Top Ten Contributors -- California Propositions
as of December 31, 1998

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Prop 10


Prop 11
Below is a list of the Top Ten Contributors in support of or in opposition to the 12 California propositions on the November ballot, as of December 31, 1998. This list identifies the contributors who have given the most since the campaign was first organized -- in some cases, this may include records from 1997. The list includes cash contributions, as well as non-monetary contributions and loans. To search all contributions received by proposition campaigns since July 1, 1998, visit the CVF/Compaq Campaign Contribution Database. A list of the Top Ten Contributors to Statewide Candidates is also available.

This Top Ten Contributors list is made possible because of a new law that requires campaigns to disclose their contributions in a digital format. Thanks to this new law and the Internet, the California Voter Foundation can instantly publish and share the latest contribution data. For the first time in history, voters can easily find out who is backing propositions before casting their ballots. This election is also making history in terms of the amount of money being raised and spent on propositions. As of November 3, a total of $195 million had been raised to support or oppose California propositions.

Research compiled by Saskia Mills, Casey Elliott, Kim Alexander, and the students of UC Davis' California Politics course, Summer and Fall sessions, 1998.

The data below is available for republication. Please contact CVF for details.



Prop. 1 -- Property Taxes


No contributions in support of or in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.



Prop. 1A -- Public Education Facilities Bond

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$5,167,882

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$2,888,850

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$168,851

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$5,025

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$5,025

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$0

1

California Teachers Association Issues PAC
Burlingame, CA 94010
ID # 880873
$1,043,454

Norm Rodgers
Davis, CA 95616
Employer: Z World
$5,025

2

Signal Landmark
Irvine, CA
$121,650

(Note: there are no additional contributors against Prop. 1A)

3

John T. Walton
National City, CA
$100,000

.

4

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Highland, CA 92346
$75,000

 

5

California Building Industry Association
Sacramento, CA
$60,000

 

6

California Republican Party
Burbank, CA
$55,016

 

7

Edison International
Rosemead, CA 91770
$50,000

 

8

California Association of Realtors Issues Mobilization PAC
Los Angeles, CA
$50,000

 

9

Construction Industry Advancement Fund - Northern California
Sacramento, CA
$50,000

 

10

The UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA 90024
$46,002

 




Prop. 2 -- Transportation Funding
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$201,201

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$198,150

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$0

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$0

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$0

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$0

1

Granite Construction Inc.
Watsonville, CA 95077
$25,000

No contributions in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.

2

Kiewit Construction Group, Inc.
Omaha, NE 68131
$25,000

 

3

A. Teichert & Son, Inc.
Sacramento, CA 65851
$15,000

 

4

CalMat
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000

 

5

E.L. Yeager Construction Co. Inc.
Riverside, CA 92502
$10,000

 

6

EUCA / 1-3
Pleasanton, CA 94566
ID #891124
$10,000

 

7

DeSilva Gates Construction
Dublin, CA 94568
$10,000

 

8

Griffith Company
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-0150
$10,000

 

9

Peterson
San Leandro, CA 94577
$10,000

 

10

Transportation Project Calif. 98
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0336
$6,000

 





Prop. 3 -- Partisan Presidential Primary Elections

No contributions in support of or in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.



Prop. 4 -- Trapping Practices
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$1,504,001

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$1,323,450

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$7,355

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$562,624

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$508,658

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$0

1

International Fund for Animal Welfare
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
$241,844

California Farm Bureau Federation
Sacramento, CA 95833
$83,630

2

Humane Society of the United States
Washington, DC 20037
$221,652

The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America
Columbus, OH 43229
$39,124

3

The Ark Trust
Encino, CA 91316
$99,195

California Outdoor Enthusiast Coalition
Redwood City, CA 95470
$29,000

4

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
New York, NY 10128
$72,337

National Trappers Assn., Inc.
Bloomington, IL 61702
$19,090

5

Doris Day Animal League
Washington, DC 20002
$61,851

California Cattleman's Association
Sacramento, CA 95814
$10,825

6

Animal Protection Institute
Sacramento, CA 95820
$58,447

Kern County Wool Growers
Bakersfield, CA 93388
$10,000

7

The Fund for Animals
New York, NY 10019
$24,952

California Business Political Action Commmittee (CALBUSPAC)
ID #761010
Sacramento, CA 95814
$10,000

8

Barbara Clapp
Belmont, MA
Occupation: Retired
$15,087

California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC
ID # 830349
Mill Valley, CA 94941
$10,000

9

Karen Bunting
Chilmark, MA 02535
Occ/employer: Independent Oil Prod, Self-Employed
$15,000

Ballot Issues Coalition
New Ulm, MN 56073
$9,000

10

Dena Jones
Sacramento, CA 95833
Occ/employer: Program Director, Animal Protection Institute
$10,000

note: one additional contributor at $10,000: PETA, Norfolk, VA 23510

California Trappers Association
Elk Creek, CA 95939
$8,500





Prop. 5 -- Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$68,617,337

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$63,237,637

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$2,232,573

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$25,516,282

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$25,426,870

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$145,668

1

San Manuel Tribal Administration
Highland, CA 92346
$27,782,533

Mirage Resorts, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV 89177
$6,662,500

