Spreading the money around | California Watch

Resnick and associates spend nearly $4 million on campaigns

Stewart Resnick, his wife, and executives of his companies have donated $3.97 million to candidates and political committees, mostly in the Golden State, since 1993.

You can sort candidates that received $10,000 or more by clicking on any of the column headers NP stands for nonpartisan.

Recipient	Campaigns	Party	Amount
DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMMITTEES	INCLUDES DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	DEM	$776,638
GRAY DAVIS	GOVERNOR UNTIL 2003; LT. GOV.; CONTROLLER	DEM	$643,030
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER	GOVERNOR	REP	$271,990
PETE WILSON	GOVERNOR UNTIL 1998	REP	$238,500
RICHARD RIORDAN	LOS ANGELES MAYOR UNTIL 2001; INCLUDES BALLOT MEASURES	REP	$135,000
OPEN-PRIMARY INITIATIVE	FAILED 2004 BALLOT MEASURE	NP	$150,000
AGRICULTURE PACS	INCLUDES WESTERN GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	NP	$134,889
KATHLEEN BROWN	FORMER STATE TREASURER; LOST 1994 GOVERNOR'S RACE	DEM	$118,437
JERRY BROWN	ATTORNEY GENERAL; INCLUDES DONATIONS TO A CHARTER SCHOOL HE FOUNDED	DEM	$85,800
REPUBLICAN PARTY COMMITTEES	INCLUDES REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE	REP	$59,276
FOSTER-CARE REFORM INITIATIVE	PROPOSED STATE INITIATIVE	NP	$50,000
STEM-CELL-RESEARCH INITIATIVE	BALLOT MEASURE PASSED IN 2004	NP	$50,000
STEVE WESTLY	LOST 2006 PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR	DEM	$48,600
RECALL OPPONENTS	FAILED MEASURE TO STOP RECALL OF GOV. DAVIS IN 2003	NP	$91,500
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA	LOS ANGELES MAYOR	DEM	$41,500
JANE HARMAN	CONGRESSWOMAN FROM LOS ANGELES	DEM	$37,900
DIANNE FEINSTEIN	SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA	DEM	$29,950
ED RENDELL	GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA	DEM	$29,000
JAMES HAHN	LOS ANGELES MAYOR UNTIL 2005	DEM	$28,000
GAVIN NEWSOM	SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR	DEM	$27,150
PHIL ANGELIDES	TREASURER; LOST 2006 GOVERNOR'S RACE	DEM	$27,000
HILLARY CLINTON	SECRETARY OF STATE, FORMER NEW YORK SENATOR AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE	DEM	$26,950
CLASS-SIZE-REDUCTION INITIATIVE	STATE MEASURE PASSED 1998	NP	$25,000
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON	EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HUFFINGTON POST, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN 2003	IND.	$25,000
DON PERATA	STATE SENATE LEADER; RETIRED IN 2008	DEM	$25,000
BARACK OBAMA	PRESIDENTIAL AND ILLINOIS SENATE CAMPAIGNS	DEM	$22,150
JOHN MCCAIN	PRESIDENTIAL AND ARIZONA SENATE CAMPAIGNS	REP	$20,750
KEVIN DE LEON	ASSEMBLYMAN FROM LOS ANGELES	DEM	$19,200
DARRELL STEINBERG	SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMP, CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE	DEM	$18,600
GARY CONDIT	CONGRESSMAN FROM CENTRAL VALLEY; DEFEATED IN 2002	DEM	$17,700
BARBARA BOXER	SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA	DEM	$17,000
DAN LUNGREN	CONGRESSMAN FROM SACRAMENTO; LOST 1998 GOVERNOR'S RACE	REP	$17,000
GIL GARCETTI	LOS ANGELES DISTRICT ATTORNEY UNTIL 2000	NP	$16,000
ROCKY DELGADILLO	LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY UNTIL 2009	DEM	$15,200
PLANNED PARENTHOOD PAC	FEDERAL AND STATE COMMITTEES	NP	$15,000
TOBACCO TAX INITIATIVE	1998 STATE BALLOT MEASURE	NP	$15,000
JIM COSTA	CONGRESSMAN FROM FRESNO; FORMER STATE SENATOR	DEM	$14,950
BRAD SHERMAN	CONGRESSMAN FROM LOS ANGELES	DEM	$13,650
ED MARKEY	CONGRESSMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS	DEM	$13,300
RUSTY AREIAS	FORMER STATE SENATOR FROM LOS BANOS	DEM	$13,000
DEAN FLOREZ	STATE SENATOR FROM BAKERSFIELD	DEM	$13,000
DENNIS CARDOZA	CONGRESSMAN FROM MERCED; FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN	DEM	$12,800
CHUCK POOCHIGIAN	FORMER FRESNO LAWMAKER; DEFEATED FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 2006	REP	$12,425
TOM HARKIN	SENATOR FROM IOWA	DEM	$12,200
HENRY WAXMAN	CONGRESSMAN FROM LOS ANGELES	DEM	$12,000
KEVIN MCCARTHY	CONGRESSMAN FROM BAKERSFIELD	REP	$11,150
TOM LANTOS	LATE CONGRESSMAN FROM SAN MATEO	DEM	$11,100
JOE BIDEN	U.S. VICE PRESIDENT; FORMER SENATOR FROM DELAWARE	DEM	$11,000
HOWARD BERMAN	CONGRESSMAN FROM LOS ANGELES	DEM	$10,900
CAL DOOLEY	FORMER CONGRESSMAN FROM VISALIA	DEM	$10,250
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER	SF SUPERVISOR; LOST SECRETARY OF STATE RACE IN 2002	DEM	$10,000
JOHN GARAMENDI	CONGRESSMAN FROM THE EAST BAY, DEFEATED FOR GOVERNOR IN 1994, NOW RUNNING FOR CONGRESS	DEM	$10,000
JOHN KERRY	SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS; LOST PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN 2004	DEM	$10,000
REDISTRICTING INITIATIVE	STATE INITIATIVE PASSED IN 2008	NP	$10,000

Sources: Federal Election Commission; California Secretary of State; California State Archives; San Francisco and Los Angeles ethics commissions; Pennsylvania Department of State.

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