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:
Yes on 15 - Schools and Communities First Sponsored by a Coalition of Labor Groups and Social Justice Organizations Representing Families Students and Essential Workers
California Committee
$324,519Cash on Hand
$65,903,417Total Contributions
$109,631,208Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $19,811,409.78 | California Teachers Association/issues PAC |
| $10,905,000.00 | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy -- Yes on 5 (Nonprofit 501(c)(4)) |
| $7,833,375.03 | Raise the Wage California Sponsored by the California State Council of Service Employees and Its Affiliates |
| $3,431,375.62 | Service Employees International Union SEIU Local 2015 State PAC |
| $2,002,250.00 | Service Employees International Union Local 721 Ctw Clc State & Local |
| $2,000,000.00 | Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC |
| $1,446,692.13 | California Federation of Teachers Cope Prop/ballot Committee |
| $1,306,300.00 | The San Francisco Foundation |
| $1,100,000.00 | American Federation of Teachers Federal |
| $1,000,000.00 | Emerson Collective LLC |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $41,193,676.33 | Akpd Message & Media LLC |
| $7,305,325.00 | Kabc Tv |
| $5,959,381.00 | 2020 Ballcamp LLC |
| $4,699,145.10 | Ncc Media |
| $3,750,600.94 | The Strategy Group Inc |
| $3,454,214.00 | Kimball Petition Management Inc |
| $3,294,812.50 | Kcbs - Tv |
| $3,173,475.00 | Knbc - Tv |
| $2,567,300.00 | Saguaro Strategies LLC |
| $2,241,832.50 | Ktla - Tv |
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