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 amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $880,085. The funds raised by each of the State Senate’s 22 committee chairs are shown below.

Arts Committee – Ben Allen – $546,297
Banking and Financial Institutions Committee – S. Monique Limón – $517,399
Budget and Fiscal Review Committee – Nancy Skinner – $114,679
Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee – Richard Roth – $736,945
Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee – Steve Glazer – $2,888,444
Emergency Management Committee – Henry Stern – $292,900
Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee – Ben Hueso – $188,566
Environmental Quality Committee – Ben Allen – $546,297
Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee – Mike McGuire – $932,583
Governance and Finance Committee – Mike McGuire – $932,583
Housing Committee – Scott Wiener – $875,895
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee – Dave Cortese – $370,056
Legislative Budget Committee – Nancy Skinner – $114,679
Natural Resources and Water Committee – Henry Stern – $292,900
Senate Agriculture Committee – Andreas Borgeas – $1,149,280
Senate Appropriations Committee – Anthony Portantino, Jr. – -$150
Senate Education Committee – Connie Leyva – $410,539
Senate Governmental Organization Committee – Bill Dodd – $765,957
Senate Health Committee – Richard Pan – $155,350
Senate Human Services Committee – Melissa Hurtado – $3,848,293
Senate Insurance Committee – Susan Rubio – $1,230,902
Senate Judiciary Committee – Tom Umberg – $1,242,323
Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee – Bob Archuleta – $1,373,850
Senate Public Safety Committee – Steven Bradford – $512,567
Senate Rules Committee – Toni Atkins – $896,114
Senate Transportation Committee – Lena Gonzalez – $662,072

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active California PACs submitted to the California Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

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