MAPLight.org Los Angeles reveals campaign contributions to Los Angeles City politicians. We show how much interest groups like real estate developers and outdoor advertisers contribute to your representatives. More details...
We currently include all contributions to all candidates for Mayor, Attorney, Controller and City Council in 2005, 2007, and 2009 election cycles.
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Includes independent expenditures (IEs) supporting candidate committees.
LA City Council Districts
Top Interest Groups in 2009 Election Cycle
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $1,937,413 |
| Real Estate | $1,913,210 |
| Public Sector Unions | $1,459,632 |
| General Trade Unions | $859,561 |
| Business Services | $590,833 |
| TV & Movie Production/Distribution | $510,197 |
| Securities & Investment | $473,739 |
| Health Professionals | $381,990 |
| Lobbyists | $314,890 |
| Construction Services | $313,658 |
Top Fundraisers in 2009 Election Cycle
| Antonio Villaraigosa | $3,122,600 |
| Jack Weiss | $3,107,440 |
| Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich | $2,861,319 |
| Wendy Greuel | $1,504,750 |
| Christine Essel | $1,462,339 |
| Eric Garcetti | $670,725 |
| Paul Koretz | $626,829 |
| Paul Krekorian | $467,929 |
| Jan Perry | $358,286 |
| Dennis P. Zine | $316,809 |
Top Ten Lobbying Firms in City of Los Angeles, 2007-2009
The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission (LACEC) provides detailed lobbyist disclosure reports for in-house lobbyists and lobbying firms registered with the City of Los Angeles. The amount of detail is impressive but sometimes having a birds-eye view of the data is also helpful. The tables below show the top ten lobbying firms by amount of payments received from clients between January 2007 and December 2009.
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Contributions data provided by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.
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