"Rainmakers" identified by California Watch, founded by the Center for Investigative Reporting - largest donors to candidates for California state offices, and to state initiatives, during a 10 year period

Common Recipients

Recipient Total People
Campaign Company Group $6,642,147 William E Bloomfield Jr
Democracy Pac $6,063,713 George Soros
Conservative, Authentic, Responsive Leadership $4,726,209 A Jerrold Perenchio, T Boone Pickens, Frank Baxter
Charter Public Schools PAC $4,615,000 Reed Hastings
Right to Rise USA $4,584,798 Robert A Day, A Jerrold Perenchio, T Boone Pickens, William E Oberndorf, Frank Baxter
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $4,266,111 Reed Hastings, Robert A Day, Donald G Fisher, Peter V Sperling, Dr John G Sperling, George Soros, Eli Broad, A Jerrold Perenchio, John Doerr, Tom Steyer, Vinod Khosla, Anne Getty Earhart, Robert J Fisher, Fred Eychaner, George M Marcus, Robert N Klein, Steve Bing, Rob Reiner, Ann Doerr, Wendy Schmidt, David Bohnett, Stephen M Silberstein
RNC Republican National State Elections Committee $4,251,177 John T Walton, John T Chambers, Robert A Day, Donald G Fisher, Charles R Schwab, B Wayne Hughes, A Jerrold Perenchio, T Boone Pickens, Vinod Khosla, Alex Spanos, Paul F Folino, Frank Baxter, Robin Arkley
Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc $4,158,500 Reed Hastings, John T Chambers, Dr John G Sperling, George Soros, Eli Broad, John Doerr, Fred Eychaner, Steve Bing, Rob Reiner, David Bohnett, Stephen M Silberstein, Angelo K Tsakopoulos
Congressional Leadership Fund $3,775,000 Robert A Day, Charles R Schwab, Alex Spanos, William E Oberndorf
Swift Vets and POWs for Truth $3,500,000 William Lyon, T Boone Pickens
Fund for America $3,500,000 George Soros
Moveon.Org Voter Fund $3,472,677 Dr John G Sperling, George Soros, Steve Bing, Rob Reiner
Parents and Teachers for Tuck $3,225,000 Robert A Day, Eli Broad, Frank Baxter, William E Bloomfield Jr
LCV Victory Fund $3,150,000 George Soros, Eli Broad, Tom Steyer, Steve Bing
Ed Voice For Kids PAC $3,124,600 Eli Broad, William E Bloomfield Jr
Win Justice PAC $3,000,000 George Soros
Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund $2,750,000 George Soros, Fred Eychaner
Republican National Committee $2,659,130 John T Walton, John T Chambers, Robert A Day, Donald G Fisher, Charles R Schwab, William Lyon, B Wayne Hughes, A Jerrold Perenchio, T Boone Pickens, Vinod Khosla, Alex Spanos, Paul F Folino, Robert N Klein, William E Oberndorf, Frank Baxter, George Joseph, Dawn Arnall, Robin Arkley, Pitch Johnson, Charles T Munger Jr, William E Bloomfield Jr, Lawrence K Dodge, William Armsted Robinson
Democratic National Committee $2,552,475 John T Walton, Reed Hastings, John T Chambers, Sergey Brin, Peter V Sperling, Dr John G Sperling, George Soros, Eli Broad, B Wayne Hughes, A Jerrold Perenchio, John Doerr, Tom Steyer, Vinod Khosla, Anne Getty Earhart, Robert J Fisher, Fred Eychaner, George M Marcus, Robert N Klein, Steve Bing, Rob Reiner, Ann Doerr, Frank Baxter, Wendy Schmidt, Robert W Wilson, David Bohnett, Stephen M Silberstein, Pitch Johnson, William E Bloomfield Jr, Angelo K Tsakopoulos, Michele Singer Reiner
National Republican Congressional Committee $2,545,950 John T Chambers, Robert A Day, Donald G Fisher, Charles R Schwab, William Lyon, Peter V Sperling, Dr John G Sperling, Eli Broad, B Wayne Hughes, A Jerrold Perenchio, T Boone Pickens, Alex Spanos, Paul F Folino, William E Oberndorf, Frank Baxter, George Joseph, Dawn Arnall, Robin Arkley, William E Bloomfield Jr, Lawrence K Dodge, William Armsted Robinson