Major Contributions to California Ballot Measure Campaigns
November 7, 2006 General Election

Major contributors to Yes on 83

  1. Larry Rasmussen Trust (Spirit Properties Inc.) | $400,000
  2. Desert Valley Medical Group Inc. | $250,000
  3. Friends of Todd Spitzer 2006 | $100,000
  4. Viejas Tribal Government | $150,000
  5. Sharon Runner for Assembly 2006 | $150,000
  6. Governor Schwarzenegger's California Recovery Team | $150,000
  7. Jeff Denham for State Senate | $100,000
  8. Frank Visco (Frank A. Visco & Associates) | $75,000
  9. Law Offices of R. Rex Parris | $75,000
  10. Republican Party of Orange County | $70,500
  11. George Runner for Senate 2008 | $65,000
  12. Yes on 85, major funding provided by Jim Holman | $63,800
  13. Committee to Elect Gary C. Ovitt — Supervisor | $52,500
  14. Peace Officers Research Association of California Political Issues Committee | $50,000
  15. California Correctional Peace Officers Association — Independent Expenditures | $25,000
  16. Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians | $25,000
  17. Ameriquest Capital Corporation | $10,000

Major contributors to No on 83

No significant organized opposition

Major contributors to Yes on 85

  1. James Holman | $2,710,000
  2. Don Sebastiani (Sebastiani & Sons) | $625,000
  3. Robin Arkley (Security National Holding Company) | $137,000
  4. Marsha Griffin | $93,000
  5. Paul Griffin | $93,000
  6. Lenawee Trust | $75,000
  7. Christian Community Theater (El Cajon, CA) | $50,000
  8. Serving Hands International | $50,000
  9. Life Legal Defense Foundation/Life Legal Defense Fund | $46,000
  10. Stephanie Rote | $45,000

Major contributors to No on 85

  1. Planned Parenthood (various affiliates) | $7,200,000
  2. Rebecca Morgan | $475,000
  3. Susan Orr (Telosa Software) $300,000
  4. California Planned Parenthood Education Fund | $260,000
  5. California Family Health Council | $250,000
  6. Leaders for an Effective Government | $250,000
  7. California Teachers Association Issues PAC | $225,000
  8. Democratic State Central Committee of California | $155,000
  9. Julie Packard | $150,000
  10. Marta Kauffman | $150,000
  11. George Marcus (Marcus & Millichap) | $125,000
  12. Andrew Grove (Intel Corporation) | $101,000
  13. Eva Grove | $101,000
  14. Franklin Johnson | $101,200
  15. M. Quinn Delaney (Akonadi Foundation) | $100,000
  16. Catherine Johnson | $99,000
  17. NARAL Pro-Choice America/NARAL Pro-Choice California | $96,000
  18. Voter Education & Registration Fund | $75,000
  19. Women's Political Committee | $65,000
  20. No on 73 | $61,700
  21. Yes on 87 | $60,000
  22. ACLU Foundation of Northern California | $50,000
  23. Anne Earhart | $50,000
  24. Nancy Burnett | $50,000
  25. Standing up for California | $50,000
  26. Carol Leif | $46,000
  27. John Luongo (ABS Ventures) | $43,500
  28. ACLU of Northern California | $42,500
  29. Alan Kaye (PathNet Lab Institute) | $30,500
  30. Nancy Pelosi for Congress | $25,000
  31. Westly for Governor | $25,000
  32. Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis | $25,000
  33. ACLU of Southern California | $10,000
  34. California Association of Health Underwriters | $10,000
  35. Robert Reiner | $10,000

Major contributors to Yes on 86

  1. California Hospitals Committee on Issues, sponsored by the California Hospital Association | $11,068,000
  2. American Cancer Society | $3,180,000
  3. American Heart Association | $1,112,000
  4. Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (Michael Bloomberg) | $500,000
  5. American Lung Association of California and affiliates | $233,500
  6. California Primary Care Association | $140,300
  7. St. Francis Medical Center (Lynwood) | $133,850
  8. Seton Medical Center (San Carlos) | $43,500
  9. O'Connor Hospital (San José) | $39,600
  10. Association of California Nurse Leaders | $30,000
  11. Blue Shield of California | $25,000
  12. Emergency Medical PAC, sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians | $10,000

