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As the election approaches, we took a deep dive into how much money each candidate has received and who is financing their campaigns.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Harrison and Ishii chose to opt into Berkeley\\u2019s public financing program, in which the city matches contributions up to $60 by 6-to-1. If a candidate participates in the program, they are not allowed to receive contributions from political action committees, corporations, nonprofits and labor unions, and can only receive donations up to $60. 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