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Top committees ranked by total contributions (September)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes on 22 Save App-Based Jobs & Services: a Coalition of on-Demand Drivers and Platforms, Small Businesses, Public Safety and Community Organizations | $149,643,135 | $355,380 |
| 2 | NO on 23 - Stop the Dangerous & Costly Dialysis Proposition, a coalition of dialysis providers, nurses, doctors and patients | $59,503,406 | $5,125 |
| 3 | Yes on 21 - Renters and Homeowners United to Keep Families in Their Homes, Sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation | $32,709,185 | $12 |
| 4 | No on Property 15 - Stop Higher Property Taxes and Save Property 13 - a coalition of California homeowners, taxpayers, and businesses | $31,541,458 | $1,000 |
| 5 | No on Property 21: Californians for Responsible Housing, a Coalition of Seniors, Veterans, Affordable Housing Advocates, Labor & Social Justice Organizations, Sponsored by California Apartment Association | $18,880,752 | $1,249 |
| 6 | No on Property 22, sponsored by Labor Organizations | $18,439,304 | $3,497 |
| 7 | Yes on 15 - Schools and Communities First sponsored by a Coalition of Labor Groups and Social Justice Organizations Representing Families, Students and Essential Workers | $11,330,868 | $100 |
| 8 | California Coalition for Fairness, Sponsored by Manufacturers | $10,761,466 | $174,684 |
| 9 | California Republican Party - State | $9,936,545 | $11,200 |
| 10 | Yes on 16, Opportunity for All Coalition, sponsored by civil rights organizations | $7,461,549 | $100 |
| 11 | Yes on Property 25, a coalition of justice reform and labor organizations | $7,130,976 | $43 |
| 12 | Yes on 14: Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures | $6,839,533 | $31 |
| 13 | Yes on 19: Coalition of Firefighters, Realtors, Seniors, Disabled Homeowners, and Wildfire Victims | $5,010,454 | $10,000 |
| 14 | National Education Association | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 15 | No on Property 20 - Californians Against the Prison Spending Scam | $4,923,698 | $5,000 |
| 16 | No on Property 21 - Californians to Protect Affordable Housing - a coalition of housing advocates, renters, businesses, taxpayers, and veterans | $4,747,976 | $290 |
| 17 | California Democratic Party | $4,362,287 | $25,000 |
| 18 | Yes on 23 - Californians for Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection, Sponsored by Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West | $4,192,621 | $4,686 |
| 19 | No on Property 25 - Stop the Unfair, Unsafe and Costly Ballot Proposition, sponsored by the American Bail Coalition | $4,129,109 | $2,579 |
| 20 | ActBlue California | $3,696,426 | $100 |
| 21 | CA Justice & Public Safety: Committee to Support George Gascon for Los Angeles District Attorney 2020 | $2,500,000 | $1,250,000 |
| 22 | California Business Roundtable Issues, PAC | $2,335,500 | $150,000 |
| 23 | California Alliance for Progress and Education, an alliance of business organizations | $2,150,000 | $225,000 |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | Silicon Valley Jobspac, Sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce | $1,311,441 | $125,000 |
| 26 | Million Voter Project Action Fund ? Yes on 15, Sponsored by Social Justice Organizations | $1,290,000 | $322,500 |
| 27 | Andrew Rodriguez for Assembly 2020 | $1,234,710 | $1,202 |
| 28 | California Business Properties Association Issues, PAC | $1,170,350 | $7,150 |
| 29 | Josh Newman for Senate 2020 | $1,126,954 | $982 |
| 30 | United Food and Commercial Workers Active Ballot Club | $1,000,253 | $500,127 |
| 31 | Coalition to Restore California's Middle Class, Including Energy Companies who Produce Gas, Oil, Jobs and Pay Taxes | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 32 | Dave Min for State Senate 2020 | $972,103 | $100 |
| 33 | Charter Public Schools Political Action Committee, sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates | $950,100 | $203,900 |
| 34 | Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund | $902,026 | $1,777 |
| 35 | San Diego County Democratic Party | $896,829 | $1,000 |
| 36 | Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Issues, PAC | $875,720 | $437,860 |
| 37 | Equality California Political Action Committee | $833,790 | $250 |
| 38 | Valley Neighborhoods United for Dave Cortese for State Senate 2020 | $750,000 | $300,000 |
| 39 | D. R. I. V. E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education | $663,514 | $663,514 |
| 40 | Tasha Boerner Horvath for Assembly 2020 | $662,250 | $988 |
| 41 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $658,077 | $658,077 |
| 42 | Yes on 20 - Keep California Safe, a project of the California Public Safety Partnership Issues Committee | $643,809 | $602 |
| 43 | Keeping Californians Working, a Coalition of Housing Providers, Energy and Insurance Agents | $625,000 | $125,000 |
| 44 | Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen for Assembly 2020 | $598,177 | $500 |
| 45 | Alliance of California's Farmers & Ranchers Against Higher Property Taxes, Stop Property 15 | $596,700 | $500 |
| 46 | Yes on 24, Californians for Consumer Privacy | $592,173 | $4,687 |
| 47 | California Building Industry Association Independent Expenditure Committee | $585,603 | $75 |
| 48 | Melissa Fox for State Assembly 2020 | $575,493 | $817 |
| 49 | California Labor and Business Alliance, sponsored by building trades, correctional peace officers and apartment rental organizations, and energy providers | $550,000 | $150,000 |
| 50 | Cottie Petrie-Norris for Assembly 2020 | $547,991 | $985 |
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