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Top committees ranked by total contributions (September)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ActBlue California | $3,042,408 | $25 |
| 2 | California Democratic Party | $1,950,323 | $13,625 |
| 3 | Conservation Action Fund Supporting Plastic Waste Reduction 2022, sponsored by Environmental Organizations | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 4 | California Republican Party - State | $470,700 | $5,000 |
| 5 | Coalition to Authorize Regulated Sports Wagering, Sponsored by California Indian Gaming Tribes | $400,000 | $150,000 |
| 6 | California League of Conservation Voters - Independent Expenditure Committee | $260,000 | $125,000 |
| 7 | Newsom for California Governor 2022 | $229,692 | $9,888 |
| 8 | Laborers International Union of North America Local 89 Fund, PAC | $143,048 | $23 |
| 9 | California State Pipe Trades Council Political Action Committee | $131,021 | $131,021 |
| 10 | Citizens for a Better California, a ballot measure committee sponsored by Senator Steve Glazer. | $118,800 | $7,350 |
| 11 | Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund | $118,398 | $59,199 |
| 12 | Republican Party of San Diego County | $116,500 | $2,500 |
| 13 | State Building and Construction Trades Council of California Independent Expenditure, PAC | $115,267 | $533 |
| 14 | California Cable & Telecommunications Association Non-Property 34 Committee | $92,060 | $46,030 |
| 15 | Committee for Working Families Opposed to the Recall of Governor Newsom 2021, Sponsored by Labor Organizations | $77,062 | $15,000 |
| 16 | Cooperative of American Physicians Independent Expenditure Committee | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| 17 | Fairness for Injured Patients Act Coalition | $70,000 | $7,500 |
| 17 | Committee for Working Families Opposed to the Recall of Governor Newsom 2021, Sponsored by LaborOrganizations | $70,000 | $35,000 |
| 19 | Hartford Financial Services Group Pac, Inc. | $57,529 | $57,529 |
| 20 | Valley Solutions: Assemblymember Adam Gray's Ballot Measure Committee | $53,000 | $18,000 |
| 21 | Unity - No on the Recall of Governor Gavin Newsom, a sponsored committee of the Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO, PAC | $50,500 | $5,000 |
| 22 | Rubio Fighting for California Ballot Measure Committee | $50,000 | $10,000 |
| 23 | Re-Elect Eleni Kounalakis for Lieutenant Governor 2022 | $46,200 | $5,000 |
| 24 | International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13, PAC | $37,752 | $37,752 |
| 25 | Yes on 14: Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures | $37,059 | $18,530 |
| 26 | Republican Party of Orange County | $32,600 | $2,750 |
| 27 | Ricardo Lara for Insurance Commissioner 2022 | $30,600 | $7,100 |
| 28 | Protecting California Cooper Ballot Measure Committee | $30,000 | $15,000 |
| 29 | Sentry Insurance Company Federal Political Action Committee Fed ID # C00545194, PAC | $28,184 | $28,184 |
| 30 | Democratic Party of Orange County | $25,000 | $5,000 |
| 31 | California Patriot Coalition - Recall Governor Gavin Newsom | $24,665 | $1,000 |
| 32 | Re-Elect Tony Thurmond for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2022 | $24,300 | $12,150 |
| 33 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association California Political Action Committee | $21,478 | $518 |
| 34 | One California for a Stronger California, Chris Holden Ballot Measure Committee | $20,000 | $5,000 |
| 35 | Robert Garcia for Lieutenant Governor 2026 | $18,700 | $4,050 |
| 36 | FairPAC, Sponsored by the Civil Justice Association of California | $18,084 | $4,733 |
| 37 | United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the U. S. & Canada Local 447 Federal, PAC | $15,150 | $15,150 |
| 38 | Fresno County Democratic Central Committee | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 39 | Colonel Tom Umberg for Senate 2022 | $14,700 | $7,350 |
| 40 | Resource Recovery Coalition of California, PAC | $14,650 | $400 |
| 41 | Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee United Democratic Campaign | $11,900 | $1,950 |
| 42 | Moving California Forward A Committee Controlled By Anthony Portantino | $11,500 | $5,000 |
| 43 | Ibew Local 440 Fund, PAC | $10,080 | $5,040 |
| 44 | Re-Elect Fiona Ma for State Treasurer 2022 | $10,000 | $3,100 |
| 44 | Golden State 2020, PAC | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 46 | Mike McGuire for State Senate 2022 | $9,700 | $4,850 |
| 47 | Assemblymember Phil Ting's Ballot Measure Committee; State of Opportunity | $9,400 | $9,400 |
| 48 | San Diego County Democratic Party | $9,000 | $2,000 |
| 49 | Courage California Issues | $8,850 | $100 |
| 50 | The Plumbing Piping & Mechanical Contractors Sponsored by CA Legis. Conference of Plumbing Heating & Piping Industry, PAC | $8,368 | $318 |
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