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Speier, a former state senator, assemblywoman and San Mateo County supervisor, collected most of her donations from individuals who gave $250 or less. However, she did receive a number of $2,300 individual donations and one over $4,000. Political action committees contributed $79,584 to Speier’s campaign. The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 467 PAC and its Voluntary Federal Political Action Fund contributed a total of $10,000. U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, donated $2,000 from a campaign fund.