Contributions
to Campaigns for City Office

Under the City's Campaign Finance Law, contributions are anything of value received by a candidate committee, litigation fund committee, or transition & inauguration committee. It is important to be able to recognize when something is a contribution and know which contribution limit applies.

Monetary contributions

Monetary contributions include cash, checks, gift cards, credit card payments, electronic transfers, and loans.

In-kind contributions

In-kind contributions include goods or services provided to a campaign either directly or by paying (or agreeing to pay) a third party. Debt forgiveness is one type of in-kind contribution. Coordinated expenditures are also in-kind contributions.