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CA — 2016 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in CA during 2016
Total Raised
$150,410,196
Total Donated
$723,007,454
Candidates
177
Individual Donors
135,200
Party Receipts in 2016
DEM $101,143,958
REP $49,000,311
Top Candidates in CA (2016)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, KAMALA D | DEM | Senate | $15,349,610 |
| MCCARTHY, KEVIN | REP | House | $7,824,641 |
| SANCHEZ, LORETTA | DEM | Senate | $4,566,565 |
| ROYCE, ED MR. | REP | House | $4,456,337 |
| PELOSI, NANCY | DEM | House | $4,416,893 |
| BERA, AMERISH | DEM | House | $4,172,936 |
| KHANNA, ROHIT | DEM | House | $3,732,538 |
| PETERS, SCOTT | DEM | House | $3,604,615 |
| BROWNLEY, JULIA | DEM | House | $3,397,539 |
| DENHAM, JEFF | REP | House | $3,345,327 |
| RUIZ, RAUL DR. | DEM | House | $3,219,814 |
| CARBAJAL, SALUD | DEM | House | $3,172,597 |
| HONDA, MIKE | DEM | House | $2,996,006 |
| AGUILAR, PETE | DEM | House | $2,954,536 |
| ISSA, DARRELL | REP | House | $2,890,441 |
| VALADAO, DAVID | REP | House | $2,783,959 |
| NUNES, DEVIN G | REP | House | $2,463,360 |
| FAREED, JUSTIN | REP | House | $2,353,071 |
| APPLEGATE, DOUGLAS LOREN | DEM | House | $2,114,732 |
| LIEU, TED | DEM | House | $2,066,220 |
| THOMPSON, MIKE MR. | DEM | House | $2,057,129 |
| SWALWELL, ERIC MICHAEL | DEM | House | $1,986,833 |
| WALTERS, MIMI | REP | House | $1,977,609 |
| BARRAGAN, NANETTE | DEM | House | $1,910,135 |
| HALL, ISADORE III | DEM | House | $1,881,384 |
Top Donors in CA (2016)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE | $31,215,854 | — |
| 2 | ADELSON, MIRIAM | $27,950,300 | JEWELRY BUYER |
| 3 | MOSKOVITZ, DUSTIN | $16,611,000 | ASANA |
| 4 | PRITZKER, JAY ROBERT | $10,511,348 | SENATOR TERRY SANFORD |
| 5 | SABAN, HAIM | $8,874,150 | SABAN PRODUCTIONS |
| 6 | SABAN, CHERYL | $7,573,500 | HOMEMAKER |
| 7 | WOODS, LAURE | $7,375,216 | LAUREL FOUNDATION |
| 8 | TUNA, CARI | $6,623,000 | GOOD VENTURES |
| 9 | THIEL, PETER | $4,069,400 | BUSINESSMAN |
| 10 | WOODS, LAURE L. | $3,752,897 | BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION |
| 11 | KATZENBERG, JEFFREY | $2,663,439 | PARAMOUNT PICTURES |
| 12 | EMERSON COLLECTIVE, LLC | $2,550,000 | — |
| 13 | MANDEL, SUSAN | $2,519,900 | MD |
| 14 | FACEBOOK, INC. | $2,471,955 | — |
| 15 | BANISTER, SCOTT | $2,303,422 | IDEALAB |
| 16 | PALMER, GEOFFREY H | $2,005,400 | G.H. PALMER ASSOCIATES |
| 17 | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (IUOE) | $2,000,000 | — |
| 18 | JOBS, LAURENE POWELL | $1,995,500 | COLLEGE TRACK |
| 19 | COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS | $1,957,231 | — |
| 20 | SIMONS, ELIZABETH | $1,854,888 | EDUCATOR PROFESSOR |
| 21 | DOERR, ANN HOWLAND | $1,609,100 | CONSULTANT |
| 22 | SPIELBERG, STEVEN | $1,556,700 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 23 | WRIGHT, KAREN | $1,466,781 | — |
| 24 | ARNOTT, ROBERT | $1,426,700 | — |
| 25 | SILBERSTEIN, STEPHEN M | $1,422,300 | INNOVATIVE INTERFACES INC |