$1,000,000 donations accounted for 70% of all donations to California's November propositions
From Ballotpedia
December 3, 2010
41 individuals and organizations gave donations of $1,000,000 or more to support or oppose one or more of the 9 ballot propositions on the November 2, 2010 ballot in California.
The cumulative total of the donations from the $1 million or more club was $103.9 million. This represents 70.7% of the $147 million that was donated for and against the nine measures.[1]
Donations from the top 5 donors alone came to $39.4 million This, by itself, represents 26.8% of all donations to the November ballot proposition campaign committees.
The 10 top donors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Charles T. Munger, Jr. & Charlotte A. Lowell | $12,633,523 |
| California Teachers Association | $11,503,624 |
| Thomas Steyer & Kathryn Taylor | $6,099,000 |
| Valero Services, Inc. | $5,075,315 |
| California Chamber of Commerce | $4,063,323 |
| Chevron Corporation | $3,750,000 |
| League of California Cities | $3,532,750 |
| California Federation of Teachers | $3,312,240 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $3,026,489 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $3,000,000 |
List of propositions
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CISS | Proposition 19 | Marijuana | Legalize and tax marijuana | 
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| CICA | Proposition 20 | Elections | Congressional district lines to be re-drawn by a committee | 
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| CISS | Proposition 21 | Taxes | Increase vehicle license fees by $18 a year to fund state parks |
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| CICA | Proposition 22 | State spending | State government prohibited from taking designated types of local funds |
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| CISS | Proposition 23 | Environment | Suspend AB 32, the "Global Warming Solutions Act" until unemployment falls below 5.5% for a year |
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| CISS | Proposition 24 | Taxes | Eliminates three business tax breaks |
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| CICA | Proposition 25 | State spending | Budget and related legislation can be passed with simple majority, rather than current 2/3rds requirement |
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| CICA | Proposition 26 | Taxes | Requires a 2/3 supermajority vote in the legislature to pass certain state and local fees |
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| CICA | Proposition 27 | Elections | Return task of redistricting to the California State Legislature (repealing Prop 11) |
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See also
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