November 2014 General Election

Below are lists of the top 10 contributors to committees supporting and opposing each state ballot measure that raised at least $1,000,000 for the November 2014 general election. These are summary reports of the largest contributors to committees primarily formed to support or oppose state ballot measures. The reports do not show the total contributions or expenditures on each state ballot measure, because only information from committees that have raised $1,000,000 or more is included. For additional information on ballot measure financing, go to the CA Secretary of State’s ballot measure page.

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.  

*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 every 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.

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.

Top Contributor Lists

Proposition 001 - AB 1471 Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014

Supporting

No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Brown for Governor 2014* CA - $5,196,529
2 Sean Parker* CA - $1,000,000
3 L. John Doerr* CA - $875,000
4 California Alliance for Jobs - Rebuild California Committee* CA - $533,750
5 California Hospitals Committee on Issues, Sponsored by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems* CA - $500,000
6 Doris F. Fisher* CA - $499,000
7 Laborers Pacific Southwest Regional Organizing Coalition - Issues PAC* CA - $400,000
8 Robert Fisher* CA - $400,000
9 John Fisher* CA - $351,000
10 Dignity Health* AZ - $250,000
11 Western Growers Service Corporation* CA - $250,000
12 Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Issues PAC* CA - $250,000
13 Reed Hastings* CA - $250,000
14 California American Council of Engineering Companies Issues Fund* CA - $250,000
15 Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Issues Committee (including contributions from Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee)* CA - $250,000
16 California Farm Bureau Federation* CA - $250,000
17 William Fisher* CA - $250,000
18 Aera Energy LLC* CA - $250,000
Total from top contributors $12,005,279

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

 

Proposition 002 - State Reserve Policy

Supporting

No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Brown for Governor 2014* CA - $5,196,529
2 Sean Parker* CA - $1,000,000
3 L. John Doerr* CA - $875,000
4 California Alliance for Jobs - Rebuild California Committee* CA - $533,750
5 California Hospitals Committee on Issues, Sponsored by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems* CA - $500,000
6 Doris F. Fisher* CA - $499,000
7 Laborers Pacific Southwest Regional Organizing Coalition - Issues PAC* CA - $400,000
8 Robert Fisher* CA - $400,000
9 John Fisher* CA - $351,000
10 Dignity Health* AZ - $250,000
11 Western Growers Service Corporation* CA - $250,000
12 Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Issues PAC* CA - $250,000
13 Reed Hastings* CA - $250,000
14 California American Council of Engineering Companies Issues Fund* CA - $250,000
15 Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Issues Committee (including contributions from Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee)* CA - $250,000
16 California Farm Bureau Federation* CA - $250,000
17 William Fisher* CA - $250,000
18 Aera Energy LLC* CA - $250,000
Total from top contributors $12,005,279

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

 

Proposition 45 - Approval of Healthcare Insurance Rate Changes. Initiative Statute

Supporting

 

Proposition 45 - Approval of Healthcare Insurance Rate Changes. Initiative Statute

Opposing

No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. CA - $18,866,574
2 Wellpoint, Inc. and affiliated entities
CA - $18,866,574
3 Blue Shield of California CA - $12,476,424
4 Health Net, Inc.
CA - $5,518,324
5 UnitedHealthCare Insurance Company MN - $156,224
6 California Association of Health Plans CA - $65,000
7 California Association of Health Plans PAC CA - $10,000
8 California Hospitals Committee on Issues CA - $10,000
9 No additional contributions at the reporting threshold.
     
10 No additional contributions at the reporting threshold.      
Total from top contributors $55,969,120

 

Proposition 46 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits. Initiative Statute

Supporting

 

Proposition 46 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits. Initiative Statute

Opposing

 

Proposition 47 - Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Statute

Supporting

No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. NY - $3,500,000
2 Open Society Policy Center DC - $1,460,112
3 Hughes, B. Wayne Jr. CA - $1,255,000
4 Atlantic Advocacy Fund NY - $850,000
5 Munger, Molly CA - $325,448
6 Pritzker, Nicholas CA - $250,000
7 Hastings, Reed CA - $246,664
8 Delaney, M. Quinn CA - $200,000
9 Tuna, Cari CA - $150,000
10 Phillips, Steven C. CA - $125,000
Total from top contributors $8,362,224

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

 

Proposition 48 - Referendum to Overturn Indian Gaming Compacts

Opposing

No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Table Mountain Rancheria CA - $12,263,327
2 Brigade Capital Management, LLC through affiliated entities NY - $3,666,780
3 Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians CA - $1,033,345
4 Chukchansi Economic Development Authority CA - $525,000
5 United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria CA - $500,000
6 Riva Ridge Recovery Fund LLC NY - $226,232
7 DG Capital Management, LLC and affiliated entities NY - $113,258
8 Mooretown Rancheria CA - $105,000
9 Colusa Indian Community Council CA - $100,000
10 Catalyst Marketing Company CA NEW $25,780
Total from top contributors $18,558,722

