These are the top 10 individual contributors to California state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports submitted to the California Secretary of State:
Bates for Secretary of State 2022
$2,628Cash on Hand
$154,429Total Contributions
$329,810Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$4,900.00 | Philip Morris USA Inc and Its Affiliates |
$4,900.00 | Sempra Energy Formerly Sempra Energy and Its Affiliates San Diego Gas & Electric and South California Gas |
$4,700.00 | California Optometric PAC (Aka Cal-Opac) |
$4,500.00 | Javad Mokhbery |
$3,500.00 | Mater Dei Developments LLC-Edward Sanford |
$3,500.00 | Smile Direct Club Inc |
$3,400.00 | R J Reynolds Tobacco Company and Its Affiliates by Its Service Company Rai Services Company |
$3,000.00 | California American Council of Engineering Companies PAC (CA Acec PAC) |
$3,000.00 | California Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons PAC (Calaoms) |
$3,000.00 | Catalina Channel Express Inc |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$270,000.00 | Pat Bates |
$22,006.38 | Campaign Compliance Group Inc |
$14,171.07 | Wendy Warfield & Associates Inc |
$7,630.50 | The Prosper Group LLC |
$3,878.29 | Chase Card Services |
$2,700.00 | Republican Party of Orange County (State acct) |
$1,922.64 | Hennessey's Tavern |
$1,608.24 | Tequila Museo Mayahuel |
$1,300.30 | Capitol Tech Solutions |
$1,051.01 | KIC Inc |
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