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…
California Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $11.0 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Nathan Hochman has raised more than any other Republican. Hochman is running for Attorney General of California in 2022. Hochman raised $3.1 million and spent $2.9 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022.…
California Democratic statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $44.3 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Gavin Newsom has raised more than any other Democrat. Newsom is Governor of California and is running for re-election in 2022. Newsom raised $12.7 million and spent $14.8 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June…
California Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $10.4 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Brian Dahle has raised 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…
California Democratic State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $30.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Steve Glazer has raised more than any other Democrat. Glazer is the representative for California State Senate District 7 and is running for California Controller in 2022. Glazer raised $2.8 million and spent $6.2…
Californians for Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability submitted more than 1.1 million signatures for a ballot initiative to increase the vote requirement for new taxes and define levies, charges, and fees as taxes in the California Constitution. Currently, state tax increases require approval by a two-thirds vote in each chamber or a simple majority vote…
Committees supporting and opposing California Propositions 26 and 27, which would enact in-person and mobile sports betting respectively, have raised over $256.4 million becoming the most expensive ballot measures in California history. The committees eclipsed the 2020 app-based drivers initiative, Proposition 22, which raised $224.3 million. Proposition 26, backed by American Indian tribes, would legalize…
In California, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $15.1 million from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 1.2 percent of all $1.2 billion in reported expenditures. According to California Secretary of State reports, here are the top candidates and PACs…
On July 22, the secretary of state reported that a ballot initiative to repeal the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) had qualified for the 2024 ballot after missing the signature verification deadline for the 2022 ballot. In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5% of the votes…
California Republican candidates and officeholders have raised $68.7 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among California State Assembly candidates and officeholders, James Gallagher has raised more than any other Republican. Gallagher represents District 3 and is running for re-election in 2022. Gallagher raised $1.74 million and spent $1.76 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May…