What We Do with Your Contribution

The PCDCC does not publish its budget or expenses, but this is a general breakdown of how we use the donations that we receive:

• Campaign activities, such as phone-banking, text-banking, and purchasing materials for canvassing. One of the PCDCC's main roles is to help candidates be competitive in Placer County, so many of our resources during elections go to promoting our congressional, state legislative, and local candidates.

• Before every general election, one of our biggest expenses is for mailers to Democrats in Placer County to inform them of the endorsed candidates that they can vote for.  This is important because ballots do not include the party affiliation of local candidates.

• Our email communications that we send out in the form of our newsletter, for volunteer recruitment, and for providing other mass updates, does contribute to our costs.

• Booth spaces to participate in public events such as the Placer County Fair.

• Administrative expenses such as for our website, insurance, and storage unit rental.

• When we have sufficient funds, the PCDCC may rent office space during elections.  Due to commercial real estate prices in the Roseville/Rocklin area, this can be a major expense for us.  However, it gives us a place to support all of our candidates, as well as host small events.

The PCDCC is an all volunteer organization with no paid staff.  We are committed to supporting candidates in Placer County and building up the Democratic Party's presence in Placer County.  While the PCDCC does not donate directly to candidates, we use our funds in ways that maximize benefits to candidates with overlapping districts.