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Top committees ranked by total contributions (April)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median Contribution Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coalition for Safe, Responsible Gaming, Sponsored by California Indian Tribes | $10,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 2 | California Democratic Party | $3,260,151 | $20,250 |
| 3 | ActBlue California | $2,609,076 | $100 |
| 4 | Californians for Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection, Sponsored by Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West | $1,986,930 | $993,465 |
| 5 | California Apartment Association Independent Expenditure Committee | $1,112,040 | $112,500 |
| 6 | California Republican Party - State | $810,712 | $1,165 |
| 7 | The Home Depot Political Action Committee, Inc. | $620,147 | $620,147 |
| 8 | General Motors Company Political Action Committee | $605,763 | $605,763 |
| 9 | Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund | $536,660 | $268,330 |
| 10 | California Medical Association Independent Expenditure Committee | $526,667 | $526,667 |
| 11 | Smart Justice California Action Fund | $510,000 | $255,000 |
| 12 | Newsom for California Governor 2022 | $480,135 | $25 |
| 13 | HDR Employee Owners Pac, Inc. | $364,162 | $182,081 |
| 14 | Re-Elect Eleni Kounalakis for Lieutenant Governor 2022 | $300,065 | $1,900 |
| 15 | Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary - MSVPAC, PAC | $296,812 | $296,812 |
| 16 | Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee | $277,550 | $138,775 |
| 17 | Comerica Incorporated Political Action Committee | $265,218 | $88,406 |
| 18 | Republican Party of Orange County | $263,200 | $5,600 |
| 19 | HNTB Holdings PAC FEC ID# C00386029, Ltd. | $222,009 | $222,009 |
| 20 | Professional Engineers in California Government PECG, PAC | $198,040 | $99,020 |
| 21 | State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, PAC | $185,053 | $1,372 |
| 22 | Tides Advocacy | $182,017 | $711 |
| 23 | California Federation of Teachers COPE Property/Ballot Committee | $170,651 | $950 |
| 24 | California Alliance, a coalition of consumer attorneys, conservationists and food and commercial workers | $168,177 | $57,609 |
| 25 | The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund | $160,106 | $80,053 |
| 26 | Los Angeles County Democratic Party - State Candidate Committee | $156,425 | $1,950 |
| 27 | International Paper Political Action Committee | $151,672 | $151,672 |
| 28 | California Labor and Business Alliance, sponsored by correctional peace officers, housing industry organizations, and energy providers | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 29 | International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 92, PAC | $139,016 | $105 |
| 30 | American Airlines Political Action Committee, Inc. | $132,226 | $132,226 |
| 31 | Govern for California Courage Committee | $129,176 | $8,100 |
| 32 | Jones for Senate 2022 | $128,649 | $900 |
| 33 | Keeping Californians Working, a Coalition of Insurance Agents, Technology, Energy, and Health Care Providers | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 34 | Experian North America State, PAC | $123,258 | $123,258 |
| 35 | Recording Industry Association of America California, PAC | $122,400 | $10,854 |
| 36 | California Works: Senator Toni Atkins Ballot Measure Committee | $120,000 | $50,000 |
| 37 | The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Federal, PAC | $118,206 | $118,206 |
| 38 | Colonel Tom Umberg for Senate 2022 | $113,237 | $1,500 |
| 39 | California Coalition for Fairness, Sponsored by Manufacturers | $112,982 | $11,750 |
| 40 | Los Angeles College Faculty Guild COPE | $112,628 | $56,314 |
| 41 | Wells Fargo and Company Employee, PAC | $112,094 | $112,094 |
| 42 | Republican Party of San Diego County | $111,350 | $1,000 |
| 43 | JPMorgan Chase & Company, PAC | $110,259 | $110,259 |
| 44 | Greater Anesthesia Service and Political Action Committee, Sponsored by California Society of Anesthesiologists | $109,933 | $100 |
| 45 | Women for American Values and Ethics | $108,533 | $108,533 |
| 46 | GFC Courage Committee San Francisco Chapter | $103,155 | $8,100 |
| 47 | National Union of Healthcare Workers Candidate Committee for Quality Patient Care and Union Democracy | $102,511 | $51,255 |
| 48 | California Cable & Telecommunications Association Non-Property 34 Committee | $100,027 | $50,014 |
| 49 | Californians to Protect Patients and Contain Health Care Costs, a Coalition of Physicians, Dentists and Health Care Insurers and Providers | $100,000 | $50,000 |
| 50 | McKesson Corporation Employees Political Fund | $97,629 | $97,629 |
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