Joel Williams | 01/03/2023

Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 32-8 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 20 of 20 general elections were contested. The losing …

Joel Williams | 12/31/2022

Elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 62-17 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount …

Joel Williams | 12/31/2022

Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 31-9 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average …

Transparency USA | 11/23/2022

In California, state-level candidates have spent $378.9 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 22, 2022. Democratic candidates have spent $233.5 million and Republican candidates have spent $118.1 million.  California Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by expenditures (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 268 state-level Democrats have filed …

Transparency USA | 11/02/2022

In California, state-level candidates have raised $319.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 22, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $200.2 million and Republican candidates have raised $92.5 million.  California Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 10/22/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 267 state-level Democrats have filed …