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Top committees ranked by total contributions (February)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Californians to Protect Patients and Contain Health Care Costs, a Coalition of Physicians, Dentists and Health Care Insurers and Providers | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | California Patriot Coalition - Recall Governor Gavin Newsom | $797,272 | $25,000 |
| 3 | Newsom for California Governor 2022 | $608,200 | $31,000 |
| 4 | California Dental Association Political Action Committee | $280,015 | $145 |
| 5 | California Democratic Party | $270,438 | $500 |
| 6 | Yes on 14: Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures | $110,000 | $55,000 |
| 7 | Re-Elect Fiona Ma for State Treasurer 2022 | $84,754 | $5,000 |
| 8 | Los Angeles County Democratic Party - Issues & Advocacy Committee | $62,440 | $62,440 |
| 9 | Democratic Party of Orange County | $46,493 | $500 |
| 10 | Rubio Fighting for California Ballot Measure Committee | $45,000 | $22,500 |
| 11 | Republican Party of Orange County | $41,450 | $500 |
| 12 | Re-Elect Eleni Kounalakis for Lieutenant Governor 2022 | $39,300 | $6,550 |
| 13 | California Republican Party - State | $31,118 | $100 |
| 14 | Ricardo Lara for Insurance Commissioner 2022 | $30,500 | $9,300 |
| 15 | San Diego County Democratic Party | $25,225 | $5,000 |
| 16 | Our Voice Our Vote - Asm. Lorena Gonzalez Ballot Measure Committee | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 17 | Malia Cohen for State Board of Equalization 2022 | $21,200 | $5,000 |
| 18 | Re-Elect Tony Thurmond for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2022 | $20,900 | $7,200 |
| 19 | Anna Caballero for Senate 2022 | $20,600 | $4,300 |
| 20 | Libertarian Party of California | $19,520 | $200 |
| 21 | Los Angeles County Democratic Party - State Candidate Committee | $18,950 | $100 |
| 22 | California Revival, PAC | $15,450 | $100 |
| 23 | Robert Garcia for Lieutenant Governor 2026 | $15,000 | $5,000 |
| 24 | Hertzberg for State Controller 2022 | $11,400 | $1,000 |
| 25 | Smart Justice California Action Fund | $10,100 | $5,050 |
| 26 | Major Williams for Governor 2022 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 27 | Susan Rubio for Senate 2022 | $9,700 | $4,850 |
| 28 | Ben Allen for Senate 2022 | $8,500 | $1,300 |
| 29 | Yes on 24, Californians for Consumer Privacy | $8,412 | $4,206 |
| 30 | Mike McGuire for State Senate 2022 | $8,300 | $750 |
| 31 | Dr. Richard Pan for State Controller 2022 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 32 | Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee United Democratic Campaign | $5,410 | $100 |
| 33 | Stanislaus County Democratic Central Committee - State | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 34 | San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee-State | $4,295 | $2,148 |
| 35 | San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 36 | Monterey County Republican Central Committee | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 37 | International Alliance Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 33 Pro-Labor Candidates, PAC | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 37 | Riverside County Democratic Central Committee | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| 37 | Republican Party of San Diego County | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| 40 | Democratic Central Committee of Marin | $1,650 | $250 |
| 41 | Fresno County Democratic Central Committee | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 42 | Republican Party of Fresno County | $722 | $722 |
| 43 | Libertarian Party of Santa Clara County | $300 | $300 |
| 44 | CA Association for Medical Laboratory Technology Lab, PAC | $155 | $30 |
| 45 | Democratic Party of Contra Costa County | $100 | $100 |
| 45 | Kern County Democratic Central Committee | $100 | $100 |
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