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Top Donors to the campaign for Proposition 82

Name City Amount
California taxpayers $23,000,000
Robert Reiner Beverly Hills $656,931
Carl Reiner Beverly Hills $500,000
Pat A. Stryker Fort Collins, Colo. $500,000
California State Council of Service Employees Issues Committee Sacramento $300,000
California Teachers Association Issues PAC Burlingame $300,000

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California taxpayers

Good catch. :-(

[NotchJohnson]

Have a kid in preschool, a good one at that. I am afraid it is more of a daycare. It is my responsibility. How does that guy make money anymore?

[Ukiapah Heep]

Archie Bunker where are you now that we need you?

[Hildy]

Pat A. Stryker Fort Collins, Colo. $500,000
From Forbes:

#512 Pat Stryker

Age: 49
Fortune: inherited
Source: Stryker Corp

Net Worth: 1.5

Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, North America
Industry: Health Care
Marital Status: divorced, 3 children

University of Northern Colorado, Bachelor of Arts / Science


With siblings Ronda and Jon (see both) controls Stryker Corp., medical supply company founded by grandfather Homer (d. 1980). Low-profile heiress becoming more active in civic life: donated $3 million to defeat 2002 ballot initiative that would have gutted bilingual education in Colorado. Bought Sonoma's Sommer Vineyards in 1999, rebuilt, replanted, changed name to Stryker Sonoma: 32 acres in Alexander Valley, producer of classic vinifera varietals, chardonnay and zinfandel.