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STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Total Donated

$8,112,855

Contributions

43,952

Unique Donors

1,093

Top Employer

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

STATE OF CALIFORNIA political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$6,725117
1982$17,1001913
1984$11,9001610
1986$29,1503320
1988$60,9505327
1990$33,1885628
1992$88,54819460
1994$80,40616751
1996$108,42319373
1998$84,56315164
2000$147,34821896
2002$76,68412248
2004$322,563430192
2006$304,252299131
2008$585,903683285
2010$349,373385136
2012$743,396751244
2014$417,270569165

Top Donors

Top STATE OF CALIFORNIA donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1SIEROTY, ALAN$1,565,4381,269LOS ANGELES, CA1980–2022
2COELHO, TONY$337,207586MODESTO, CA1986–2022
3LEVINE, MEL$207,749190LOS ANGELES, CA1982–2022
4GEORGIOU, BYRON$188,85684SACRAMENTO, CA1982–2022
5SILVA, JIM$102,77019HUNTINGTON BEACH, CAASSEMBLY MEMBER2012–2022
6MORGAN, REBECCA$95,945188LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA1986–2022
7BADENHAUSEN, JAMES$82,966240SACRAMENTO, CA1996–2022
8MCCLOSKEY, MARILYN$76,95065SACRAMENTO, CAATTORNEY2016–2022
9HARKEY - PERSONAL FUNDS, DIANE$70,3664DANA POINT, CABOARD OF EQUALIZATION2018–2020
10CAMPBELL III, JOHN B.T.$66,9929IRVINE, CAMEMBER OF SENATE2006–2008
11O'BRIEN, NANCY$65,089325SAN FRANCISCO, CA1996–2022
12JENSEN, STEPHEN$64,598330LOS ANGELES, CA1992–2022
13BENSOUL, BENJAMIN$61,40045SAN DIEGO, CAPHYSICIAN2008–2020
14STIRLING, DAVID$56,365154WALNUT GROVE, CA1996–2022
15BREWER, MARILYN$53,707221IRVINE, CA1996–2022
16HUGUENIN, ALVA$47,2063,462RANCHO MURIETA, CAPERB BOARD MEMBER2014–2022
17HOSEL, MARGARET$46,34653SAN FRANCISCO, CAATTORNEY2018–2022
18KATZ, ELIZABETH $43,740114OAKLAND, CAINDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST2004–2022
19AINSWORTH, TIMOTHY$43,352258DAVIS, CAATTORNEY2010–2022
20POIZNER, STEPHEN L. MR.$43,1002LOS GATOS, CACALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER2008
21WEINHEIMER, GAIL$41,335298WOODACRE, CAATTORNEY2014–2022
22Z, DAVID$41,26617OAK PARK, CACOUNSELOR2022
23MCKEAN, GROVER$40,69337LOS ANGELES, CA1982–2020
24SCURI, ANITA$39,231133SACRAMENTO, CAATTORNEY2014–2022
25CALDERA, LOUIS$37,55963LOS ANGELES, CA1994–2022
26WYLAND, MARK SENATOR$37,0001SOLANA BEACH, CASTATE SENATOR2012
27HOGAN, MARTHA$36,02094ALTADENA, CA2000–2022
28LEWIS, CHRIS$35,592190SMARTVILLE, CAINSURANCE INVESTIGATOR2004–2022
29HAWKINS, PHIL$35,300144CERRITOS, CA1996–2022
30PAPE, LEONARD$34,970148GLENDALE, CA2000–2022
31TORRETTO, ROSEANNA$34,741261CARMICHAEL, CA2004–2022
32STARR, KEVIN$33,080183SAN FRANCISCO, CA1998–2022
33HAYDEN, TOM MR$32,0008SANTA MONICA, CA1986–2008
34TORRICO, ALBERTO$31,07530FREMONT, CAASSEMBLY MEMBER2010–2022
35BLUM, PHILLIP$30,994460PASADENA, CAENGINEER2008–2022
36PARKER, DIANA$30,498126SAN FRANCISCO, CA1992–2022
37WOLPMAN, JIM$29,37567WALNUT CREEK, CARETIRED2004–2022
38THOMSON, RICHARD$28,909144SACRAMENTO, CA1992–2022
39ANGELIDES, PHIL N$28,5007SACRAMENTO, CASTATE TREASURER2004–2014
40KEENE, BARRY$28,070127EUREKA, CA1988–2022
41MOORE, GWEN$25,717105LOS ANGELES, CA1988–2022
42BRANNON-PATEL, ELIZABETH MRS.$25,0001DAVIS, CARESEARCH ANALYST2004
43ARNOLD, TERRI$24,914285SAN DIEGO, CAJUDICIAL ATTORNEY2008–2022
44DORN, ROOSEVELT F$24,87528INGLEWOOD, CA1996–2022
45DENHAM, JEFF$24,85016SALINAS, CASENATOR2004–2022
46FEUER, BRYAN$24,508165MANHATTAN BEACH, CATEACHER2016–2020
47NAPOLITANO, GRACE$23,70457SACRAMENTO, CA1998–2022
48KLEIN, JOAN$23,261526SHERMAN OAKS, CA1996–2022
49SHIROMA, GENEVIEVE$22,519214SACRAMENTO, CA2000–2022
50SOEHREN, RICHARD$22,0009SACRAMENTO, CA1994–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received STATE OF CALIFORNIA donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$1,165,05735,884
2DCCCC00000935$598,46917,969
3DSCCC00042366$304,56414,889
4DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$197,12115,803
5FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$195,42623,934
6WINREDC00694323$162,8827,645
7OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$162,2839,627
8HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$120,15913,512
9RESTORE OUR FUTURE, INC.C00490045$101,00025
10OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$97,3384,028
11REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$91,5194,413
12HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$83,24710,489
13EMILYS LISTC00193433$72,8702,812
14DIANE HARKEY FOR CONGRESSC00665513$70,86616
15PINNACLE PACC00412312$66,9929
16SCHIFF FOR SENATEC00343871$63,6826,746
17TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$59,0776,574
18BERA FOR CONGRESSC00461061$58,4156,222
19HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$54,7366,310
20BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)C00479246$47,216240
21CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.C00140590$47,0151,252
22ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$46,200321
23MCCAIN VICTORY CALIFORNIAC00448985$43,80012
24MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$42,8783,787
25JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$42,5904,487