Fourteen of 22 California State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 31-9 majority heading into the election.

Committee chair fundraising

State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $880,085. The funds raised by each of the State Senate’s 22 committee chairs are shown below.

  • Arts Committee – Ben Allen – $546,297
  • Banking and Financial Institutions Committee – S. Monique Limón – $517,399
  • Budget and Fiscal Review Committee – Nancy Skinner – $114,679
  • Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee – Richard Roth – $736,945
  • Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee – Steve Glazer – $2,888,444
  • Emergency Management Committee – Henry Stern – $292,900
  • Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee – Ben Hueso – $188,566
  • Environmental Quality Committee – Ben Allen – $546,297
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee – Mike McGuire – $932,583
  • Governance and Finance Committee – Mike McGuire – $932,583
  • Housing Committee – Scott Wiener – $875,895
  • Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee – Dave Cortese – $370,056
  • Legislative Budget Committee – Nancy Skinner – $114,679
  • Natural Resources and Water Committee – Henry Stern – $292,900
  • Senate Agriculture Committee – Andreas Borgeas – $1,149,280
  • Senate Appropriations Committee – Anthony Portantino, Jr. – -$150
  • Senate Education Committee – Connie Leyva – $410,539
  • Senate Governmental Organization Committee – Bill Dodd – $765,957
  • Senate Health Committee – Richard Pan – $155,350
  • Senate Human Services Committee – Melissa Hurtado – $3,848,293
  • Senate Insurance Committee – Susan Rubio – $1,230,902
  • Senate Judiciary Committee – Tom Umberg – $1,242,323
  • Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee – Bob Archuleta – $1,373,850
  • Senate Public Safety Committee – Steven Bradford – $512,567
  • Senate Rules Committee – Toni Atkins – $896,114
  • Senate Transportation Committee – Lena Gonzalez – $662,072

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.

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.