November 2024 General Election

Last Modified: November 04, 2024

 

Below are lists of the top 10 contributors to committees that have raised at least $1,000,000 and are primarily formed to support or oppose a state ballot measure or a candidate for state office in the November 2024 general election. 

The lists do not show all contributions to every state ballot measure, or each independent expenditure committee formed to support or oppose a state candidate, only those committees that have raised $1,000,000 or more and have at least one contributor of $10,000 or more.

For itemized contribution and expenditure reports on state ballot measures, go to the CA Secretary of State’s ballot measure page.

For itemized contribution and expenditure reports on state candidates, go to the CA Secretary of State’s candidate page.

*A contributor whose name is marked with an asterisk made a contribution to a committee that simultaneously supported or opposed more than one potential ballot measure for the same election. Because of this, it is not possible to determine the amount of the contribution that was spent specifically on the campaign for any particular measure. In these cases the contributions are listed for each ballot measure the committee has been formed to support or oppose. This results in the same contribution appearing multiple times - once for each ballot measure the committee supports or opposes.

# A contributor whose name is marked with the # symbol is a transfer of funds between two or more primarily formed committees for or against the same statewide ballot measure, in order to be fully transparent, there are two contribution totals that include all activity and activity minus the primary formed committees marked with the # symbol.

The top 10 lists reflect the most recently available data. During the 90 days before an election the FPPC makes every attempt to ensure that the lists are updated within one business day of receiving new information. Otherwise, the top contributor lists are updated weekly.

The following key explains the symbols used to indicate changes after each new update.

Status Key

Key Description
NEW A new person/entity has qualified as a top 10 contributor.
A contributor has moved up the list.
A contributor has moved down the list.
+ A contributor has made an additional contribution.
- No change has occurred with this contributor.
Last Modified: November 04, 2024

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Aggregate Contributions to Support or Oppose a Ballot Measure or Candidate

The following are the total amount donated by top contributors to each state ballot measure that is pending Secretary of State verification or are still circulating for signatures. These lists reflect contributions as reported by Primarily Formed Committees.

Prop # Circulating Title Top Aggregated Contributions
Prop. 2 Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities. Legislative Statute. Support - $11,166,152
Prop. 3 Constitutional Right to Marriage. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Support - $2,403,814
Prop. 4 Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks. Legislative Statute. Support - $11,997,687
Prop. 5 Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Support - $12,902,414
Prop. 32 Raises Minimum Wage. Initiative Statute. Support - $10,434,815
Prop. 33 Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property. Initiative Statute. Support - $37,050,524
Oppose - $123,171,200
Prop. 34 Restricts Spending by Health Care Providers Meeting Specified Criteria. Initiative Statute. Support- $44,533,615
Prop. 35 Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services. Initiative Statute. Support- $48,354,999
Prop. 36 Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes. Initiative Statute. Support - $9,360,990
Oppose - $8,320,000
Total from top contributors $320,033,730

 

Office Candidate Top Aggregated Contributions
Assembly Carl DeMaio Oppose - $1,704,980
Assembly Patrick Ahrens Support - $1,103,180
Senate Michelle Chambers Support - $3,382,500
Total from top contributors $6,190,660

 




Contributions to Committees - Formed to Support or Oppose a Ballot Measure

Proposition 2

Supporting

 

Committee: Yes on Props 2 and 4, sponsored by NextGen California Action - 1475766*
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Kat Taylor* CA NEW $1,700,000
Total from top contributors $1,700,000

 

Opposing

No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

 

Proposition 3

Supporting
Opposing

No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

Proposition 4

Supporting

 

Committee: Committee for Clean Water, Natural Resources and Parks - Yes on Proposition 4, Sponsored by a Coalition of Environmental Advocates Across California - 1398230
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Save the Redwoods League CA - $475,000
2 PG&E Corporation and Affiliated Entities CA NEW $250,000
3 The Conservation Fund CA $125,000
4 Southern California Partnership for Jobs CA $100,000
5 California State Parks Foundation CA $100,000
6 Sempervirens Fund CA $100,000
7 John Muir Land Trust CA $50,000
8 Save Mt. Diablo CA $50,000
9 California Association of Local Conservation Corps CA $50,000
10 Regional Parks Foundation CA NEW $45,000
Total from top contributors $1,345,000

 

Committee: Yes on Props 2 and 4, sponsored by NextGen California Action - 1475766*
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Kat Taylor* CA NEW $1,700,000
Total from top contributors $1,700,000
Opposing

No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

Proposition 5

Supporting
Committee: Yes on 5, Californians for Safe Affordable Communities, sponsored by affordable housing advocates, firefighters, businesses and workers - 1471670
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy -- Yes on 5 (Nonprofit 501(c)(4))*

*NPH Action Fund (Nonprofit 501(c)(4)), Yes on Prop. 5 (FPPC ID #1433637), 49 Stevenson Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94105) is the intermediary for a subsequently earmarked contribution from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy -- Yes on 5 (Nonprofit 501(c)(4)), reported pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code 85704(e)
CA - $7,000,000
2 NPH Action Fund Political Issues Committee CA - $4,793,656
3 California Professional Firefighters Ballot Issue Committee CA - $280,917
4 Michael Krieger CA - $150,000
5 The Related Companies of California CA $150,000
6 Merritt Community Capital Corporation CA NEW $125,000
7 Airbnb, Inc. CA NEW $102,841
8 Highridge Costa Investors, LLC CA $100,000
9 Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Issues Committee CA $100,000
10 Working for Working Americans Sponsored by United Brotherhood of Carpenters (MPO) CA $100,000
Total from top contributors $12,902,414
Opposing

