California Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $11.6 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Brian Dahle has spent more than any other Republican.
Dahle is the representative for California State Senate District 1 and is running for Governor of California in 2022. Dahle raised $1.6 million and spent $2.0 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to California Secretary of State reports, Dahle spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
Brian Dahle’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $2.0 million in reported expenditures, $1.1 million went to these 10 payees:
| Total Expenditures | Name | Type |
| $256,000 | Landslide Communications Inc | ENTITY |
| $208,297 | Chase Card Services | ENTITY |
| $128,333 | Jfw Cook Corporation | ENTITY |
| $115,746 | Facebook Inc | ENTITY |
| $103,781 | Abundant Digital LLC | ENTITY |
| $69,195 | Alive Broadcasts | ENTITY |
| $67,515 | Bedrock Markets | ENTITY |
| $56,075 | Brian Dahle Campaign | ENTITY |
| $50,064 | Battin Group | ENTITY |
| $46,080 | California Public Safety Voter Guide a Project of Policy Issues Institute | ENTITY |
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. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Brian Dahle’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Due Date |
| Semiannual | 1/31/2022 |
| 1st Pre-Election – Primary | 4/28/2022 |
| 2nd Pre-Election – Primary | 5/26/2022 |
| Semiannual | 8/1/2022 |
| 1st Pre-Election – General | 9/29/2022 |
| 2nd Pre- Election – General | 10/27/2022 |
| Semiannual | 1/31/2023 |
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