2

The Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Banning, CA 92220
$12,621,348

Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
$6,512,500

3

Viejas Indian Reservation
Alpine, CA 91901
$11,012,228

Hilton Hotels Corporation, World Headquarters
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
$6,500,000

4

Pechanga Band of Mission Indians
Temecula, CA 92593
$9,709,927

W.G. Bennett
Chairman & CEO, Sahara Gaming Corporation
Las Vegas, NV
$1,250,000

5

Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Palm Springs, CA 92262
$2,316,775

Caesars ITT
Las Vegas, NV 89109
$1,000,000

6

Soboba Band of Mission Indians
San Jacinto, CA 92581
$618,593

Primadonna
Las Vegas, NV 89193
$800,000

7

Barona G & A
Lakeside, CA 92040
$500,000

Station Casinos
Las Vegas, NV 89126
$500,000

8

Inland Entertainment Corp.
San Diego, CA
$500,000

Austi International
Las Vegas, NV
$250,000

9

Barona Band of Mission Indians
Lakeside, CA
$493,822

Rio Suite Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
$250,000

10

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
Indio, CA
$462,566

Imperial Palace
Las Vegas, NV
$250,000





Prop. 6 -- Prohibition on Slaughter of Horses
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$1,209,311

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$1,206,835

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$108,427

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$0

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$0

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$0

1

Sue Maloney Stiles
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Occ/employer: Investor, self-employed
$200,000

No contributions in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.

2

Sherry Ellen Deboer
Alamo, CA 94507
Occupation: Philanthropist
$180,000

 

3

Sidne J. Long
Alamo, CA 94507
Occupation: Philanthropist
$125,000

 

4

Tina Long
City, state & zip: not disclosed
Occupation/employer: not disclosed
$125,000

 

5

Political Animals PAC
Los Angeles,CA 91504
ID #: 970113
$80,927

 

6

MPL Communications, Inc.
New York, NY 10019
$71,000

 

7

Friends of Animals Inc.
Darien, CT 06820
$63,305

 

8

Comm. for Prop 6 Sponsored by the Humane Farming Action Fund
ID #982659
San Rafael, CA 94901
$21,000

 

9

Humane Farming Association
San Francisco, CA 94109
$20,000

 

10

Phoebe Hearst Cooke
San Francisco, CA 94103
Occupation: Homemaker
$20,000

note: one additional contributor at $20,000: Patricia A. Shenker, Malibu, CA 90265
Occupation: Philanthropist

 





Prop. 7 -- Air Quality
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$2,754,418

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$2,719,571

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$311

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$11,806

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$0

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$0

1

NO on 9 Coalition
Mill Valley, CA 94941
ID # 972086
$695,000

California Tax Reform Association
Sacramento, CA 95814
$10,979

2

Thermo Ecotek Corporation
Roseville, CA 95661
$503,244

Service Employees International Union
AFL-CIO (SEIU)
ID# 960895
Sacramento, CA 95814
$826

3

Engelhard Corporation
Iselin, NJ 08830
$300,000

(Note: there are no additional contributors against Prop. 7)

4

Planning and Conservation League
Sacramento, CA 95814
$243,352

 

5

Rio Bravo Fresno/Rio Bravo Rocklin
Newport Beach, CA 95814
$110,000

 

6

Northern California Nevada Hearth Products Association
Wilton, CA 95693
$100,000

 

7

E3 Ventures
Cary, NC
$50,000

 

8

Waste Management, Inc., Affiliated Entities
Sacramento, CA 95814
$42,766

 

9

Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.
Hampton, NH 03842
$32,500

 

10

Pacific Gas & Electric
San Francisco, CA 94120
$30,000

note: three additional contributors at $30,000: Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA 91770; Colmac Energy Inc., Mecca, CA 92254; Mendota Biomass Power, Ltd./Woodland Biomass Power, Ltd./Delano Energy Company, Inc., Mendota, CA 93640

 





Prop. 8 -- Public Schools
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$2,608,749

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$2,269,777

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$60,423

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$7,441,345

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$6,545,396

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$65,073

1

Governor Pete Wilson
Mill Valley, CA 94941
ID #: 930484
$499,485

California Teachers Association Issues PAC
Redwood City, CA 94063
ID #: 880873
$6,789,900

2

California Republican Party
Burbank, CA 91506
ID #: 810163
$175,879

California Federation of Teachers COPE, AFT AFL-CIO
Burbank, CA 91506
ID #: 741857
$226,118

3

Southern California Edison
Rosemead, CA 91770
$140,000

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC 20001
ID #: 981378
$160,567

4

Oracle Corporation
Redwood City, CA 94065
$125,000

California State Council of Service Employees - Political Action Issues, Defense, & Advocacy
Sacramento, CA
ID #: 960895
$103,116

5

Ron Burkle
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Occ/Employer: Chairman, Yucaipa Companies
$100,000