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

Proposition 001 - AB 1471 Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014

Supporting

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

 

Proposition 002 - State Reserve Policy

Supporting

Yes on Props 1 and 2 A bipartisan Coalition of Business Labor Republicans Democrats and Governor Brown
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Brown for Governor 2014* CA - $5,196,529
2 Sean Parker* CA - $1,000,000
3 L. John Doerr* CA - $875,000
4 California Alliance for Jobs - Rebuild California Committee* CA - $533,750
5 California Hospitals Committee on Issues, Sponsored by California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems* CA - $500,000
6 Doris F. Fisher* CA - $499,000
7 Laborers Pacific Southwest Regional Organizing Coalition - Issues PAC* CA - $400,000
8 Robert Fisher* CA - $400,000
9 John Fisher* CA - $351,000
10 Dignity Health* AZ - $250,000
11 Western Growers Service Corporation* CA - $250,000
12 Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Issues PAC* CA - $250,000
13 Reed Hastings* CA - $250,000
14 California American Council of Engineering Companies Issues Fund* CA - $250,000
15 Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Issues Committee (including contributions from Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee)* CA - $250,000
16 California Farm Bureau Federation* CA - $250,000
17 William Fisher* CA - $250,000
18 Aera Energy LLC* CA - $250,000
Total from top contributors $12,005,279

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

 

Proposition 45 - Approval of Healthcare Insurance Rate Changes. Initiative Statute

Supporting

 

Proposition 45 - Approval of Healthcare Insurance Rate Changes. Initiative Statute

Opposing

No on Prop. 45 - Californians Against Higher Health Care Costs. Major Funding by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Wellpoint, Inc. and Blue Shield of California with a Coalition of Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals, Health Plans, and California Employers
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. CA - $18,866,574
2 Wellpoint, Inc. and affiliated entities
CA - $18,866,574
3 Blue Shield of California CA - $12,476,424
4 Health Net, Inc.
CA - $5,518,324
5 UnitedHealthCare Insurance Company MN - $156,224
6 California Association of Health Plans CA - $65,000
7 California Association of Health Plans PAC CA - $10,000
8 California Hospitals Committee on Issues CA - $10,000
9 No additional contributions at the reporting threshold.
     
10 No additional contributions at the reporting threshold.      
Total from top contributors $55,969,120

 

Proposition 46 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits. Initiative Statute

Supporting

 

Proposition 46 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits. Initiative Statute

Opposing

 

Proposition 47 - Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Statute

Supporting

Yes on Prop. 47 Californians for Safe Neighborhoods and Schools, Sponsored by Vote Safe, a Project of the Advocacy Fund
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. NY - $3,500,000
2 Open Society Policy Center DC - $1,460,112
3 Hughes, B. Wayne Jr. CA - $1,255,000
4 Atlantic Advocacy Fund NY - $850,000
5 Munger, Molly CA - $325,448
6 Pritzker, Nicholas CA - $250,000
7 Hastings, Reed CA - $246,664
8 Delaney, M. Quinn CA - $200,000
9 Tuna, Cari CA - $150,000
10 Phillips, Steven C. CA - $125,000
Total from top contributors $8,362,224

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

 

Proposition 48 - Referendum to Overturn Indian Gaming Compacts

Opposing

No on Prop. 48 - Keep Vegas-Style Casinos Out of Neighborhoods, a Project of Stand Up for California
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 Table Mountain Rancheria CA - $12,263,327
2 Brigade Capital Management, LLC through affiliated entities NY - $3,666,780
3 Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians CA - $1,033,345
4 Chukchansi Economic Development Authority CA - $525,000
5 United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria CA - $500,000
6 Riva Ridge Recovery Fund LLC NY - $226,232
7 DG Capital Management, LLC and affiliated entities NY - $113,258
8 Mooretown Rancheria CA - $105,000
9 Colusa Indian Community Council CA - $100,000
10 Catalyst Marketing Company CA NEW $25,780
Total from top contributors $18,558,722

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

 

Statewide

Supporting - Torlakson

Supporting - Tuck

Parents and Teachers for Tuck for State Superintendent 2014
No. Contributor State Status Total Contributions
1 William E. Bloomfield, Jr. CA - $2,550,000
2 Eli Broad CA - $1,000,000
3 Julian H. Robertson, Jr. NY - $999,000
4 Doris F. Fisher CA - $950,000
5 Michael R. Bloomberg NY - $500,000
6 Powell Jobs, Laurene; Including Emerson Collective, LLC. CA - $500,000
7 Carrie Penner CA - $500,000
8 Alice Walton AR - $450,000
9 Cyrus Hadidi CA - $300,000
10 John & Laura Arnold NJ - $300,000
Total from top contributors $8,049,000

 

Senate

Supporting - Solorio

 

Assembly

Supporting - Sbranti

Additional Resources

For more information about the Top 10 lists and the relevant legal authorities, go to Methodology and Legal Resources.