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event (such as a jury verdict) supporting an inference that an <br /> identifiable action (like an appeal) was imminent. Even if we accept <br /> that a temporal relationship exists between the contributions and <br /> Ready-Mix's application — which could ensnare essentially all <br /> campaign contributions — it is just one factor and, standing alone, <br /> cannot support reversal. <br /> 1 Ancillary to this claim is NLGC's assertion that Donnelly's <br /> receipt of $4,100 created an unconstitutional risk of bias. These <br /> contributions constituted just 7.65% of the total Donnelly raised for <br /> his 2016 campaign, and 21.54% of the total Donnelly's only <br /> challenger, Karen Stockley, raised for her campaign. While <br /> fundraising for local elections can be modest compared to statewide <br /> contests, Caperton asks us to consider the donation in relation to <br /> the total contributions of the recipient and competitors. The $4,100 <br /> at issue here are, in raw and proportionate terms, a far cry from the <br /> contributions in Caperton, where Blankenship's $3 million exceeded <br /> the amount spent by all of Ben j amin's other supporters and both of <br /> his competitors combined. We therefore agree with the district <br /> court that the amounts Donnelly received here do not create a risk <br /> of actual bias. <br /> 30 <br />