Major contributors to No on 86

  1. Philip Morris USA Inc. | $35,128,000
  2. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company | $25,348,000
  3. US Smokeless Tobacco Co. | $2,653,000
  4. Commonwealth Brands Inc. | $1,650,000
  5. Altria Group Inc. and affiliates | $983,500
  6. No on Proposition 86, Californians against Unaccountable Taxes | $283,400
  7. Core-Mark International | $25,000
  8. California Republican Party | $10,000
  9. Retail Tobacco Dealers of America | $10,000
  10. A Fuente Cigars | $10,000

Major contributors to Yes on 87

  1. Stephen Bing | $49,581,000
  2. Vinod Khosla | $1,110,000
  3. Lawrence Page | $1,000,000
  4. Wendy Schmidt | $1,000,000
  5. Peter Bing | $1,000,000
  6. John Doerr | $950,000
  7. Robert Fisher | $500,000
  8. Nathaniel Simons Family Trust | $125,000
  9. Mark Heising | $125,000
  10. Norman Lear Trust | $100,000
  11. Louise Gund | $100,000
  12. William Hearst III | $100,000
  13. Stephen Silberstein | $100,000
  14. Irwin Jacobs (Qualcomm chairman) | $100,000

Major contributors to No on 87

  1. Chevron Corporation | $34,250,000
  2. Aera Energy LLC | $32,800,000
  3. Occidental Oil | $9,550,000
  4. ConocoPhillips | $3,000,000
  5. Plains Exploration & Production Company | $2,800,000
  6. Berry Petroleum Company | $1,200,000
  7. Seneca Resources Corporation | $530,000
  8. Breitburn Energy Company Inc. | $450,000
  9. Venoco Inc. | $240,000
  10. MacPherson Oil Company | $184,000
  11. Signal Hill Petroleum Inc. | $182,000
  12. E&B Natural Resources Management | $167,000
  13. Crimson Resource Management | $160,000
  14. TRC Operating Company Inc. | $150,000
  15. Linn Operating Inc. | $130,500
  16. San Joaquin Facilities Management | $107,000
  17. California Independent Petroleum Association | $103,500
  18. Vaquero Energy Inc. | $100,000

Major contributors to Yes on 88

  1. Reed Hastings | $4,974,000
  2. John Doerr | $2,000,000
  3. EdVoice Inc. | $43,000

Major contributors to No on 88

  1. No New Taxes (Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association) | $424,800
  2. American Resort Development Association — Resort Owners Coalition | $250,000
  3. Small Business Action Committee PAC | $100,000
  4. California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC | $100,000
  5. California Building Industry Association Issues PAC | $100,000
  6. California Business Properties Association Issues PAC | $75,000
  7. California Farm Bureau Federation | $50,000
  8. California Teachers Association Issues PAC | $42,000
  9. California Housing Council PAC | $25,000
  10. Sierra Pacific Industries | $10,000

Major contributors to Yes on 89

  1. California Nurses Association and related entities | $5,111,000
  2. Stephen Silberstein | $200,000
  3. Herbert Sandler | $100,000
  4. Walter Marks | $40,000
  5. Ballot Initiative Strategy Center | $30,000
  6. Marshall Saunders | $25,000
  7. Christian Larsen (Prosper Marketplace Inc.) | $20,000
  8. Drummond Pike (Tides Inc.) | $20,000

Major contributors to No on 89

  1. California Business PAC | $395,000
  2. California Hospitals Committee on Issues | $300,000
  3. Chevron Corporation | $250,000
  4. California Business Roundtable Issues PAC | $245,000
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company | $200,000
  6. Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America — California Initiative Fund | $200,000
  7. George Joseph (Mercury Insurance Group) | $200,000
  8. California Teachers Association | $200,000
  9. Blue Cross of California | $195,000
  10. United Healthcare Services Inc. | $150,000
  11. California Building Industry Association Issues PAC | $114,000
  12. California Bankers Association Issues PAC | $110,000
  13. Travelers Indemnity Company | $103,500
  14. ConocoPhillips | $100,000
  15. ExxonMobil Corporation | $100,000
  16. Zenith Insurance Company | $100,000
  17. Mercury General Corporation | $100,000
  18. Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation | $100,000
  19. Baron Real Estate | $100,000
  20. PG&E Corporation | $100,000
  21. Southern California Edison Company | $100,000
  22. Republic Indemnity Company of America | $92,500
  23. California Retailers Associations Issues Committee | $60,000
  24. 21st Century Insurance | $59,000
  25. Wine Institute California PAC | $50,000
  26. Cypress Land Company | $50,000
  27. Anheuser-Busch Companies | $50,000
  28. California Restaurant Association Issues PAC | $50,000
  29. GlaxoSmithKline | $50,000
  30. Johnson Machinery | $50,000
  31. AT&T | $50,000
  32. Farmers Employees & Agents PAC | $50,000
  33. Sempra Energy | $50,000
  34. Shell Oil Company | $50,000
  35. Franklin Johnson | $49,500
  36. Farmers Insurance Group | $46,000
  37. Eli Lilly & Company | $37,500
  38. Astellas US | $37,500
  39. Merck & Company | $37,500
  40. Abbott Laboratories | $37,500
  41. Amgen Inc. | $37,500
  42. Blue Shield of California | $25,000
  43. BP Corporation of North America | $25,000
  44. Hartford Life | $20,000
  45. Aetna Insurance | $20,000

