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.
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.
Top Contributor Lists
Aggregate Contributions to Support or Oppose a Ballot Measure or Candidate
Supporting
Opposing
No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.
Supporting
| Number | Contributor | State | 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 | ||
Opposing
No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.
Supporting
| Number | Contributor | State | Total Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Watchdog Campaign - Yes on 45 and 46, a coalition of consumer advocates, attorneys and nurses | CA | $1,243,529 |
| 2 | California Nurses Association | CA | $1,200,000 |
| 3 | Kathryn Taylor | CA | $500,000 |
| 4 | Consumer Watchdog | CA | $235,000 |
| 5 | Thomas Steyer | CA | $200,000 |
| 6 | Yes on Prop 46, Your Neighbors for Patient Safety, a Coalition of Consumer Attorneys and Patient Safety Advocates | CA | $132,005 |
| 7 | Wylie A. Aitken and Affiliated Entity Wylie A. Aitken Law Corporation | CA | $125,000 |
| 8 | Committee for Corporate Accountability and Consumer Protection | CA | $105,121 |
| 9 | Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley, LLP | CA | $50,000 |
| 10 | Strumwasser & Woocher | CA | $50,000 |
| 11 | Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP | CA | $50,000 |
| 12 | Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP | CA | $50,000 |
| Total from top contributors | $3,940,655 | ||
Opposing
| Number | Contributor | State | 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 |
| No additional contributions at the reporting threshold. | |||
| Total from top contributors | $55,969,120 | ||
Supporting
| Number | Contributor | State | Total Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Attorneys of California and its sponsored committees: Consumer Attorneys Issues PAC, ID 842149; Consumer Attorneys Initiative Defense PAC, ID 1275672 | CA | $2,290,000 |
| 2 | Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Davis, Inc. | CA | $275,000 |
| 3 | Kabateck, Brown, Kellner, LLP; Brian S. Kabateck | CA | $260,000 |
| 4 | Shernoff, Bidart, Echeverria, Bentley, LLP | CA | $205,600 |
| 5 | Girardi/Keese | CA | $200,000 |
| 6 | Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP | CA | $177,633 |
| 7 | Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles PAC Sponsored by Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles | CA | $150,000 |
| 8 | Law Offices of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger | CA | $150,000 |
| 9 | Bruce G. Fagel, A Law Corporation | CA | $135,000 |
| 10 | Bisnar/Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP | CA | $126,000 |
| Total from top contributors | $3,965,233 | ||
Opposing
| Number | Contributor | State | Total Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norcal Mutual Insurance Company | CA | $11,000,000 |
| 2 | The Doctors Company | CA | $10,501,200 |
| 3 | Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee | CA | $10,203,970 |
| 4 | California Medical Association Physicians' Issues Committee | CA | $5,301,252 |
| 5 | Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and The Hospitals | CA | $5,000,000 |
| 6 | Medical Insurance Exchange of California, Including Aggregated Contributions | CA | $5,000,000 |
| 7 | California Hospitals Committee on Issues | CA | $2,750,000 |
| 8 | California Association of Hospitals & Health Systems | CA | $2,500,000 |
| 9 | California Dental Association | CA | $2,052,709 |
| 10 | The Dentists Insurance Company | CA | $1,795,000 |
| Total from top contributors | $56,104,131 | ||
Supporting
| Number | Contributor | State | 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 | ||
Opposing
No committee opposing this ballot measure raised enough money to reach the reporting threshold for this list.
Opposing
| Number | Contributor | State | 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 | $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.
Independent Expenditures
Supporting - Torlakson
Supporting - Tuck
Parents and Teachers for Tuck for State Superintendent 2014
| Number | Contributor | State | 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 | ||
Supporting - Solorio
Working families for Solorio Senate 2014 Sponsored by Labor and Public Safety Organizations
| Number | Contributor | State | Total Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State Council of Service Employees Political Committee | CA | $386,533 |
| 2 | California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee | CA | $300,000 |
| 3 | Service Employees International Union Local 1000 Candidate PAC | CA | $100,000 |
| 4 | Committee for Working Families, Sponsored by the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO | CA | $50,000 |
| 5 | Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) Statewide Independent Expenditure Committee | CA | $50,000 |
| 6 | Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG-PAC) | CA | $50,000 |
| 7 | United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council Independent Expenditure PAC | CA | $50,000 |
| 8 | California Professional Firefighters PAC | CA | $50,000 |
| 9 | Service Employees International Union United States Workers West (SEIU USWW) Candidate PAC | CA | $36,523 |
| 10 | PACE of California School Employees Association | CA | $35,000 |
| Total from top contributors | $1,108,057 | ||
Supporting - Sbranti
| Number | Contributor | State | Total Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee | CA | $1,070,000 |
| 2 | California State Council of Service Employees Political Committee | CA | $723,000 |
| 3 | PACE of California School Employees Association | CA | $130,000 |
| 4 | Faculty for Our University's Future, A Committee Sponsored By The California Faculty Association SCC | CA | $100,000 |
| 5 | Professional Engineers In California Government PECG-PAC | CA | $100,000 |
| 6 | State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC | CA | $100,000 |
| 7 | Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Candidate PAC | CA | $95,000 |
| 8 | California Professional Firefighters PAC | CA | $94,633 |
| 9 | Standing Committee on Political Education of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO | CA | $75,000 |
| 10 | California Nurses Association Political Action Committee | CA | $70,000 |
| Total from top contributors | $2,557,633 | ||
Additional Resources
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