California Democratic State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $33.3 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Steve Glazer has spent more than any other Democrat.
Glazer is the representative for California State Senate District 7 and ran for California Controller in 2022. Glazer raised $2.8 million and spent $6.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to California Secretary of State reports, Glazer spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
Steve Glazer’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $6.2 million in reported expenditures, $5.9 million went to these 10 payees:
| Total Expenditures | Name | Type |
| $2,221,000 | Steve Glazer Campaign | ENTITY |
| $1,775,960 | Cornerstone Printing Inc | ENTITY |
| $1,284,980 | United States Postal Service | ENTITY |
| $130,000 | Election Digest – a Project of the Coalition for Literacy | ENTITY |
| $111,375 | Budget Watchdogs Newsletter | ENTITY |
| $110,000 | Cops Voter Guide Inc | ENTITY |
| $80,215 | Rough House Productions LLC | ENTITY |
| $66,826 | Senior Advocate Project of the Coalition for California | ENTITY |
| $50,000 | The Primacy Group Consulting Group Inc | ENTITY |
| $45,016 | Educate Your Vote | ENTITY |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active California PACs submitted to the California Secretary of State. 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 Steve Glazer’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 |
This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.