Major contributors to Yes on 90

  1. Fund for Democracy | $1,500,000
  2. Americans for Limited Government | $1,000,000
  3. Montanans in Action | $600,000
  4. Club for Growth State Action | $220,000
  5. Fieldstad & Company | $200,000
  6. Colonies Partners | $50,000
  7. Colorado at Its Best | $50,000
  8. Mimi Walters for Assembly 2006 | $50,000

Major contributors to No on 90

  1. League of California Cities | $4,085,000
  2. No on 90 | $1,920,000
  3. The Nature Conservancy | $1,100,000
  4. State Building and Construction Trades Council Labor-Management | $1,000,000
  5. California State Association of Counties | $650,000
  6. California Redevelopment Association | $537,000
  7. California Public Securities Association Issues PAC | $500,000
  8. California State Council of Service Employees Issues Committee | $400,000
  9. California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC | $300,000
  10. PG&E Corporation | $250,000
  11. Forest City Residential West Inc. | $250,000
  12. California Teachers Association Issues PAC | $250,000
  13. Californians for Neighborhood Protection | $205,000
  14. Claire Perry | $200,000
  15. Edison International | $200,000
  16. Sempra Energy | $150,000
  17. HM Crossing Inc. | $100,000
  18. Herbert Sandler | $100,000
  19. California State Association of Electrical Workers | $100,000
  20. California Nations Indian Gaming Association Sovereignty Protection Fund | $100,000
  21. Leaders for an Effective Government | $100,000

Major contributors to Yes on 1A through 1E

  1. California Building Industry Association Issues PAC | $1,000,000
  2. Democratic State Central Committee of California | $512,000
  3. Bay Area Council PAC | $320,000
  4. Zenith Insurance Company | $300,000
  5. California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC | $300,000
  6. Jerry Perenchio (Chartwell Partners) | $255,000
  7. Yes on Prop 1C | $250,000
  8. Cummins West Inc. | $220,000
  9. Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians | $200,000
  10. John Moores (JMI Services) | $200,000
  11. A.G. Spanos | $200,000
  12. Vulcan Materials Company | $150,000
  13. Southern California Edison | $150,000
  14. Mercury General Corporation | $150,000
  15. Union Pacific Railroad | $150,000
  16. International Union of Operating Engineers (and IUOE Local 12) | $150,000
  17. California State Council of Laborers Issues PAC | $150,000
  18. Angelo Tsakopoulos | $150,000
  19. Committee to Protect Northern California/Yes on 1E | $140,000
  20. Ameriquest Capital Corporation | $125,000
  21. Wine Institute California PAC | $100,000
  22. Genentech Inc. | $100,000
  23. Los Angeles Arena Company | $100,000
  24. Wells Fargo Bank | $100,000
  25. Viejas Tribal Government | $100,000
  26. San Manuel Tribal Administration | $100,000
  27. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians | $100,000
  28. California Tribal Business Alliance Independent Expenditure PAC | $100,000
  29. Thomas Winn | $100,000

