In California politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $2.3 billion in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $103.6 million, or 5 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to California state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …
Political Profile
California Government:
Governor: Gavin Newsom (D)
Lt. Governor: Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Attorney General: Rob Bonta (D)
Secretary of State: Shirley Weber (D)
State Treasurer: Fiona Ma (D)
State Comptroller: Malia Cohen (D)
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
California State Board of Equalization: Ted Gaines (R), Tony Vazquez (D), Mike Schaefer (D)
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara (D)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Eleni Kounalakis | $9,025,896.99 |
| Fiona Ma | $6,103,741.29 |
| Josh Newman | $5,861,698.88 |
| Toni Atkins | $5,159,382.49 |
| Kip Mueller | $5,149,775.62 |
| Rob Bonta | $4,910,033.64 |
| Darshana Patel | $4,379,511.18 |
| Chris Duncan | $4,210,493.53 |
| Esmeralda Soria | $4,086,147.80 |
| Nathan Hochman | $4,016,006.92 |
Top Committees
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $330,536,260.68 |
| California Spectra Instrumentation Inc | $118,160,000.00 |
| Uber Technologies Inc | $32,425,348.17 |
| Service Employees International Union (Seiu) Federal | $15,631,605.60 |
| DRIVE - Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education Federal | $13,865,604.62 |
| Wendy Schmidt | $10,794,547.50 |
| Davita Healthcare Partners Inc and Affiliated Entities Federal | $10,357,321.21 |
| Philip Morris USA Inc and Its Affiliates | $8,722,525.97 |
| Timothy Ranzetta | $7,624,377.69 |
| Chevron Corporation and Its Subsidiaries | $6,345,000.00 |
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