PACE of California School Employees Association - Issues
Sacramento, CA 95814
ID #: 902738
$74,817

6

E & J Gallo Winery
Modesto, CA
$100,000

Association of California School Administrators - Issues PAC
Burlingame, CA
ID #: 842151
$37,500

7

Jerry Perenchio
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000

Consumers Attorneys Issues Political Action Committee
Sacramento, CA
$25,000

8

Floyd Kvamme
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Occupation/employer: not disclosed
$57,575

Democratic State Central Committee of California
Sacramento, CA
$19,155

9

L.W. Lane Jr.
Portola Valley, CA 94028
Occupation: Retired
$50,000

California Congress of Parents, Students and Teachers (California PTA)
Los Angeles, CA
$4,332

10

Packard Bell NEC, Inc.
Sacramento, CA 95828
$50,000

note: one additional contributors at $50,000: Boeing Company, Long Beach, CA

California Association of School Business Officials
Sacramento, CA
$443





Prop. 9 -- Electric Utilities
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$1,425,612

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$1,403,513

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$28,530

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$41,189,368

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$38,171,046

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$1,281,282

1

Public Media Center
San Francisco, CA 94133
$907,645

Edison International/Southern California Edison
Rosemead, CA 91770
$17,657,041

2

Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
Santa Monica, CA 90405
$265,908

Pacific Gas & Electric
San Francisco, CA 94105
$17,392,850

3

The Network Project
Santa Monica, CA 90405
$99,328

Sempra Energy
San Diego, CA 92101
$3,926,599

4

The Utility Reform Network (TURN)
San Francisco, CA 94122
$69,812

San Diego Gas & Electric
San Diego, CA 92112
$320,000

5

Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.
San Francisco, CA 94103
$51,265

Commonwealth Edison Co.
Chicago, IL
$250,000

6

Peter Buckley
Mill Valley, CA
$25,000

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
Washington, DC
$250,000

7

Alida R. Messinger
New York, NY
$20,000

Edison Electric Institute
Washington, DC 20004
$200,000

8

Strumwasser & Woocher
Santa Monica, CA 90405
$10,555

Californians for Clean Air, Yes on Proposition 7, A Project of the Planning and Conservation League
ID# 971878
$110,000

9

Bonnie Raitt
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Occ/employer: Entertainer, Self-Employed
$4,500

Lehman Brothers, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000

10

California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG)
Los Angeles, CA 90066
$2,700

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
Newark, NJ 07102
$100,000





Prop. 10 -- Early Childhood Development Programs. Tobacco Surtax
 

F O R

A G A I N S T

 

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$9,022,224

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$9,046,683

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$81,491

Total Raised:
as of 12/31/98

$30,197,340

Total Spent:
as of 12/31/98

$29,783,512

Cash-on-hand:
as of 12/31/98

$202,522

1

Stephen L. Bing
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Occ/employer: Investor
$1,800,000

Phillip Morris Inc.
Sacramento, CA 95814
$20,967,557

2

Rob Reiner
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Occ/employer: Producer, CastleRock Entertainment
$1,447,500

Brown & Williamson
Louisville, KY 40232
$5,039,056

3

Ron Burkle
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Occ/employer: President - Yucaipa Co.
$1,035,000

Lorillard Tobacco
Greensboro, NC 27408
$2,835,489

4

Estelle Reiner
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Occ/employer: retired
$1,025,000

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
$738,024

5

Haim Saban
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Occ/employer: CEO, Saban Entertainment
$500,000

U.S. Tobacco Company
Greenwich, CT 06830
$294,485

6

American Cancer Society
Oakland, CA 94612
$544,330

The Tobacco Institute PAC
Washington D.C. 20006
ID #: 943576
$236,600

7

Jerry Perenchio
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Occ/employer: Partner, Chartwell Partners
$350,000

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Employee PAC
Louisville, KY
$140,000

8

Forum for Early Childhood Development
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
$295,000

RJR Nabisco, Inc. including its subsidiaries
Washington, DC
$50,000

9

Michael Huffington
Santa Barbara, CA 93120
Occ/employer: Producer, Self
$109,087

California Voter Guide
Torrance, CA 90501
$17,829

10

National Center for Tobacco Free Kids
Washington, DC
$100,000

note: two additional contributors at $100,000: Steven Spielberg, Occ/employer: Business Owner - Dreamworks SKG, Los Angeles, CA; Richard Scruggs, Occ/employer: Attorney, Scruggs Millette Bozeman, Pascagoula, MS.

Consolidated Cigar Corporation, An Affiliate of AGI Management Corporation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$10,000

note: five additional contributors at $10,000: Conwood Company, LP, Memphis, TN; General Cigar Holdings, New York, NY; Havatampa, Inc., Tampa, FL; John Middleton Corporation, King of Prussia, PA; Swisher International, Inc., Jacksonville, FL.





Prop. 11 -- Local Sales and Use Taxes

No contributions in support of or in opposition to this measure have been reported to the Secretary of State.



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last updated May 12, 1999



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