Major contributors to No on 1A through 1E

No significant organized opposition

Major contributors to Yes on 1A and 1B

  1. California Alliance for Jobs Rebuild California Committee | $1,800,000
  2. Let's Rebuild California | $1,650,000
  3. Granite Construction Inc. | $700,000
  4. Northern California Carpenters Regional Council Issues PAC | $550,000
  5. Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors Issues Fund | $455,000
  6. A. Teichert & Son Inc. | $400,000
  7. Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 | $325,000
  8. California State Council of Laborers Issues PAC | $300,000
  9. Associated General Contractors Issues PAC of California | $265,000
  10. Automobile Club of Southern California | $263,000
  11. First American Title Insurance Company | $250,000
  12. DaSilva Gates Construction | $200,000
  13. Peter Kiewit & Sons | $190,000
  14. Caterpillar Inc. | $175,000
  15. FCI Constructors Inc. | $150,000
  16. Hanson Aggregates | $125,000
  17. California Republican Party | $115,000
  18. Alex Spanos | $100,000
  19. Engineering and Utility Contractors Association | $100,000
  20. Herzog Contracting Corporation | $100,000
  21. Northern California District Council of Laborers Issues PAC | $100,000
  22. California Construction Advancement Program | $73,000

Major contributors to No on 1A and 1B

No significant organized opposition

Major contributors to Yes on 1C

  1. Committee to Protect California's Future | $500,000
  2. Leaders for an Effective Government | $100,000
  3. California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC | $75,000
  4. Southern California Housing Development Corporation | $60,000
  5. Zenith Insurance Company | $50,000
  6. Sobrato Development Companies | $50,000
  7. MMA Financial Corporation | $50,000
  8. Let's Rebuild California | $50,000
  9. Century Housing Corporation | $50,000
  10. Catholic Healthcare West | $50,000
  11. Citibank | $50,000
  12. Bank of America | $45,000
  13. Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition | $40,000
  14. Enterprise Community Investment Inc. | $30,000
  15. Community Economics Inc. | $30,000

Major contributors to No on 1C

No significant organized opposition

Major contributors to Yes on 1D

  1. California Teachers Association Issues PAC | $7,439,000
  2. Californians for Higher Education (Yes on 1D) | $1,200,000
  3. Coalition for Adequate School Housing Issues Committee | $900,000
  4. EdVoice Independent Expenditure Committee | $600,000
  5. John Doerr | $500,000
  6. Taxpayers for Accountability and Better Schools 2006 | $500,000
  7. Yes on 88: Taxpayers for Better Schools and Smaller Classes | $500,000
  8. California Building Industry Association Issues PAC | $500,000

Major contributors to No on 1D

No significant organized opposition

Major contributors to Yes on 84

  1. Nature Conservancy | $3,700,000
  2. California Conservation Action Fund | $1,514,000
  3. Anne Earhart (self-employed investor) | $500,000
  4. Claire Perry (art historian) | $500,000
  5. John Morgridge (Cisco Systems Board of directors) | $451,600
  6. The Conservation Fund | $300,000
  7. Ocean Conservancy | $150,000
  8. Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | $110,000
  9. Julie Packard (Monterey Bay Aquarium manager) | $100,000
  10. Robert Stephens (Elkhorn Native Plant Nursery) | $100,000
  11. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians | $100,000
  12. Marin Agricultural Land Trust | $100,000
  13. Big Sur Land Trust Acquisition Fund | $100,000
  14. Wildlands Conservancy | $100,000
  15. Conaway Preservation Group | $75,000
  16. York Long Point Associates | $75,000
  17. California Association of Local Conservation Corps | $70,000
  18. Autry National Center | $50,000
  19. Lauren Dachs (SD Bechtel Jr. Foundation executive director) | $50,000
  20. CH2M Hill Inc. | $50,000
  21. David Bonderman (Texas Pacific Group investor) | $50,000
  22. DMB Associates Inc. | $50,000
  23. James Morgan (Applied Materials chairman) | $50,000
  24. E & J Gallo Winery | $25,000
  25. Gene Sykes (Goldman Sachs investment banker) | $25,000
  26. AECOM Technology Corporation | $25,000

Major contributors to No on 84

No significant organized opposition

All contribution information on this page is based on estimates from campaign finance reports submitted to the California Secretary of State by campaign committees organized to support or oppose ballot measures in the November 2006 general election. For official data, check the Cal-Access database.

BALLOT MEASURES

Yes on 83

Yes on 85

Yes on 86

Yes on 87

Yes on 88

Yes on 89

Yes on 90


No on 83

No on 85

No on 86

No on 87

No on 88

No on 89

No on 90


INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURES

Yes on 1A-1E

Yes on 1A-1B

Yes on 1C

Yes on 1D

Yes on 84


No on 1A-1E

No on 1A-1B

No on 1C

No on 1D

No on 84