Posted on 02/09/2010 6:01:44 PM PST by NormsRevenge
February's Top Ten list compiled by the FPPC identifies those individual donors who have contributed the most money to California candidates and ballot measures from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2009. This list includes five candidates or former candidates for state office, whose totals include personal money contributed to their own campaigns, as well as money they contributed to ballot measures and other candidates and committees.
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| #1 | Steve Bing Southern California Businessman |
$58,050,783 |
| #2 | Steve Poizner Insurance Commissioner; candidate for Governor (2010) |
$43,205,282 |
| #3 | Steve Westly Former Controller; candidate for Governor (2006) |
$41,728,277 |
| #4 | Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor |
$25,871,398 |
| #5 | Jerry Perenchio Former owner of Univision Communication |
$23,267,738 |
| #6 | Meg Whitman Candidate for Governor (2010) |
$19,642,200 |
| #7 | Angelo Tsakopoulos Sacramento Area Developer |
$15,795,379 |
| #8 | John Doerr Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist |
$15,347,847 |
| #9 | Reed Hastings Founder of Netflix |
$13,412,315 |
| #10 | Bill Simon Candidate for Governor (2002) |
$10,308,214 |
| GRAND TOTAL | $266,629,433 |
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