In California, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $15.1 million from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 1.2 percent of all $1.2 billion in reported expenditures. According to California Secretary of State reports, here are the top candidates and PACs …
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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: Betty Yee (D)
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
California State Board of Equalization: Ted Gaines (R), Malia Cohen (D), Tony Vazquez (D), Mike Schaefer (D)
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara (D)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Donations |
|---|---|
| Larry Elder | $17,034,480.38 |
| Gavin Newsom | $12,723,274.97 |
| John Cox | $12,183,088.18 |
| Rob Bonta | $9,075,402.47 |
| Yvonne Yiu | $6,029,602.23 |
| Kevin Faulconer | $4,925,217.32 |
| Phil Ting | $3,954,261.42 |
| Eleni Kounalakis | $3,174,007.88 |
| Nathan Hochman | $3,087,574.43 |
| Lanhee Chen | $2,900,844.57 |
Top PACs
Top Donors
Donor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $331,320,695.34 |
| Davita Healthcare Partners Inc and Affiliated Entities Federal | $24,790,611.00 |
| Contributions Related To Non California Elections | $18,243,110.17 |
| Service Employees International Union (Seiu) Federal | $16,511,900.49 |
| Pechanga Band of Indians | $15,237,768.16 |
| Lyft Inc | $12,702,776.27 |
| Alameda Research LLC | $12,157,585.00 |
| DRIVE - Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education Federal | $11,891,250.11 |
| Joseph Sanberg | $10,900,000.00 |
| John Cox | $9,620,905.57 |
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