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Top committees ranked by total contributions (February)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Californians to Protect Patients and Contain Health Care Costs, a Coalition of Physicians, Dentists and Health Care Insurers and Providers | $10,022,277 | $2,379 |
| 2 | Yes on 15 - Schools and Communities First sponsored by a Coalition of Labor Groups and Social Justice Organizations Representing Families, Students and Essential Workers | $6,397,847 | $100 |
| 3 | Families & Teachers United, sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates | $5,430,968 | $250,000 |
| 4 | Yes on 23 - Californians for Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection, Sponsored by Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West | $5,173,504 | $580,514 |
| 5 | Californians for Safe Schools and Healthy Learning, Yes on Property 13, a Committee Supported by Governor Newsom, teachers, nurses and firefighters | $4,408,993 | $99,931 |
| 6 | California Democratic Party | $3,599,236 | $19,400 |
| 7 | D. R. I. V. E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education | $3,138,385 | $3,138,385 |
| 8 | Yes on 14: Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures | $2,941,262 | $50,199 |
| 9 | ActBlue California | $2,639,905 | $100 |
| 10 | Yes on 24, Californians for Consumer Privacy | $2,339,281 | $54,032 |
| 11 | Californians for Independent Work, Sponsored by Lyft, Inc. | $2,024,909 | $1,000,000 |
| 12 | NO on 23 - Stop the Dangerous & Costly Dialysis Proposition, a coalition of dialysis providers, nurses, doctors and patients | $2,021,121 | $1,010,561 |
| 13 | Coalition to Restore California's Middle Class, Including Energy Companies who Produce Gas, Oil, Jobs and Pay Taxes | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 14 | Fairness for Injured Patients Act Coalition | $1,811,936 | $100 |
| 15 | Clean Coasts, Clean Water, Clean Streets: Environmentalists, Recyclers, and Farmers Against Plastic Pollution | $1,251,201 | $125,500 |
| 16 | Nurses and Educators for Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2020, sponsored by labor organizations | $1,208,802 | $35,000 |
| 17 | Californians for Quality Schools, sponsored by the California Building Industry Association- Yes on Property 13 | $1,096,239 | $5,000 |
| 18 | Coalition to Authorize Regulated Sports Wagering, Sponsored by California Indian Gaming Tribes | $1,000,089 | $500,045 |
| 19 | California Republican Party - State | $866,985 | $1,333 |
| 20 | California Taxpayers Association Protect Taxpayer Rights | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 21 | Susan Eggman for Senate 2020 | $691,230 | $1,000 |
| 22 | Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund | $678,916 | $339,458 |
| 23 | No on Property 15 - Stop Higher Property Taxes and Save Property 13 - a coalition of California homeowners, taxpayers, and businesses | $644,700 | $2,000 |
| 24 | Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Council on Political Education | $624,731 | $145 |
| 25 | Opportunity - A coalition of teachers, health care givers, faculty members, school employees, and public and private employee organizations, PAC | $539,229 | $269,615 |
| 26 | Enterprise Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $516,848 | $516,848 |
| 27 | Corn Refiners Association Supporting the California Recycling and Plastic Pollution Reduction ACT of 2020 | $500,000 | $100,000 |
| 28 | Working Californians, Sponsored by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 18 | $481,000 | $25,000 |
| 29 | Silicon Valley Jobspac, Sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce | $480,000 | $45,000 |
| 30 | Smart Justice California Action Fund | $452,000 | $95,200 |
| 31 | Yes on 21 - Renters and Homeowners United to Keep Families in Their Homes, Sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation | $438,960 | $5 |
| 32 | Yes on Property 13 - California Coalition for Public Higher Education | $399,100 | $5,000 |
| 33 | Professional Engineers in California Government PECG, PAC | $398,480 | $99,620 |
| 34 | California State Pipe Trades Council Political Action Committee | $395,077 | $59,351 |
| 35 | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Legislative & Educational Committee | $391,996 | $391,996 |
| 36 | Newsom for California Governor 2022 | $385,451 | $100 |
| 37 | Cooperative of American Physicians Independent Expenditure Committee | $375,800 | $187,900 |
| 38 | Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America IEC | $356,597 | $50,000 |
| 39 | Josh Newman for Senate 2020 | $327,262 | $1,524 |
| 40 | Keep California Golden | $320,000 | $50,000 |
| 41 | Comerica Incorporated Poltical Action Committee FEC ID C00393173 | $306,244 | $102,081 |
| 42 | Fugazi 4 Assembly 2020 for Safe Communities, Great Schools and a Clean Environment, by nonprofit advocates for educational equity | $286,864 | $72,500 |
| 43 | California Alliance, a coalition of consumer attorneys, conservationists and food and commercial workers | $285,000 | $50,000 |
| 44 | Million More Voters, Sponsored by the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO | $268,443 | $127 |
| 45 | California Labor and Business Alliance, sponsored by building trades, correctional peace officers and apartment rental organizations, and energy providers | $260,000 | $5,000 |
| 46 | San Diego County Democratic Party | $255,001 | $2,000 |
| 47 | No New Taxes, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association | $251,200 | $550 |
| 48 | Rudy Salas for Assembly 2020 | $246,976 | $2,000 |
| 49 | Californians for a Growing Economy and Safe Streets | $240,500 | $7,800 |
| 50 | Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2020 | $239,700 | $2,500 |
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