Jasmeet Bains, who is contending with fellow Democrat Leticia Perez for the open AD-35. Keeping Californians Working: This business-backed committee has spent around $1 million since the end of September, drawing on funders like Uber, the pharmaceutical industry, Farmers Insurance, and Edison International.Ĭalifornians for Better Priorities: The medical sector has found its Democrat in Dr. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo 24, 2018, Adrian Perez undergoes dialysis at a DaVita Kidney Care clinic in Sacramento, Calif. Gavin Newsom.ĭaVita: The kidney dialysis giant has spent some $1.5 million since mid-September, looking to cultivate allies in the Legislature as it battles a third consecutive ballot initiative. But here are some of the most prolific spenders as of Friday afternoon:Ĭoalition to Restore California’s Middle Class: The oil industry’s main campaign vessel has deployed nearly $5 million in the last week - this with the next Legislature poised to consider a windfall oil profits tax proposed by Gov. The escalating expenditures coincide with ballots arriving at voters’ homes - perhaps you’ve gotten yours, along with a stack of glossy mailers from groups with names like “Californians to Keep California Californiaing.” More is surely coming. Some are boosting a single candidate some span several contests. Melissa Hurtado and Democratic Senate contender Angelique Ashby. In some cases, the alignment can be hard to discern, as with the Hawaiian Gardens Casino investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Democratic Central Valley Sen. They’re spending money to boost one Democrat against a same-party rival, perhaps perceiving that contender to be more sympathetic to real estate interests, organized labor, the oil industry, dialysis companies, the medical field, or charter schools. They’re spending money in competitive districts. About a third of that emerged in the last week. By our count on Friday afternoon, they have spent roughly $17 million since September. Unencumbered by the individual donation limits that apply to candidates’ campaign accounts, a constellation of committees funded by a cross-section of Sacramento interest groups have uncorked millions in the last month to shape the contents of the next Legislature. Nothing signifies the climax of campaign season quite like the inevitable surge of independent expenditures. THE BUZZ : The money is coming from outside the people’s house.
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