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CA — 2012 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in CA during 2012
Total Raised
$158,704,512
Total Donated
$516,932,577
Candidates
229
Individual Donors
130,991
Party Receipts in 2012
DEM $91,953,475
REP $55,830,776
Top Candidates in CA (2012)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEINSTEIN, DIANNE | DEM | Senate | $12,673,306 |
| BLOOMFIELD, BILL | IND | House | $9,825,574 |
| BERMAN, HOWARD L | DEM | House | $4,686,484 |
| MCCARTHY, KEVIN | REP | House | $4,659,697 |
| PETERS, SCOTT | DEM | House | $4,381,438 |
| BERA, AMERISH | DEM | House | $3,664,782 |
| SHERMAN, BRAD | DEM | House | $3,401,860 |
| CAPPS, LOIS | DEM | House | $3,320,071 |
| GILL, RICKY | REP | House | $2,977,717 |
| DENHAM, JEFF | REP | House | $2,756,589 |
| ROYCE, EDWARD R | REP | House | $2,748,940 |
| LUNGREN, DANIEL E. | REP | House | $2,702,536 |
| MALDONADO, ABEL | REP | House | $2,702,470 |
| BILBRAY, BRIAN PHILLIP | REP | House | $2,659,541 |
| MCNERNEY, JERRY | DEM | House | $2,532,626 |
| HAHN, JANICE | DEM | House | $2,521,899 |
| STRICKLAND, ANTHONY A. | REP | House | $2,482,626 |
| ISSA, DARRELL | REP | House | $2,478,710 |
| PELOSI, NANCY | DEM | House | $2,305,144 |
| BONO MACK, MARY | REP | House | $2,258,741 |
| BROWNLEY, JULIA | DEM | House | $2,155,828 |
| GARAMENDI, JOHN | DEM | House | $2,085,819 |
| MCKEON, HOWARD P. 'BUCK' | REP | House | $1,980,066 |
| RUIZ, RAUL DR. | DEM | House | $1,976,758 |
| WAXMAN, HENRY A | DEM | House | $1,894,271 |
Top Donors in CA (2012)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADELSON, MIRIAM | $13,399,000 | JEWELRY BUYER |
| 2 | BLOOMFIELD - PERSONAL FUNDS, WILLIAM | $3,800,000 | BARON REAL ESTATE |
| 3 | BLOOMFIELD, WILLIAM | $3,761,080 | WEB SERVICE CO |
| 4 | KATZENBERG, JEFFREY | $3,264,500 | PARAMOUNT PICTURES |
| 5 | ELLISON, LAWRENCE | $3,010,000 | — |
| 6 | COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS | $2,783,980 | — |
| 7 | THIEL, PETER | $2,719,000 | BUSINESSMAN |
| 8 | JACOBS, IRWIN MARK | $2,036,900 | — |
| 9 | JERRY PERENCHIO LIVING TRUST | $2,000,000 | — |
| 10 | THIEL, PETER A | $2,000,000 | PAYPAL INC |
| 11 | MUNGER JR., CHARLES | $1,916,000 | SELF-EMPLOYED/PHYSICIST |
| 12 | PERENCHIO, JERRY | $1,510,500 | ENTERTAINMENT & CORPORATE EXEC |
| 13 | AHMED, KAREEM | $1,360,800 | LANDMARK MEDICAL MANAGEMENT |
| 14 | SABAN, HAIM | $1,274,600 | SABAN PRODUCTIONS |
| 15 | SPIELBERG, STEVEN | $1,213,200 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 16 | SINQUEFIELD, REX | $1,145,500 | — |
| 17 | PINCUS, MARK | $1,098,800 | PAUL HENLEY HARLEY |
| 18 | ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA | $1,095,016 | — |
| 19 | HOFFMAN, REID GARRETT | $1,081,600 | GREYLOCK PARTNERS |
| 20 | MOSKOWITZ, IRVING | $1,003,500 | PHYSICIAN |
| 21 | HUGHES, B WAYNE SR | $1,000,000 | PUBLIC STORAGE INC |
| 22 | THE MERCURY TRUST | $1,000,000 | N/A |
| 23 | Klein Financial Corporation | $911,954 | N/A |
| 24 | MCCORMACK, WIN | $907,500 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 25 | SILBERSTEIN, STEPHEN M | $905,100 | INNOVATIVE INTERFACES INC |