MAPLight.org California reveals campaign contributions to Assemblymembers and Senators in the California State Legislature. We show how much interest groups like gas and electric utilities and attorneys and law firms contribute to your representatives in Sacramento. More details...
We currently include contributions made between Jan. 1, 2003 and Mar. 17, 2010 to legislators who have served in the 2009-2010 session.
Top Senate Recipients Funded
Last four years of available data, Mar. 18, 2006 - Mar. 17, 2010.
| Tony Strickland | $6,296,386 |
| Lou Correa | $4,230,438 |
| Darrell Steinberg | $2,736,203 |
| Abel Maldonado | $2,561,410 |
| Alex Padilla | $2,367,639 |
| Lois Wolk | $2,323,492 |
| Leland Yee | $2,224,284 |
| Mark Leno | $2,201,672 |
| Mimi Walters | $2,074,993 |
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | $1,638,966 |
Top Assembly Recipients Funded
Last two years of available data, Mar. 18, 2008 - Mar. 17, 2010.
| V. Manuel Perez | $3,023,385 |
| Marty Block | $3,014,819 |
| Joan Buchanan | $2,368,165 |
| Ted Lieu | $1,793,922 |
| Danny Gilmore | $1,651,361 |
| Dave Jones | $1,612,095 |
| Alyson Huber | $1,606,068 |
| Alberto Torrico | $1,522,713 |
| John A. Pérez | $1,506,328 |
| Michael Villines | $1,300,683 |
Top Interest Groups
Last two years of available data, Mar. 18, 2008 - Mar. 17, 2010.
| Construction unions | $4,718,801 |
| Attorneys & law firms | $2,842,173 |
| State & local government employee unions | $2,686,012 |
| Police & fire fighters unions and associations | $2,480,641 |
| Native American tribes & governing units | $1,853,874 |
| Property & casualty insurance | $1,582,856 |
| Telecommunications | $1,359,935 |
| Teachers unions | $1,299,214 |
| Pharmaceutical manufacturing | $1,245,742 |
| Physicians | $1,067,387 |
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Contributions data provided by the National Institute on Money in State Politics.