Commission is auditing 25 political committees that account for over 76 percent of all reported campaign expenditures reported in connection with the 2018 elections.
Under SF C&GCC Section 1.150, all candidates who receive public funding for their campaigns must be audited. For the 2018 election, 14 candidates qualified for public financing and are therefore subject to mandatory audit by the Commission. Together, these candidates reported spending over $8.8 million on their campaigns, which represents roughly 16 percent of all campaign expenditures reported for the 2018 election cycle.
The 14 mandatory audits of publicly-financed candidates appear below:
| Publicly-Financed Candidate Controlled Committees | FPPC ID Number |
|---|---|
| Catherine Stefani for Supervisor 2018 | 1402502 |
| Christine Johnson for District 6 Supervisor – 2018 | 1402051 |
| Gordon Mar for District 4 Supervisor 2018 | 1406921 |
| Haney for Supervisor 2018 | 1398951 |
| Jane Kim for Mayor 2018 | 1400832 |
| Jeff Sheehy for Supervisor June 2018 | 1395306 |
| Jessica Ho for Supervisor 2018 | 1406738 |
| London Breed for Mayor 2018 | 1401170 |
| Mark Leno for Mayor 2018 | 1396338 |
| Rafael Mandelman for Supervisor 2018 Primary | 1395947 |
| Schuyler Hudak for District 2 Supervisor 2018 | 1396875 |
| Shamann Walton for Supervisor 2018 | 1395470 |
| Theo Ellington for Supervisor 2018 | 1398949 |
| Tony Kelly for Supervisor 2018 | 1399091 |
In addition, 11 other campaign committees were selected for discretionary audit according to an objective criteria standard from a pool of 168 other committees that also were active in elections during 2018. These 11 committees are 1) recipient committees active in San Francisco’s 2018 elections, 2) not controlled by a candidate, and which 3) each reported spending more than $1 million in their campaigns. Together, the $34.3 million in reported spending by these 11 committees accounted for 61 percent of the $56.4 million reported overall in the 2018 election cycle.
The 11 committees selected for discretionary audits are as follows:
| Ballot Measure Committees (Expenditures Reported as Greater than $1 Million) | FPPC ID Number |
|---|---|
| NO ON PROP E – STOP THE PROHIBITION, A COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS SUPPORTING FREEDOM OF CHOICE, ADULT CONSUMERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD SMALL BUSINESSES, … | 1397586 |
| Our City, Our Home, Yes on C, sponsored by Salesforce.com,Inc. and the Coalition on Homelessness | 1405612 |
| Yes on Proposition E San Francisco Kids vs. Big Tobacco, a coalition of doctors, parents and community groups protecting youth from flavored tobacco products and addiction, sponsored by nonprofit … | 1398847 |
| No Plan, No Accountability, No on Prop C, Sponsored by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce | 1408152 |
| Strengthen Our Seawall for Earthquakes and Disasters, Yes on Prop. A | 1402245 |
| Yes on Proposition E Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (Nonprofit 501(c)(4)) Protecting Youth From Flavored Tobacco Products | 1399920 |
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL, YES ON D | 1402425 |
| Committee for an Affordable San Francisco, No on Propositions C and D | 1404060 |
| Living Wage for Educators, with support from United Educators of San Francisco; Yes on G | 1387393 |
General Purpose Committees (Expenditures Reported as Greater than $1 Million)FPPC ID Number
| Progress San Francisco | 1381519 |
| San Francisco for London Breed Mayor 2018, Sponsored by the San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 | 1402175 |