Last Modified: November 08, 2022

The lists below reflect top contributors as reported by 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 June 2022 primary election.

Top Contributors List

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.

Office Candidate Aggregated Contributions
Governor Kevin Faulconer Support - $2,050,000
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond Support - $2,200,000
Attorney General Rob Bonta Support - $2,150,000
Assembly Georgette Gomez Support - $1,005,000
Total from top contributors $7,405,000

Ballot Measures - Pending or in Circulation for June 2022

None at this time.

Candidates - Primarily Formed to Make Independent Expenditures on Candidates

Committee: Fund for a Better California, Primarily Formed to Support Kevin Faulconer for Governor 2022, with Major Funding by Gerald Marcil - 1437057

Number Contributor State Total Contributions
1 Marcil, Gerald CA $1,000,000
2 Brawley El Centro Group LLC CA $1,000,000
3 Patrick Theodora CA $50,000
Total from top contributors $2,050,000
Opposing

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

Committee: Californians Supporting Tony Thurmond for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2022, sponsored by Teacher, School Employee and Labor Organizations - 1448022

Number Contributor State Total Contributions
1

California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee

Top Donor to Contributor: California Teachers Association, Association for Better

CA $1,175,000
2 PACE of California School Employees Association Local, State, Federal Candidates CA $500,000
3 California Federation of Teachers COPE CA $200,000
4 American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO COPE DC $150,000
5

Million More Voters, sponsored by California Labor Federation

CA $100,000
6

California State Council of Service Employees

Top Donors to Contributor: SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Political Action Committee; Service Employees International Union Local 521 Independent Expenditure Committee

CA $75,000
Total from top contributors $2,200,000
Opposing

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

Committee:  Californians Supporting Rob Bonta for Attorney General 2022 sponsored by labor organizations - 1447769

Number Contributor State Total Contributions
1

California Teachers Association Independent Expenditure Committee

Top Donor to Contributor: California Teachers Association, Association for Better

CA $500,000
2

SEIU California State Council Political Committee

Top Donors to Contributor: SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC; Service Employees International Union Local 521

CA $500,000
3 Blue Shield of California CA $250,000
4 Faculty for our University's Future CA $200,000
5 California Professional Firefighters CA $200,000
6 Million More Voters, Sponsored by the California Labor Federation CA $100,000
7 PACE of California School Employees Association Local, State, Federal Candidates CA $100,000
8 Californian Nurses Association Political Action Committee (CNA-PAC) CA $50,000
9

SEIU Local 1021 Candidate PAC

Top Donor to Contributor: Service Employees International Union Local 1021

CA $50,000
10 Service Employees Internation Union Local #721 CA $50,000
11 California Federation of Teachers COPE CA $50,000
12 SEIU Local 721 CTW, CLC Workers Strength Committee sponsored by Service Employees International Unions CA $50,000
13

SEIU Local 1000 Keeping California Healthy Safe and Strong sponsored by SEIU

Top Donor to Contributor: SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee)

CA $50,000
Total from top contributors $2,150,000
Opposing

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

Committee: Nurses and Educators for Georgette Gomez for Assembly 2022 sponsored by labor organizations - 1420753

Number Contributor State Total Contributions
1

Million More Voters sponsored by CA Labor Federation, AFL-CIO **

**Entity affiliated with Committee for Working Families, sponsored by Labor Organizations

Top Donor to Contributor: Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP

CA $350,000
2

SEIU CA State Council Political Committee

Top Donors to Contributor: SEIU Local 521 IE Committee; SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC

CA $160,000
3

CA Teachers Association IE Committee

Top Donor to Contributor: CA Teachers Association, Association for Better Citizenship

CA $135,000
4 PACE of CA School Employees Association Local, State, Federal Candidates (FED PAC ID #C00480830) CA $100,000
  PACE of California School Employees Association**    
5 SEIU United Healthcare Workers West PAC CA $85,000
6 CA Federation of Teachers COPE CA $60,000
7 SEIU California State Council (nonprofit 501(C)(5)) CA $50,000
8

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Caucus Leadership Fund

Top Donors to Contributor: Chevron Policy Government & Public Affairs; Cal Fire Local 2881 Small Contributor PAC

CA $40,000
9 United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) CA $25,000
10

Equality California Political Action Committee

Top Donors to Contributor: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Caucus Leadership Fund; CA Apartment Association Independent Expenditure Committee

CA  
Total from top contributors $1,005,000
Opposing

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