No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

Proposition 32
1936. (21-0043A1)

Supporting
Committee: Working Hero Action for the Living Wage Act - 1444698
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Joseph N. Sanberg CA + $10,434,815
Total from top contributors $10,434,815
Opposing

No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

Proposition 33
1950. (22-0008)

Supporting
Committee: Justice for Renters, Sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation - 1458912
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 AIDS Healthcare Foundation CA + $37,000,524
2 Unite Here, Local 11 CA - $50,000
Total from top contributors $37,050,524
Opposing

 

Committee: No on Prop 33, Californians to Protect Affordable Housing, a coalition of advocates, renters, businesses, taxpayers, and veterans - 1462983
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Michael K. Hayde, Including Western National Group & Affiliated Entities CA + $2,856,000
2 California Business Roundtable Issues PAC CA ↑+ $1,020,000
3 Issues PAC of Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles CA + $825,000
4 Multi-County Property Rights PAC CA ↑+ $750,000
5 Californians for Affordable Housing, Sponsored by California Rental Housing Association CA ↓+ $630,000
6 Lewis Management Corp CA NEW $500,000
7 Gerald J. Marcil and Affiliated Entities CA $315,250
8 California Business Properties Association Issues PAC CA NEW $50,000
9 H.G. Fenton Company CA $50,000
10 New Majority PAC CA $25,000
Total from top contributors $7,021,250

 

Committee: Homeownership for Families, Sponsored by California Association of Realtors - 1400190
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC
Contributions aggregated with California Association of Realtors
CA - $22,000,000
2 National Association of Realtors IL NEW $5,000,000
Total from top contributors $27,000,000

 

Proposition 34
1963. (23-0021)

Supporting
Opposing

No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

 

Proposition 35
1966. (23-0024)

Supporting
Opposing

No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

 

Proposition 36
1959. (23-0017)

Supporting
Committee: Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft, Sponsored by Golden State Communities - 1462938
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Walmart, INC AR + $4,083,840
2 Target Corporation MN - $1,000,000
3 Home Depot USA, Inc. GA - $1,000,000
4 California Business Roundtable Issues PAC CA - $901,150
5 7-Eleven TX - $550,000
6 In-N-Out Burgers CA - $500,000
7 Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. CA - $500,000
8 California Correctional Peace Officers Association Truth in American Government Fund (non-profit 501(C)(5)) CA - $300,000
9 California Business Properties Association issues PAC CA - $275,000
10 Franchise Owner's Association Southern California CA - $251,000
Total from top contributors $9,360,990

 

Opposing
Committee: Committee to Protect Public Safety, Sponsored by Action for Safety and Justice, No on Prop. 36 - 1468083
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Patty Quillin CA - $2,500,000
2 Mark W. Heising CA ↑+ $1,500,000
3 Elizabeth Simons CA ↑+ $1,500,000
4 Stacy G. Schusterman OK $1,000,000
5 The Heising-Simons Action Fund Nonprofit 501(C)(4) CA $645,000
6 Marie-Florence Real de Azusa CA - $250,000
7 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers West PAC CA - $250,000
8 SEIU California State Council for Working People CA - $250,000
9 Quinn Delany CA - $225,000
10 California Nurses Association CA - $200,000
Total from top contributors $8,320,000

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Contributions to Committees - Primarily Formed to Make Independent Expenditures on Candidates

California Assembly
Carl DeMaio

Supporting

No committee supporting this candidate raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

 

Opposing

Patrick Ahrens

Supporting

Committee: Santa Clara Forward, supporting Patrick Ahrens for Assembly 2024, a Coalition of Health Care and Technology Providers - 1475466

No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Uber Innovation Political Action Committee CA NEW $292,180
2 DaVita Patient Protection Committee CA NEW $251,000
3 California Jewish PAC CA NEW $200,000
4 California Dental Association Political Action Committee CA NEW $160,000
5 California Medical Association Independent Expenditure Committee CA NEW $150,000
5 Pechanga Band of Indians CA NEW $50,000
Total from top contributors $1,103,180

Opposing

No committee opposing this candidate raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

California Senate
Michelle Chambers

Supporting
Committee: Nurses and Educators Supporting Chambers for Senate 2024, sponsored by labor and nonprofit environmental and health organizations - 1466708
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 SEIU California State Council for Working People CA + $860,000
2 Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California, Sponsored by Nonprofit Environmental and Health Organizations CA - $600,000
3 California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee CA - $500,000
4 Dignity CA SEIU Local 2015 CA - $435,000
5 SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Political Action Committee CA + $387,500
6 Faculty for our University's Future, a committee sponsored by the California Faculty Association CA - $175,000
7 California Nurses Association Political Action Committee (CNA-PAC) CA - $125,000
8 Service Employees International Union Local 521 Independent Expenditure Committee CA - $100,000
9 SEIU Local 721 CTW, CLC Workers' Strength Committee CA - $100,000
10 California Federation of Teachers COPE Prop/Ballot Account CA - $100,000
Total from top contributors $3,220,000
Opposing

No committee opposing this candidate raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.

 

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